| Recent State Government Iniatives |
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The key issues on the State Government's agenda of late include pushing on with our nation-leading reforms to political fundraising and lobbying laws; launching our new Climate Change Strategy; progressive law reforms on adoption, altruistic surrogacy and de facto relationships; Below are a range of recent State Government initiatives that you may not have heard of through the mainstream media: • Announcing an intention to legalise altruistic surrogacy, including for de facto and same sex couples - • Passing new laws to give de facto couples the same access to the Family law courts as married couples - • Releasing the wide ranging ClimateQ, the Queensland Government's Climate Change Strategy, which sets a path to reduce Queensland's emissions by offering incentives to offset vehicle emissions, improving cycling and cycling opportunities and other transport initiatives - • For the full Climate Change Strategy, see • Passing new, modernised adoption laws and provision of more support to those involved in adoptions • Introducing new laws to improve compensation for victims of crime - • Introducing new laws to reform prostitution laws - • Committing to better ear health care for Indigenous people - • Rejecting the Inskip Point development at Rainbow Beach on environmental grounds -
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