BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 22 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development
The Honourable Dale Last
* Queensland cements nation-leading role with the Critical Metals for Critical Industries Cooperative Research Centre establishing its national base in Brisbane.
* The Cooperative Research Centre brings together industry, researchers and governments to advance critical metals refining and processing technologies.
* The Crisafulli Government is open for business and delivering more jobs and better services through a stronger economy after Labor's anti-mining policies stymied...