BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 24 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 10:47 AM Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development The Honourable Dale Last A Fresh Start for Queensland: Crisafulli Government expands Natural Resource Management * Crisafulli Government expands Natural Resource Management funding to boost biodiversity programs. * $117.84 million will be available ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Footage and images available via Hightail An alleged Spanish-based transnational organised crime syndicate accused of trafficking illicit drugs to Australia has been dismantled, with 11 people charged in Barcelona and Ibiza in Spain following an international police investigation. The AFP provided intelligence to Spain's Guardia Civil in February, 2024, about a group suspected of trying to sm...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Wanneroo man has been jailed for two-and-a-half-years for possessing and accessing child abuse material. The man, 34, was sentenced in Perth District Court on Tuesday (21 January, 2025) after pleading guilty to five counts of accessing and possessing child abuse material. He was identified after the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) received a report from the United States' ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Gold Coast man was yesterday (23 January, 2025) sentenced to two years' imprisonment by the Southport District Court for online child abuse material offences. The man, 60, was released immediately on entering a recognizance order to serve his sentence in the community as long as he remains of good behaviour for a three-year period, including two years of supervision by a probation officer. In September, ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 24 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Forensic Crash Unit have charged a 61-year-old Bowen man following a fatal traffic crash in Myrtlevale in September last year. Emergency services were called to two-vehicle crash, involving a Holden utility and BMW sedan, on the Bruce Highway around 5pm on September 15. The sedan caught fire as a result of the crash. The driver of the sedan, a 22-year-old Burdell woman, died at the scene. The driv...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 24 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: General duties officers from Capalaba and Cleveland sprung into action this week when a little adventurer got lost on her way to Nan's house, January 22. Police were called to shops on Moreton Bay Road shortly before midday when members of the public spotted the 3-year-old girl wandering. With a couple of fist bumps and a quick pitstop for some water, officers ensured the young explorer was well hyd...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 24 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Queensland Police is reminding all road users to make road safety a priority this long weekend as increased traffic volumes heighten the risk of crashes. Tragically, Queensland has experienced one of its deadliest starts to the year, with more than 15 lives lost. QPS Road Policing and Regional Support Command Acting Assistant Commissioner Janelle Andrews said the long weekend, coupled with the end o...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 24 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 12:47 PM Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership The Honourable David Janetzki A Fresh Start for Queensland: abolishing stamp duty top of the agenda for Parliament * The Crisafulli Government has announced abolishing stamp duty on new homes for first home buyers, will be the first priority of Parliament returning next month. * The Revenue Legislation...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 24 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 01:21 PM Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie State Planner appointed to unlock more housing approvals * Peta Harwood appointed Queensland's new State Planner. * MsHarwood has been a leader in planning in Queensland for over a decade with senior roles in the Queenslan...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 24 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Officers from the Innisfail Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are appealing for witnesses following an incident yesterday, January 23. It will be alleged between 2:30pm and 2:50pm, a 39-year-old man and a 34-year-old man were in a parked vehicle on Aston Street when they were approached by a 21-year-old Bluewater man in a white Kia Cerato. After a brief interaction, the 21-year-old man drove away ...