
Boutique alcohol producers to benefit from new licence
Queensland’s artisan distillers and craft brewers now have more opportunities to grow their business by operating under their own, tailor-made, liquor licence.

Queensland now has new laws to ban single-use straws.

Queensland moves to see more women and girls recognised in public spaces
The Palaszczuk Government has thrown its support behind eight-year-old Malia Knox who has been advocating for public statues, pictures and plaques to have a stronger representation of women and girls across the State.
New program targets national conferences for Queensland
The Palaszczuk Government has launched a new national program to recruit Australian corporates to hold business events, conferences and conventions in Queensland.

More than $19 million in Disaster Resilience And Risk Reduction Funding For Queensland Communities
Queensland communities can now apply for a share of more than $19 million in resilience and risk reduction funding to help reduce, mitigate and manage the risks of future disasters.

Govt acts on student consent issues
The Palaszczuk Government will move to examine whether existing education adequately addresses sexual consent and reporting in Queensland schools.

New Public Trustee Board announced
Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman today announced the Palaszczuk Government would establish a Public Trustee Board to provide oversight and direction to the Public Trustee of Queensland.

Applications open for second round of Hydrogen Industry Development Fund
Queensland will remain at the forefront of renewable hydrogen with the second round of the Hydrogen Industry Development Fund opening today.

Thousands of students set to see the Great Barrier Reef thanks to the Qld Govt
More than 6500 Queensland students will get to explore the Great Barrier Reef thanks to a $1 million initiative launched by the Palaszczuk Government today.

Two more AstraZeneca vaccine hubs
Toowoomba Hospital and QEII Hospital on Brisbane’s southside will become Queensland’s newest AstraZeneca vaccination hubs from tomorrow (Wednesday 10 March).

Queensland’s first digital hospital reaches for the STARS
Queensland’s new 182-bed “digital ready” hospital, the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS), is now treating patients in Brisbane.

George Clooney and Julia Roberts heading to Queensland for screen blockbuster
Queensland will be home to Academy Award winners George Clooney and Julia Roberts for the filming of Universal Pictures’ Ticket to Paradise this year.