Media Statements

The Palaszczuk Government is ensuring Queenslanders are equipped with the skills needed for the future, with the launch of a new action plan and $8 million investment to help people get into digital jobs.

Queensland’s building regulator has launched a ground-breaking pilot program to raise financial reporting and safety standards across the state.

The Palaszczuk Government’s Economic Recovery Plan is reaching for the skies with $10 million locked in to continue the rebuild of Queensland’s aviation connectivity.

Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, Mark Ryan joined Minister for Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs, Leanne Linard and Police Commissioner, Katarina Carroll in Townsville today to announce a second co-responder team, made up of police and youth justice workers, is set to hit the streets of Townsville to reduce youth offending, after the initiative’s successful introduction to the city more than a year ago.

The Palaszczuk Government will commit $160 million to the Mooloolah River Interchange under a plan to transform major roads between Caloundra and Mooloolaba.

Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, the Honourable Mark Ryan MP today joined Commissioner Katarina Carroll to witness the swearing in of 43 new police to the Queensland Police Service.

The community can have its say on the first stage of an alternative Bruce Highway route near Caboolture.

Queensland trains are being fitted with new signalling technology that significantly improves safety and supports more efficient services.

Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services the Honourable Mark Ryan MP and Commissioner Katarina Carroll today announced that Aurukun Police Station would undergo modernisation and upgrade works.

Planning for a gas pipeline that could unlock the Bowen Basin and create more jobs is underway.

Queensland’s determination to ‘build back better’ from the global pandemic has been showcased through the exceptional quality of entries in this year’s Urban Design Awards.

The Hon Justice Ann Lyons has advised me that she has delivered notice to His Excellency the Governor of her resignation as from 23 August 2021 as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland and as Senior Judge Administrator.