Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts

Electricity bill rebates for all Queensland households and small businesses, comprising a $1,300 Cost of Living Rebate per household ($1,000 Queensland + $300 Australian Government) and $650 off bills for around 205,000 eligible small businesses.

Every Queensland household automatically receives $1,300 off their electricity bills in 2024-25, with vulnerable households receiving $1,672 in total. Some of the most vulnerable households may pay nothing for electricity across the year, while around 205,000 small businesses receive $650 off their bills.

General Government operating. The $2.267B is the Queensland Government contribution in 2024-25; the $2.965B total includes $698.1M from the Australian Government and the existing $372 Queensland Electricity Rebate for vulnerable households.

Funding to support the Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry, which commences on 1 July 2024, including specialist research and archival officers and support for community members to tell their stories, alongside establishment of the First Nations Treaty Institute.

The Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry begins on 1 July 2024 with funding to help First Nations community members tell their stories, alongside $40 million for the First Nations Treaty Institute to prepare for treaty negotiations.

General Government operating. $11.8M new over 3 years plus released funds; the Inquiry establishment is $56.1M over 4 years (mostly from Path to Treaty Fund distributions), with a further $40M over 4 years for the First Nations Treaty Institute. BP1 references $56M for the Inquiry and $40M for the Institute.

Funding to deliver initiatives supporting targets under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, including support for the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Coalition and place-based partnerships.

Funding supports Closing the Gap targets through the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Coalition, place-based partnerships and wellbeing programs in communities like Doomadgee.

General Government operating, $214,000 new over 2 years plus $11M repurposed from centrally held funds; total $11.2M. New funding only is below the per-year display threshold.

Funding for the construction of the Coen Art Centre in Cape York.

A new art centre in Coen supports First Nations artists in Cape York, providing a place to create and sell artwork and strengthen culture.

General Government operating, $8.2M over 2 years

Funding to grow a pipeline of large-scale film and high-end television productions in Queensland, plus continued Post, Digital and Visual Effects and Digital Games incentives.

Incentives attract major film and television productions and grow Queensland's screen, post-production and games industries, creating local crew and creative jobs.

General Government operating, $38M in 2024-25 (Production Attraction $28M + Post/Digital/Special Effects $8M + Digital Games $2M)

Doubled and now-ongoing funding for Queensland Meals on Wheels, the peak body for Meals on Wheels services, to support coordination across the network.

Doubled, ongoing funding for the Meals on Wheels peak body strengthens coordination and support across the network that delivers meals to older and vulnerable Queenslanders.

General Government operating, $1.2M over 4 years plus $300,000 per annum ongoing