Government investment and support

The Queensland Government is committed to investing and supporting the resources industry by providing the investment needed to propel our economy, infrastructure and people into the future.

Stable government and economy

Australia’s federal and state governments are stable, reliable and encourage foreign investment.

Over the past 2 decades, Queensland’s economic growth has consistently outpaced the national average offering investors the opportunity to be part of one of Australia's best-performing economies. With some of the strongest business conditions among states and consistently high levels of business confidence, Queensland is well positioned for sustained growth.

Queensland’s governments also have a long record of infrastructure investment, resulting in a strong network of well developed infrastructure. From major ports and airports to highways and rail networks, Queensland has the infrastructure in place to support future investment.

To accelerate the momentum building in our economy, the Queensland Government partners with the private sector on significant projects. By facilitating new investment, the government is creating a new generation of highly skilled jobs, supporting industry development and driving the clean energy transformation.

The Queensland Government’s suite of investment programs includes the $520 million Invested in Queensland programs and Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund that are available to investor across a range of priority industry sectors.

Industry facilitation offices

We have teams that are dedicated to expanding Queensland's business and investment opportunities around the world.

Critical Minerals Queensland (CMQ) facilitates progress and unlocks potential to accelerate the critical minerals and resources industry in Queensland. Based in Townsville, it is a central point for industry, investors and the community to engage with the Queensland Government about resources projects.
Trade and Investment Queensland (TIQ) is the Queensland Government’s dedicated global business agency, with representatives in 21 locations across the world. TIQ provides a range of business and investment services including sharing detailed industry knowledge, preparing business cases, arranging site visits, facilitating introductions to industry and service providers, liaising with government, and providing market intelligence. TIQ can also support you in identifying projects ready for investment.

Plans to secure the future

We want to ensure our resources industry continues to thrive over the coming decades, as demonstrated by our investment in jobs and infrastructure. This includes North Queensland's resources common user facility, a $75 million facility to help explorers and miners get their products into the market faster.

Skilled and growing workforce

Queensland’s resources industry already employs around 79,000 people and will continue to be a profession of choice for decades to come.

Queensland’s unrivalled culture and lifestyle will ensure that access to skilled workers will continue to grow in line with population growth predictions. In 2024, Queensland’s population was estimated at almost 5.6 million people. By 2030, the population is forecast to grow to more than 6 million people.

We are capitalising on the increasing population by growing the size, skills and adaptability of the state’s workforce to ensure Queensland has a ready workforce to support growth.

The large, skilled workforce is complemented by an advanced onshore mining equipment, technology and services industry, and an established services hub with professional and technical services spread right across the state.

Protected workforce

Worker safety and health must underpin all resource operations in Queensland, and the protection of workers must come before profit and productivity considerations.

The Queensland Government will continue to enforce its strong resources safety and health legislation to ensure the safety and health of all workers in the sector. The sector is regulated by Resources Safety and Health Queensland, an independent body that administers safety and health legislation for our resources industries.

Last updated: 13 May 2026
Last reviewed: 14 July 2025