BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 14 -- 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 Transport and Main Roads The Honourable Brent Mickelberg * The Crisafulli Governmenthas todayannounceda major package of roadprojectsas part of theGold Coast Transport Plan,deliveringatwenty yearplanto get Gold Coasters home sooner and safer. * The plan includes deliverin...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 14 -- 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 * Dedicated domestic and family violence courtroomhas been openedas part of the first stage of a $19.3 million Cairns Courthouse upgrade. * The refurbishment is part of nearly $68 million the Crisafulli Government has investedstatewidein the Domestic and Family Violenc...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 14 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls * Statewide ambulance rampinghas dropped to its lowest levelsince theCOVIDera- at 35.5 per cent -as the Crisafulli Government continues to heal Labor's Health Crisis. * The elective surgerywaitlist alsoremainsstable and lower than the peak of 66,632 after Labor's decade of decline. * The new data ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows average weekly full‑time earnings have now increased by more than $300 per week since the Albanese Government was elected. Average weekly earnings are up and the gender pay gap is closing under Labor. That means more money in people's pockets since we came to Government and more money again since the beginning of the year. Helping Australians ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett is in Solomon Islands to reaffirm the enduring partnership with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and help protect the Pacific from dangerous illicit commodities. Commissioner Barrett will meet with policing and government counterparts, including Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale, and acting RSIPF Commissioner James Aitorea. Commissioner Barrett's four...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MERYL SWANSON, FEDERAL MEMBER FOR PATERSON:Good morning, everyone. It is a bright, sunny day here in Tomago, but it is a great day for Australia. And I just want to firstly thank the workers and their families here at Tomago Aluminium, who have been resilient and patient with both their Federal and State Governments. And I particularly want to thank the unions, the AWU, the AMWU, and the ETU, who have ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: On behalf of the Government and the people of Australia, I extend my sincere condolences on the passing of former Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, H. E. Mr Zhu Rongji. Mr Zhu oversaw milestone achievements in the development of China's modern market economy, including accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, which unlocked prosperity for so many Chinese people....
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Well, it is fantastic to be back here at Tomago. I stood here on not quite this sunny a day, it must be said, for those of you who remember that amazing thunderclap that occurred, and it rained torrentially that day. But it was also a bright day. It was a bright day because we promised that our government had your back. And what we are doing today is announcing what governments do the best - a Fede...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: More than 1,000 Hunter jobs are secure, after the Albanese and the Minns Labor Governments have jointly contributed $2.5 billion to secure the future of aluminium smelting in the region. The joint investment will deliver a long-term renewable energy solution for the Tomago Aluminium smelter that supports commercially sustainable operations beyond 2028 and accelerates decarbonisation of more than 10 pe...
CANBERRA, ACT, Aug. 13 -- Geoscience Australia issued the following news release: A new global mineral chemistry database will help researchers, governments and industry better understand how critical minerals occur and support mineral exploration, resource assessment and future supply. The Critical Minerals in Ores - Mineral Chemistry database, known as CMiO-MIN, has been developed through the Critical Minerals Mapping Initiative (CMMI), an international partnership between Geoscience Austral...