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 ...