BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 30 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership The Honourable David Janetzki * Canberra'sproposedgasreservationschemeremainsflawed and underminesfuture supply. * TheCrisafulli Government calls on Canberra torelease evidencethe schemewon'tadversely impactQueensland'seconomy and threatenfuture gas supplies. * Queensland has formally submitted its respo...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 30 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington * The Crisafulli Government has today responded to the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee's five-year review of the Crime and Corruption Commission. * The Crisafulli Government has accepted or accepted-in-principle all recommendations. * The review examined t...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 30 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli * Construction is now underway on a key project under the Caloundra Congestion Busting Plan, delivering long-awaited traffic relief for Sunshine Coast motorists. * The Caloundra Transport Corridor Upgrade will create a new alternative route into Caloundra CBD and reduce pressure on key congestion hotspo...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 30 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell * Queensland's visitor economy reached $45.6 billion in the year ending June 2026, tracking $1.4 billion above the Crisafulli Government'sDestination 2045projection. * Queensland outperformed the national average for both international visitation and internat...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 30 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and 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 * Queensland manufacturers will benefit from a new $750,000 investment to accelerate artificial intelligence adoption. * The trial program will help manufacturers implement AI projects that drive high-value transformation in th...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 30 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers The Honourable Ann Leahy Assistant Minister for Primary Industry Development, Water and Western Queensland Mr Sean Dillon * The Crisafulli Government is calling for expressions of interest from Central Queensland irrigators and businesses seekingadditiona...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Jim Chalmers: New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that annual headline inflation rose in August but underlying inflation remained stable. Headline inflation was up 0.4percent in August compared to 1percent in July. In the year to August headline inflation was 4percent. This compares to 3.5percent in July. Trimmed mean inflation was 0.2percent in August, which was down from 0.5percent in...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 30 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Perth man is expected to appear in court next month charged with allegedly making a threat on social media to shoot a government advisor. On 12 August, 2026, the AFP received a report about a social media post allegedly threatening the advisor. Following inquiries by the AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team, a search warrant was executed at a Morley residence today (30 September, 2026). A ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 30 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New data from the ABS shows annual headline inflation rose in expected ways in August but underlying inflation remained stable. These numbers confirm the overwhelming influence on inflation in August was higher global oil prices. All of the increase in annual headline inflation was from a combination of higher fuel costs and the unwinding of last year's energy rebates. Today's increase in annual headlin...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 30 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: DANIEL MULINO, ASSISTANT TREASURER: Hi, I'm Daniel Mulino. It's great to be here in Melbourne's west in my electorate for an announcement in relation to a very significant transport and infrastructure project. The Melbourne Airport Rail Link is going to transform transport in the West and also be a major economic contributor to Victoria. This is a project that is long overdue, so it's wonderful to be ...