With two years to go until the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, the $320 million construction program for competition venues is on track and on budget, with all new and upgraded facilities set to be delivered within the next 12 months. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Minister for the Commonwealth Games Stirling Hinchliffe today revealed more than 4,000 […]
Millions of prescriptions for common medicines, treating everything from cholesterol to high blood pressure, will drop in price for consumers by as much as $20 – or 60 per cent – from this weekend, many for the first time, Minister for Health Sussan Ley announced today. Millions of prescriptions for common medicines, treating everything […]
Government plans for improving water quality on the Great Barrier Reef will not meet their intended targets, according to a paper published today in Global Change Biology. New agricultural products and land uses, and the restoration of coastal rivers and wetlands to improve the ability of catchments to absorb pollutants before they reach the reef, […]
More than $509,000 in grants provided to artists to advance their artforms Applicants include young and Aboriginal artists, musicians, dancers and fashion designers The State Government has provided more than $509,000 to various artists and community groups to undertake a range of projects including new exhibitions, circus performance, music and art. Culture and the Arts […]
An unlicensed builder who traded falsely through company names including Instyle Developments and First Class Group NSW has been sentenced to a 12 month prison term for fraud and fined $15,000 for four Home Building Act offences and one Australian Consumer Law offence. Michael Issa, of Greystanes, was also ordered to pay $26,000 compensation to […]
Special Envoy for Trade Andrew Robb will visit India (3-6 April), Singapore (7-9 April) and China (9-15 April) to advance trade and investment negotiations and opportunities for Australia. “As our economy transitions in this post mining boom period, there is huge potential to create jobs and grow the economy by expanding our commercial relationships with […]
Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning Jackie Trad today joined City of Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate to unveil the future plans for the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct (GCHKP), which will support more than 20,000 jobs and significantly diversify the city’s economy for the future. In releasing the Precinct’s […]
Thousands of new jobs in regional Queensland have come a major step closer with approval of the mining leases for the $21.7 billion Carmichael coal mine and rail project in the State’s Galilee Basin. Premier Annastascia Palaszczuk said Minister for State Development and Minister for Natural Resources and Mines Dr Anthony Lynham had today approved […]
The Kremlin on Monday dismissed reports linking friends and relatives of Russian President Vladimir Putin to offshore deals worth billions of dollars. “There are no details, all are based on allegations and speculation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, demanding “professional results of the work of the journalistic community”. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) […]