International tourism lure to get boost under Labor

by | Jan 28, 2015 | Media Releases

A future Queensland Labor Government will boost funding by more than double to attract overseas visitors, Shadow Treasurer Curtis Pitt said today. Mr Pitt said Labor would commit an extra $10 million over three years, providing a massive boost to the Attracting...

LNP’s neglect hits regions and young jobseekers

by | Jan 22, 2015 | Media Releases

Shadow Treasurer Curtis Pitt says today’s regional jobless figures show the LNP is still making no progress on its 2012 promise for a statewide 4% jobless rate. Mr Pitt said ABS figures showed the jobless rate in many regions and for young people (aged 15 to 24)...

Labor’s plan to address stolen wages issue

by | Jan 21, 2015 | Media Releases

A Labor Government will establish a special fund to address the longstanding historical issue of the need for compensation for the wages stolen from Indigenous Queenslanders. Shadow Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Curtis Pitt, said for...