The Nation’s toughest fines for illicit tobacco and vapes

The on-the-spot fines have increased ten-fold for individuals and corporations caught stocking and selling illegal tobacco products and vapes.  These fines will be heftiest fines in the nation. Fines for the commercial supply of illicit tobacco and illegal nicotine products have now increased to $32,260 for an individual, up from $3,226. For corporations, the financial…

Break-ins, stolen cars, robberies and woundings down in first few months of Adult Crime, Adult Time

It’s a big job turning around Labor’s youth crime crisis after their decade in Government. However early police data since our Making Queensland Safer Laws were introduced, suggest stronger laws are beginning to deter youth crime. On the Sunshine Coast and in the Wide Bay, there have been 120 fewer stolen cars in the last…

Daniel’s Law

Last week it was announced that an LNP Government will pass Daniel’s Law and create a Public Sex Offender Register. The Register will be a three-tiered system aimed at protecting children, not paedophiles: Tier 1 includes a publicly available website with photographs and personal details of reportable offenders, who have failed to comply with their…

The future of aquaculture in Queensland

Public consultation is now open for the Queensland Aquaculture Strategy 2024-2034, giving Queenslanders a chance to have their say on maintaining Queensland’s reputation as the nation’s preferred supplier of quality farmed seafood. The Queensland Aquaculture Strategy 2024-2034 will identify research priorities, best practice regulatory approaches and provide a clear direction for aquaculture’s future in Queensland.  The…

2024 State Government Budget

The State Government Budget was handed down on 11 June by the Miles Government.  With the election just four months away there is a lot of sweeteners focussed on re-election.  Sadly, the budget is a budget for the next four months that will see Queensland’s borrowings soar to $77.1 billion this financial year and is…