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• Telstra takes Queensland to court over land leases

  Telstra is taking the Queensland government to court for allegedly overcharging the telco on leases of land for its equipment.

• Qld teacher aides for prep classes: LNP

  The Liberal National Party will put full-time teacher aides into 600 prep classes in Queensland if it wins this month's election.

• E-Kindy program for remote Qld kids: Labor

  A re-elected Labor government would roll out Australia's first e-Kindy program for children in rural and remote parts of Queensland.

• Talent2 signs Queensland government outsourcing contract

  IT services provider, Talent2 International (ASX: TWO), has entered the government space by signing a three-year Managed Service Program (MSP) deal with the Queensland government.

• QLD govt demands answers after pay glitch

  The Queensland government is demanding answers from the Commonwealth Bank after another glitch left thousands of police and civilian staff unpaid.

• Queensland Ambulance Service to get new patient transport system

  Growing demand from an ageing population has prompted to Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) to begin the search for a new ambulance transport request and scheduling system.

• Queensland appoints whole-of-government CIO

  Just a day on from issuing a statement that it was still looking for a whole-of-government CIO, the Queensland government has announced that it has appointed Professor Peter Grant to the role.

• Queensland govt still looking for CIO

  Nearly six months on from announcing that Queensland would appoint a new CIO to oversee the state's ICT, the government has confirmed that it is still yet to fill the role.

• Crash avoidance technology to go mainstream?

  The Queensland government is to begin reviewing crash avoidance technology ahead of a potential push to have the technology installed in vehicles across the state.

• GPS tracking devices fitted to sex offenders in Queensland

  The Queensland government has awarded a contract for the supply of GPS monitoring technology to track sex offenders across the state.

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  Free Wi-Fi for Brisbane commuters

  Brisbane commuters will get free Wi-Fi on Queensland Rail's city network from later this year.

• Queenland to appoint state CIO

  In the wake of its well-publicised shared services disaster last year, the Queensland government has announced it will appoint a state government CIO to implement its digital economy strategy.

• Qld Health needs to cut payroll staff: A-G

  Queensland Health's payroll woes have improved but the government should look at how it can cut payroll staff to reduce its costs, the state's auditor-general says.

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  Qld Govt agency calling for CIO candidates

  Queensland Government agency, the Public Trustee is calling for candidates to fill the role of CIO.

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  Queensland looks to NBN for service relocation

  The Queensland Government has flagged a potential relocation of key state government services to regional centres as a means of maximising the benefits afforded by the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout.