BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 27 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Deputy Premier, Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations
The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie
* Queensland launchesDefence Q to secure a greater share of global defence investment as demand for defence capability accelerates worldwide.
* Defence Q will attract international partners and grow sovereign capability in local manufacturing and test and evaluation of autonomous systems, missiles and other advanced technologies.
* Retired Brigadier Mick Say to be appointed as Queensland's new Land StrategicDefence Advisor.
* TheCrisafulli Government's is accelerating the ...