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There are 21 Queensland Government departments, each responsible for delivering a portfolio of government legislation and policy. [1] Each portfolio area is led by a minister who is a senior member of the governing party in the state Legislative Assembly .
The Isaac Regional Council covers an area of 58,708 square kilometres (22,667 sq mi), [2] had a population in 2018 of 20,934 [2] and an operating budget of A$46.0m. The region takes its name from the Isaac River , which in turn takes its name from Queensland pioneer Frederick Isaac who accompanied the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt on his first ...
The Commission recommended Queensland's 156 councils be reduced to 72, 32 Aboriginal and island councils will be reduced to 14, and as a result, 724 fewer elected council representatives. [ 23 ] The recommendations divided Queensland's mayors and sparked angry campaigns and protests against the reforms. [ 24 ]
Council seat Region Year estab. Area [1] (km 2) Population [2] Notes Map (2021) (2022) City of Brisbane: Brisbane: South East Queensland: 1924 1,343: 1,264,024 1,284,698 Capital city of Queensland. Administers the central portion of the South East Queensland agglomeration The City of Brisbane was created from the 30 October 1924 amalgamation of:
Grant is a former rural locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Grant had a population of 11 people. [1]On 22 November 2019, the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra.
The Aboriginal Shire of Hope Vale is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, north of the town of Cooktown.The majority of the Shire consists of Deed of Grant land that is held for the benefit of Aboriginal people particularly concerned with the land and their ancestors and descendants.
2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Northern Peninsula Area [52] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent: Robert Poipoi 397 37.56 +37.56 Independent: Patricia Yusia 284 26.87 −3.54 Independent: Cassandra Sabatino 165 15.61 +15.61 Independent: Dale Salee 153 14.47 +14.47 Independent: Michael Solomon 58 5.49 +5.49 Total formal votes 1,057 98.69 ...
Queensland is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system, a form of parliamentary government based on the model of the United Kingdom.Legislative power rests with the Parliament of Queensland, which consists of the King, represented by the Governor of Queensland, and the one house, the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.