NEWS

Farmers in Queensland’s south-east corner may qualify for assistance from the Queensland Government after the region was officially drought declared today. The declaration follows a deterioration in rural pastures in...

The Queensland Government has welcomed Commonwealth endorsement of the state’s long-term plan to preserve the Great Barrier Reef. Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jeff Seeney...

Former Governor-General, the Honourable Quentin Bryce AD CVO, will chair a Special Taskforce on domestic and family violence that will undertake a comprehensive and co-ordinated review to make Queensland as...

More Queensland women could find themselves managing a team of workers on a construction site, tuning cars at a mechanics or helping to protect the Great Barrier Reef following the...

I welcome Council’s identification of the importance of this regional facility in the Maroochydore CBD and the setting aside of land – but I am urging them to bring forward...

Helping Sunshine Coast youth get the right training and then get a job is so important. There are big changes in vocational education and training (VET) which aim to do...

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Jarrod Bleijie has welcomed the appointment of five members of the Queensland Law Reform Commission. Mr Bleijie said the Commission was a well-established independent body...

Queensland motorists will travel more quickly and more safely on a number of the state’s major highways following the second round of a state-wide speed limit review. Transport and Main...

Today’s disappointing unemployment data further highlights the need for the Government to reduce debt so it can increase funding for job-creating infrastructure projects.  Treasurer Tim Nicholls said trend unemployment increased...

IT’S time to climb every mountain and turn the dream of a Sunshine Coast Arts, Convention & Entertainment Centre into a reality, Coast MP Fiona Simpson said. Ms Simpson welcomed...

Queensland families are the safest they’ve been in half a decade because of revitalised frontline police, smarter technology and stronger laws. Premier Campbell Newman joined Minister for Police, Fire and...

Sunshine Coast families and businesses have a very high level of water security irrespective of the situation in local water storages. Water Supply Minister Mark McArdle said the Queensland Government’s...