BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 16 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

JOINT STATEMENT

Premier and Minister for Veterans

The Honourable David Crisafulli

Minister for Education and the Arts

The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek

* Work is officially underway on a new special school catering for up to 162 students in the Coomera-Pimpama area. * Theproject will provide parents with more choice and ease pressure on nearby schools, with the first stage to open in 2028. * Coomera State Special School is part of the largest special school investment in Queensland's history, withnine new special schools, out of 22 new schools being delivered across the state. * New special schools are deliver...