BRISBANE, Queensland, May 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie New priority development area to unlock homes for Queenslanders sooner * New North Harbour Priority Development Area (PDA) proposed for City of Moreton Bay to deliver more homes sooner. * Around 200 homes will be unlocked straight away, with more than 3,700...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Dale Last Crisafulli Government drives new investment in North West Queensland * New incentives to cut rail access charges for emerging rock phosphate producers * Commitments secured over third-party access to Mount Isa Copper Mine tailings and to progress Glencore's Bl...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg Crisafulli Government delivers more train services * More than 100 new weekly passenger train services will be delivered across three South East Queensland (SEQ) train lines this month. * In combination with theLNP's Permanent 50 Cent Fares, the Crisafulli Government is making it easier and more affordable to catch public transpo...
BRISBANE, Queensland, May 7 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington Queensland celebrates Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants in record-breaking round * Community groups, sporting clubs and facilities across Queensland are among big winners with more than $16 million awarded state-wide. * This round set a record with more than 2000 applicants. * The Gambling Comm...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sydney woman appeared before Downing Centre Local Court yesterday (6 May, 2025) charged after allegedly spending $49,000 in public monies to fund multiple personal trips. She was granted conditional bail and is due to re-appear before the same court on 2 July, 2025. Investigations began in June, 2024, after the AFP received a report regarding a government employee who allegedly used public monies to pay fo...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police, Western Australia Police Force and Australian Border Force A Quinns Rocks man who solicited sexually explicit images and videos from two victims has been sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment by the Perth District Court. The man, 23, was sentenced yesterday (6 May, 2025) after previously pleading guilty to eight offences and must serve a non-parol...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Arrest vision, images and CCTV footage of man wanted for police assistance are available via Hightail Three men, including a father and son, have been charged for their alleged roles in the suspected large-scale manufacture and supply of methamphetamine in western Sydney. The men have each been charged with manufacturing a controlled substance, namely methamphetamine, contrary to section 305.5(...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Images of the seized counterfeit pharmaceuticals available via Hightail Counterfeit pain medications have emerged as the latest threat posed by illicit drug importation, as Australian authorities detect a worrying spike in nitazenes. Nitazenes are an illicit and dangerous synthetic opioid which cancause serious and unpredictable health effects, including overdose which may present as loss of co...
CANBERRA, ACT, May 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: An Ethiopia-born man is set to appear before Melbourne Magistrates' Court today (7 May, 2025) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The AFP charged the man, 28, after he was located today (7 May, 2025) in Melbourne. It will be alleged he breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa between 2 and 19 April, 2025, by failing to abide by his curfew hours and maintain h...
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