State

Legal symbols and Australian flag. | Newsreel

Government funds free legal services for 430,000 Aussies

More than 430,000 Australians accessed Government-funded free legal services in the past financial year. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows 432,274 clients
Read more 8 May 2025
Former Australian Olympic Swimmer Cate Campbell. | Newsreel

Sporting stars to advise on QAS transition

Sporting greats dominate the new Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) Advisory Board. State Sports Minister Tim Mander said the new eight-member board would be chaired by a
Read more 8 May 2025
House at North Harbour, Queensland, Australia. | Newsreel

Moreton Bay priority area to deliver 3700 homes

Almost 4000 homes will be built over the next 15 years north of Brisbane with the declaration of a new Priority Development Area (PDA). Deputy Premier and State
Read more 8 May 2025
Commuter trains in Brisbane. | Newsreel

New train services bolster Cleveland and Ferny Grove lines

More than 100 extra weekly train services will be added to the south-east Queensland network over the coming weeks. State Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg the new
Read more 8 May 2025
Vape smoke. | Newsreel

Queensland Health leads raids to seize illegal vapes

More than $20m worth of illegal cigarettes and vapes have been seized in Queensland, in the nations’ largest haul of its type by a health authority. State Health
Read more 7 May 2025
An artist's impression of the planned new stadium in Victoria Park - Newsreel

Olympic venue developments now a law unto themselves

Queensland legislation has been updated to remove hurdles to the development of venues for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Deputy Premier and Minister
Read more 6 May 2025
Woman hurt using e-scooter. | Newsreel

E-scooters in sights of Government inquiry

A more than doubling of injuries related to personal e-mobility device (PMD) use in Queensland has sparked a Government inquiry. State Transport Minister Brent
Read more 1 May 2025
Caitlin McConnel. | Newsreel

McConnel first female chair of QRIDA

Caitlin McConnel will become the first female chairperson of the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority Board (QRIDA). Ms McConnel, a sixth-generation
Read more 1 May 2025
Man threatening woman and child with closed fist. | Newsreel

New DV laws provide police with on-the-spot powers

Police will be able to issue on-the-spot 12-month Protection Directions under new legislation being tabled in Queensland Parliament this week. State Minister for the
Read more 30 April 2025
Home owners with keys. | Newsreel

Stamp duty on new homes disappears for first-time buyers

The abolition of stamp duty on new homes for first homes buyers in Queensland begins tomorrow (May 1). Premier David Crisafulli said the initiative would deliver an
Read more 30 April 2025