| Cruise Down Under Conference |
11:14 AM, Aug 24 2010 |
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I am pleased to announce that from next Wednesday, 25 August, the 2010 Cruise Down Under Conferencewill sail into Brisbane.
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| Property Agents and Motor Dealers and Other Legislation Amendment Bill |
11:11 AM, Aug 24 2010 |
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In reply: I thank all members for their contributions and their support for the progressive amendments contained in this bill.
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| Death of Mr J Atkins and Mr J McLean; Retirement of Mr W Wilson |
11:05 AM, Aug 24 2010 |
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Today Iwish to note in this House the recent passing of two great Queenslanders in Mr Jim Atkins, OAM, and Mr Jeff McLean.
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| Adjournment - Report on Estmates Committee G |
10:17 AM, Aug 12 2010 |
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I want to start by thanking the members of Estimates Committee G, particularly the chair, Mandy Johnstone, who did an excellent job.
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| Personal Property Securities (Ancillary Provisions) Bill |
10:15 AM, Aug 12 2010 |
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I present a bill for an act to provide for matters ancillary to the referral of matters by the Personal Properties Securities (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2009 to the Parliament of the Commonwealth,...
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| Tourism Queensland Competition |
9:55 AM, Aug 12 2010 |
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We have teamed up with renowned Queensland authors Nick Earls and Rebecca Sparrow, along with tourism ambassador Ben Southall, to give budding travel writers the opportunity to win a Queensland holiday by telling the world what a Queensland holiday means to them.
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| Gold Coast Tourism Campaign |
9:52 AM, Aug 12 2010 |
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I am pleased to annouce that a recent Tourism Queensland campaign which encouraged grown-ups to unleash their inner child and splash out on Gold Coast holiday attractions at kids prices has increased overall sales by 29 percent.
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| Estimates Committee Hearing Opening Statement |
2:14 PM, Jul 23 2010 |
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The Bligh Government has a plan for Queensland.
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| Racing and Other Legislation Amendment Bill - Reply and Clause Debate |
2:46 PM, May 28 2010 |
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In reply I would like to also commend my staff and the department people who have put such effort into this bill.
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| Bring Ellen to the Gold Coast Campaign |
2:41 PM, May 28 2010 |
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It is no secret that is has been a tough 19 months for tourism across the state, but tough time cannot stifle innovation and get-up-and-go.
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| The Best Job in the World |
2:39 PM, May 28 2010 |
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The Best Job in the World tourism campaign is widely regarded as the most successful tourism campaign in histroy.
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| Hotel Gaming Machines, Moratorium Extension |
10:00 AM, Apr 22 2010 |
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Today I am annoucing the extension of the moratorium on hotel gaming machines for two years.
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| Credit (Commonwealth Powers) Bill |
9:58 AM, Apr 22 2010 |
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I thank all members for their contributions and support for this bill. The shadow minister questioned what would be meant by ‘substantial hardship’.
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| Tourism Industry |
9:45 AM, Apr 22 2010 |
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Queensland tourism authorities must constantly improve and upgrade their services to ensure visitors experience the best our state has to offer.
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| Racing and Other Legislation Amendment Bill |
9:43 AM, Apr 22 2010 |
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I present a bill for an act to amend the Racing Act 2002, the Racing Regulation 2003, the Gaming Machine Act 1991, the Wagering Act 1998 and the Wagering Regulation 1999 for particular purposes.
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| Tourism Queensland, Sustainable Regions Project |
9:16 AM, Apr 22 2010 |
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In July last year, I launched Tourism Queensland's pilot Sustainable Regions Project - the frist state-wide sustinable tourism project implemented in Australia.
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| Home Insulation Program |
3:24 PM, Mar 03 2010 |
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Yesterday I gave a commitment to the House to report back about a teleconference on 29 April.
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| Motion: Labor State Conference |
3:19 PM, Mar 03 2010 |
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Groucho Marx could have had the LNP in mind when he said, 'I've got principles and if you don't like them I've got others.'
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| Indigenous Consumer Assistance Network |
3:04 PM, Mar 03 2010 |
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The Office of Fair Trading has joined forces with a Cairns Indigenous consumer group to give remote Far North communities a dedicated person to turn to on consumer issues.
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| Body Corporate Fees |
11:51 AM, Feb 24 2010 |
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This year the state government will change the way Body Corporate fees are decided for Queensland's more than 350,000 unit owners.
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| Tourism - Best Holiday in the World |
10:37 AM, Feb 11 2010 |
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It is no secret that the tourism industry has gone through some tough times of late and that we need to do all we can to encourage visitors to come and experience Queensland.
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