by Hayden Johnson, Emmaline Stigwood
4th Mar 2021 5:24 AM
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Queensland's chief entrepreneur role has been axed and part of the $755 million government office quietly dissolved after five years fostering new businesses.
The State Government will close the Office of the Chief Entrepreneur and replace it with an "advisory council" under its Advance Queensland program.
In 2016, the Palaszczuk government launched the Office of the Chief Entrepreneur to "cement Queensland's reputation as a global innovation hotspot".
However, Innovation Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said the "honorary position" of Queensland's Chief Entrepreneur would now be scrapped in favour of a new approach.