Steven Miles has used his first speech as Queensland premier to announce an ambitious emissions reduction plan for the state in a move praised by environmental groups.
In front of Labor faithful and community groups at the Executive Building on William Street in Brisbane, Miles used the speech to promise a “renewed and fresh approach”.
He rolled out a new plan for urban growth in Brisbane, called ShapingSEQ, and announced a new consultative body, the Queensland Leaders’ Forum “to bring together business, industry, community and unions in the one room to work together”.
Echoing the former premier Peter Beattie’s two-decade-old slogan “the Smart State”, Miles promised “giving people opportunity will be central to my government”.
Miles also spoke about his personal journey to the top job, speaking at length about the hard work of his grandparents and parents to set his generation up for the future.
Miles and the deputy premier, Cameron Dick, were elected unopposed by the Labor caucus on Friday morning before being sworn into the top jobs by Governor Jeannette Young at Government House in the afternoon.
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Steven Miles has used his first speech as Queensland premier to announce an ambitious emissions reduction plan for the state in a move praised by environmental groups.
In front of Labor faithful and community groups at the Executive Building on William Street in Brisbane, Miles used the speech to promise a “renewed and fresh approach”.
He rolled out a new plan for urban growth in Brisbane, called ShapingSEQ, and announced a new consultative body, the Queensland Leaders’ Forum “to bring together business, industry, community and unions in the one room to work together”.
Echoing the former premier Peter Beattie’s two-decade-old slogan “the Smart State”, Miles promised “giving people opportunity will be central to my government”.
Miles also spoke about his personal journey to the top job, speaking at length about the hard work of his grandparents and parents to set his generation up for the future.
Miles and the deputy premier, Cameron Dick, were elected unopposed by the Labor caucus on Friday morning before being sworn into the top jobs by Governor Jeannette Young at Government House in the afternoon.
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