QUEENSLAND'S TRADE PRESENCE GROWS IN KEY MARKETS

BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 27 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training

The Honourable Ros Bates

* Queensland's international trade network expands to put experts on the ground in Paris, Riyadh and Bangkok. * Expansion makes Queensland's trade network one of the most extensive in Australia. * TheCrisafulli Government is delivering more jobs and better services through a stronger economy by unlocking trade and investment opportunities for businesses across the State.

The Crisafulli Government is delivering more support for Queenslanders doing business internationally by expanding the State's physical trade and investment prese...