A two-year international operation has resulted in the arrest of a 44-year-old Queensland man in the Philippines for the purpose of extradition to Australia to face outstanding drug importation charges. This matter is now before Philippine authorities. The AFP investigation to locate the man began in September 2015 when the man failed
Read MoreThe Redistribution Committee for Queensland today published its report proposing names and boundaries for Queensland’s 30 federal electoral divisions. The Chair of the Committee and Electoral Commissioner, Tom Rogers said the redistribution was required as more than seven years had elapsed since a federal redistribution was last undertaken in Queensland. “The recent determination
Read MoreA $20,000 fine and conviction for illegal commercial fishing in the Gladstone region shows there are serious consequences for commercial operators repeatedly threatening Great Barrier Reef resilience. The recent court action follows recurring incidents of breaking zoning rules at the Swains Reefs in December 2015 and February 2016. On the first occasion,
Read MoreEarly works to repair major damage caused to Marlborough-Sarina Road as a result of Tropical Cyclone Debbie are days away from commencing. Minister for Justice Michael Keenan and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today announced that works to restore the major slip failures on the Marlborough-Sarina Road, which was closed after Cyclone
Read MoreThe Australian Border Force (ABF) has seized close to two million cigarettes in Brisbane and arrested four individuals who faced court yesterday. The arrests followed an air freight seizure over the weekend, as the ABF continues to stamp down on criminal syndicates attempting to illegally import tobacco into Australia. On September
Read MorePrimary producers and small businesses impacted by Severe Tropical Cyclone (STC) Debbie now have until 12 January 2018 to apply for Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) Category C Recovery Grants of up to $25,000. Minister for Justice Michael Keenan said the Category C assistance was made available under the jointly-funded Commonwealth-State
Read MoreThe Cairns Aquarium and Reef Research Centre officially opened today after support from the Australian Government. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Steven Ciobo MP, and Northern-based Senator Ian Macdonald opened the Aquarium that houses 15,000 fish and aquatic animals native to Tropical North Queensland across 71 live exhibits. Minister Ciobo said
Read MorePublic forums are being held in Tasmania and Queensland. These public consultations are designed to hear from key stakeholders and members of the public about the challenges faced by students living in regional, rural and remote areas and to discuss new ideas and approaches that can help these students in school
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Nearly 300 Townsville school students are taking a behind-the-scenes look at research of the Great Barrier Reef when they visit the Australian Institute of Marine Science this week. AIMS Science Day is a two-day event where students are gaining insights into 500-year-old coral from the Institute’s coral cores archive, and get up close
Read MoreOver one thousand delegates from nearly 60 countries will attend one of the world’s largest international conferences on women in law enforcement, in Cairns, Queensland, from 17-21 September 2017. The 2017 International Women and Law Enforcement Conference is themed ‘Global Networks: Local Law Enforcement’ to celebrate the cooperation between law enforcement agencies and
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