Queensland Budget

Children at school tuckshop. | Newsreel

Schools in need can apply for free meals

Queensland schools will need to lodge expressions of interest to access new funding to provide free student meals. Next month’s State budget will include a $15 million
Read more 3 June 2024
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Long-term funding response to domestic violence

A $36 million funding boost to help prevent domestic violence in Queensland, delivered in April, will not be a one-off, with that amount set to be embedded in future
Read more 31 May 2024
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$250m boost to small business support

Queensland small businesses will have a $250 million support package to access over the next three years. Launched today in Far North Queensland, the State’s Small
Read more 30 May 2024
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$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
Read more 27 May 2024
Queensland surf lifesavers pulling boat out of water. | Newsreel

10-year deal gives life savers certainty

Queensland beaches will be under the watch of lifesavers for at least another decade following a $125 million funding announcement. With the current four-year funding
Read more 22 May 2024