BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 9 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls * The Coomera Hospital is one step closer with the appointment of a major contractor to deliver the project meaning construction activity will now accelerate, including civil works, retaining walls and permanent sto...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 9 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg * Construction has now commenced on new overtaking lanes at Goorganga while design progresses for future flood resilience upgrades. * The works will improve safety, freight efficiency and network resilience on a key section of the Bruce Highway, helping get Queenslanders home sooner and safer. * The ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MERYL SWANSON, MEMBER FOR PATERSON: Well, good morning everyone and welcome to the M1 here at - well, we're kind of at Tarro at the moment, but it's on its way to Raymond Terrace. But what is most exciting is that the people of the Hunter and the people of New South Wales and the Eastern Seaboard of Australia are going to be on their way within 48 hours on this magnificent piece of road infrastructure....
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: JAMES GLENDAY, HOST: Well, the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is out and about this morning and he's happy to say that he's joining us live from north of Newcastle on a road. Prime Minister, welcome back to the program. It's a Sitting Week in Canberra but you've skipped town. Why are you up near Newcastle? ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Because this piece of highway that I'm on that'll open on Fri...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MATT SHIRVINGTON, HOST: Well, the way that each and every Australian uses social media could be about to change forever. Every Aussie may soon have the power to opt out of algorithms online. There are the systems that analyse massive amounts of online data to feed you the posts that will be keeping you scrolling. NAT BARR, HOST: Under the proposed new laws, social media companies would have to give ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: After more than four million hours of construction, the Hunter's largest road infrastructure project will open to traffic in the early hours of 11 September, delivering a new 15-kilometre motorway connection between Black Hill and Raymond Terrace. The opening of the M1 Pacific Motorway extension marks a major milestone for the Hunter, closing a missing link in the Sydney to Brisbane economic corridor ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 9 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: TOM STEINFORT, HOST:Well, the Labor Government is once again waging war on tech giants, releasing a draft Digital Duty of Care bill that allows Australians to opt out of addictive algorithms. SYLVIA JEFFREYS, HOST:To discuss, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joins us now from New South Wales. Good morning to you, PM, and thank you for your time. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning, great to ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 8 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg * The Crisafulli Government is delivering on a key election commitment for Redland Bay with the next round of upgrades to expand Cleveland-Redland Bay Road. * Upgrades will include expanding the road to four lanes between Anita Street and Double Jump Road and signalising the Double Jump Road intersec...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 8 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie * More than 400,000 visits to Queensland's first public child sex offender register since 31 December 2025. * The nation-leading child protection arm parents with more information to help make Queensland children saf...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 8 -- 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 * The Crisafulli Government is investing almost $14 million to help 52 Queensland councils strengthen enforcement, surveillance and investigative capabilities in a statewide crackdown on illegal dumping. * New night-time surveillance to target dumping hotspots ...