The Crisafulli Government is delivering a place to call home for more Queenslanders by adding an additional 500 placements into its nation-leading home-ownership scheme, Boost to Buy. Round two applications for the scheme open today, after the Crisafulli Government delivered 150 buyers the keys to their first home in the first three months since it […]
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The Crisafulli Government has opened second round applications for the life-changing Women’s Career Grants program, with grants of up to $5,000 available to help reduce the cost of returning to work and boost women’s economic security. Following a two-week Expressions of Interest period, Round 2 is officially underway for the $20 million program, after incredible interest and resounding success in Round 1. More than 1,000
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The Queensland Government is helping school students make smart and informed choices when shopping with the launch of the 2026 Buy Smart competition, giving them the chance to build stronger financial skills and better understand consumer rights. The competition, run by the Office of Fair Trading, offers $15,000 in prize money for students and schools, and is now open to Queenslanders in Years 4 to 12 to enter. Each year,
Households that have been on the same electricity plan for more than three years are paying on average $221 per year more than customers on new plans, the ACCC’s latest Electricity Market Inquiry report reveals. While the report shows that the number of customers on their retailer’s best plan has increased, millions of Australians are
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The Queensland Government is delivering a festive season safety blitz, with a Queensland wide compliance crackdown on Christmas toys and novelties leading to 23 unsafe products being removed from shop shelves. Suppliers are on notice to display mandatory warning labels or face action, with these products being identified by Office of Fair Trading inspection officers. It’s part of the 17th annual Operation Safe Christmas, which has seen 7,050 products in 193 stores inspected across Queensland. All compliance issues identified to date relate to button batteries, including: Seized items
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The Queensland Government is driving-down the cost of living for Queensland families, with a new $100 Back to School Boost to help cover the cost of school essentials of primary school students. The new cost of living relief measure will ease pressure on families during one of the most expensive times of year, with a
The Crisafulli Government is restoring safety where you live and delivering on its key election promise to establish a public child sex offender register, with legislation introduced to Parliament on 27th August 2025. Daniel’s Law will establish the Community Protection and Child Sex Offender Public Register in Queensland, allowing parents to access to information to
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The new seller disclosure scheme in the Property Law Act 2023 begins on 1 August, marking one of the most significant shifts to Queensland’s property law landscape in decades. Under the new laws, a seller must provide key disclosure information and documents to a buyer before the buyer signs a contract for sale. The changes
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More than 1,340 days after Queensland won the Games bid, the Crisafulli Government has unveiled the 2032 Delivery Plan and delivered a clear roadmap towards the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond. After a process which has included a 100 Day Review, expert-led assessments of infrastructure and transport, stakeholder consultation and community input, the
Queenslanders can now access the real-time performance of 25 major hospital emergency departments and seven Satellite Hospitals, providing transparency into what is happening in the state’s health system. The Open Hospitals portal delivers real-time health data, providing openness and transparency to Queenslanders in need of medical care. Critical information on the website such as median