BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 7 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
The Honourable Dan Purdie
* The Crisafulli Government is making Queensland safer with police detecting more than 13,400 traffic offences during a statewide crackdown on dangerous driving.
* Police have targeted dangerous driving behaviours throughout the school holiday period, with high-visibility patrols, roadside testing and enforcement across Queensland.
* TheCrisafulli Government is delivering more police to the frontline, swearing in more than 2,100 new police in less than two years, after a decade of decline under Labor.
The Crisafulli Government is making Queensla...