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Big billions for Queensland infrastructure

More than $27 billion will be spent in the next 12 months as part of the Queensland Government’s four-year infrastructure plan. With details to be rubber-stamped in

Billion-dollar boost to Queensland renewables

Queensland’s renewable energy sector will receive a $7 billion boost in next week’s State Budget. Premier Steven Miles said the budget, to be handed down on June 11,

$1000 tool boost for first-year apprentices

First-year apprentices can access $1000 to tool up for their careers. A Queensland Government “Free Tools for First Years” program will provide $1000 cashback for

Manufacturers set to boost production levels

More than two-thirds of Queensland manufacturers expect to increase production in the next 12 months, according to a recent survey. The CommBank’s latest Manufacturing

Minimum car parks scaled back for city apartments

Brisbane City Council is scaling down mandatory car parking requirements in the inner city as part of efforts to make housing more affordable. The Inner-City

Housing commitments a ‘down payment’ on pressing need

More needs to be done to accelerate the response to the housing crisis, despite industry groups acknowledging some promising initiatives in last night’s Federal

Inner-city plan to better connect Brisbane

The future of Brisbane’s inner-city connectivity will focus on 11 destination, economic and lifestyle precincts. The State Government’s Connected Precincts Program

Budget billions for nation’s social housing needs

A multi-billion-dollar boost to social and crisis housing will be announced in Tuesday’s Federal Budget. A meeting of National Cabinet last week agreed on a

Three-year audit to map mobile phone black spots

An audit to identify Australia’s mobile phone black spots is underway. Accenture has been contracted by the Federal Government to undertake the audit, which began with

Fee-free TAFE pledge for construction sector

An extra 20,000 fee-free vocational training places will be offered next year to boost the workforce in the construction and housing industries. Next week’s Federal

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