Home schooling and discipline changes withdrawn
The Queensland Government has amended its new Education bill to remove items relating to student discipline and home schooling.
Education Minister Di Farmer said there
Read more16 April 2024State
Smart travel trial on Brisbane city ferries
Brisbane River ferry passengers are the latest public transport users able to ditch their Go Cards and use bank cards and smart devices to pay for fares.
From today,
Read more16 April 2024
Dedicated advocacy for domestic violence sector
Queensland’s social services peak body will add domestic and family violence support to its portfolio, following funding from the State Government.
The Queensland
Read more15 April 2024
Wheels turning on new innovation space
Construction has begun on a new $5.9 million co-working and innovation space in inner-northern Brisbane.
The Wheelhouse, adjacent to Eat Street, in Hamilton, aims to
Read more13 April 2024
Young people empowered to shape care system
The Queensland Government will set up a ministerial youth advisory group to provide children who have lived in care the opportunity to share their experiences and help
Read more11 April 2024
Enjoy a road-works-free drive to the Sunshine Coast
The Bruce Highway expansion between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast is officially completed.
The $662.5 million project, which began in late 2020, widened 11km of
Read more10 April 2024
Public servants want leadership and career support
Many employees bemoan a lack of senior and executive leadership in the Queensland Public Service and a large majority say they do not receive any support to advance
Read more10 April 2024
Build begins on 820,000-panel Gladstone solar farm
Construction has begun on a $500m solar farm in Central Queensland, with power expected to flow from mid-2026.
Acciona’s Aldoga solar farm will be built on land owned
Read more10 April 2024
No train. No worries. Here’s the replacement bus
When is a bus, not a bus? When it is rail replacement bus and Queensland now has a locally made one.
The first of 200 rail replacement buses has rolled off the
Read more10 April 2024
Population policy needed to ignite the regions
Queensland needs a robust population policy to boost the appeal of regions and a 50-year plan to give certainty to investors, according to the head of the state’s
Read more9 April 2024