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Moves to cut red tape in construction industry

Queensland builders will have reduced financial reporting and licencing obligations under changes to the state’s building regulations. State Housing and Public Works

50 cent investment returns $180 million to passengers

Public transport use across South-East Queensland jumped by almost 20 percent across the six-month trial of 50 cent fares. Queensland Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg

$4m Para-sport unit to remove barriers to Brisbane 2032

A new $4.3 million Para-sport unit will be created within the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) in an attempt to double the pipeline of Paralympians in the lead up to

Chesterman to cut red tape in Queensland councils

Former Redlands City Council CEO Andrew Chesterman is the Queensland Government’s pick to reduce red tape in local government. State Local Government Minister Ann

Queensland satellite ‘hospitals’ to be ‘health centres’

Queensland’s Satellite Hospitals will be renamed Satellite Health Centres. State Health Minister Tim Nicholls said the renaming followed a Queensland Audit Office

$414m boost to Queensland health services

Queensland will receive more than $400 million from a $1.7 billion Federal boost to funding for Australia’s public hospitals and health services next year. Federal

New access to real-time hospital waiting times

Queenslanders can log-in to see waiting times at their local hospital in real-time. At the weekend, the State Government turned on an online platform with provides

Camels the champions of new Outback trail

A new Camel Carnival in Outback Queensland will feature in a month-long celebration of the ships of the desert. State Arts Minister John-Paul Langbroek said the new

4000ha island refuge for endangered Aussie mammals

A sanctuary island is being established off the coast of South Australia as a refuge for nationally threatened mammals. The privately-owned Flinders Island, South

More students looking for teaching careers

Australia’s pipeline of future teachers has improved with an increase in applications to study education this year, reversing the downward trend of recent years. New

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