I want to reflect on the contribution of the member for Monash and the member for Barker’s comment. The member for Monash came here in 1990, and the member for Barker started high school at that time. In 1990, I was an 11-year-old child working onsite for my father as a concreter—something I wouldn’t recommend…
I’m very happy to be speaking in support of this motion today in two facets. One is the commercialisation of Australian research is an important personal issue for me and is one of the reasons that I entered into this field, and the second, more importantly, is what this speaks to for our community in…
I rise to support the motion. I do find it interesting that the member for Blair seems to think this is an issue that is over—that this is something that happened—and I think that probably explains a lot of what we’re seeing, quite frankly. But, since we were last in this place, to be frank,…
I’m delighted—absolutely tickled pink—to be standing in the Chamber today talking about the future of New Acland Mine with a smile on my face. It’s fantastic news. You see, one week ago the state Labor government finally bowed to reason and granted the necessary mining approvals for New Acland’s stage 3 expansion to go ahead,…
The first construction is officially underway on the Queensland section of Inland Rail with Interlink SQ’s contract to relocate various utilities starting this week. Member for Groom Garth Hamilton MP said this was the beginning of an exciting future for the Toowoomba Region. “The beginning of the enabling works project shows that Inland Rail has…
This motion speaks to three things I would like to raise that are very important. This is the story of infrastructure and infrastructure delivery, and the two very different approaches that we see. Usually when we talk about infrastructure in seats like yours and mine, Mr Deputy Speaker, we’re talking about the roads, the rail,…
The $50 million Trailblazer funding investment, made under the previous government, is the single largest amount of government funding that UniSQ has ever received. This investment opens a door to a whole new universe of opportunities for future generations of local kids who are interested in exploring the emerging field of space engineering. Who would…
A re-elected Morrison Joyce Government will establish a new Regional Training Hub in Southern Queensland, which will support students intending to practice rurally to complete as much of their training in the regions. The Southern Queensland hub will provide Griffith University the opportunity to join James Cook University and the University of Queensland in their…
The Coalition Government will invest more than $3.3 million in the University of Southern Queensland to fund the Sustainable Industry Manufacturing Planning for Long-term Ecosystems (SIMPLE) Hub. Minister for Regional Education, Bridget McKenzie said a total of more than $19 million is being invested in a range of projects to boost the research capabilities of…
The Coalition Government will invest $100 million to create two new business and research partnerships with leading Queensland universities, creating 2,400 new jobs in Queensland. The $100 million investment will support two new Trailblazer partnerships: $50 million to establish a space sector Trailblazer led by the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), which will work with…
