BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 15 -- 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 * The Crisafulli Government is delivering a practical pathway forward for Glenden, opening a Register of Interest for parties interested in buying land. * Legislation has been introduced to Parliament today that will repeal work...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 15 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls * CPB Contractors and Hansen Yuncken appointed to deliver the next stage of the Cairns hospital masterplan. * Early works on the new rooftop helipad at Cairns Hospital are already underway and is expected to be operational in 2027. * TheCrisafulli Government is delivering health services when Que...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 15 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training The Honourable Ros Bates * The Crisafulli Government is delivering support for international education and training providers with a new grants program unlocking opportunities for one of Queensland's key industries. * Adapt to Thrive will help providers showcase Queensland as a study destination and take the State's...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 15 -- 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 * The Crisafulli Government has introduced legislation to deliver historic reforms to the archaic approvals process for mining leases and stamp out environmental lawfare. * Reforms will remove assessment duplication across mini...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 15 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support and Minister for Corrective Services The Honourable Laura Gerber * Queensland's worst, most violent criminals could be locked up for life under new restricted prisoner laws introduced to Parliament today. * Restricted prisoner declarations expanded to all criminals serving a life sentence. * Community safety becomes the p...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 15 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek * The first five of 22 new schools being delivered by the Crisafulli Government have been officially named, ahead of the 2027 school year. * Foundation students will begin classes in Term 1 next year for the five new schools in southern Queensland. * Crisafulli Government is building Queensland's ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 15 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training The Honourable Ros Bates * Next funding round now open for the Crisafulli Government's Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative. * Thousands more Queenslanders will have the opportunity to build skills and secure jobs through simpler programs, less red tape and stronger links between training and local workforce n...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Canberra man has been sentenced to one year and eight months' imprisonment by the NSW District Court today (15 September, 2026) after posing online as a teenage girl to obtain and distribute child abuse material. The man, 22, was ordered to serve three months in custody, before being released on a recognisance order. He had previously pleaded guilty to: * One count of possessing child abuse material, co...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett: As AFP Commissioner, I strongly believe Australia needs to have a renewed conversation about organised crime and illicit drugs. Part of the conversation needs to be collectively louder about the dangers of illicit drug use and linking it to the organised crime violence in our communities and the impact it is having on our national security. Australians take too many illic...
CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 15 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The Albanese Government is providing another $1 million for Little Wings to help seriously ill children in regional communities access the health care they need. The funding will extend the Government's support for Little Wings for a further two years, helping families across regional NSW, Queensland and the ACT access the specialist health care their children need. The Government will also match ev...