By Justin Hendry on Jan 13, 2021 7:14AM
Savings drive finds $92m, but it s not yet money in the bank.
Queensland departments and agencies have paused almost 100 IT projects as part of the state government’s pandemic-induced savings drive.
The directive was one of a number of savings measures introduced in response to the pandemic in July 2020 aimed at redirecting $3 billion into the state s coffers over three years.
It saw chief customer and digital officer Chris Fechner work with agencies on what was deemed essential, and excluded critical safety or cyber security related initiatives.
Other savings measures included plans to reduce its use of external consultancies and contractors, a public service wage freeze and the consolidation of government social media accounts.
Two officers have been taken to hospital after they were injured during an incident with an inmate at a women's jail in Brisbane, which has been locked down.
Jail locked down after staff assaulted Two custodial corrections officers have been assaulted with a broom leading to the lockdown of a jail this afternoon.
Crime by Thomas Chamberlin
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Subscriber only Two custodial corrections officers have been assaulted with a broom leading to the lockdown of Brisbane Women s jail. A female prisoner was out of her cell and wanted to go back inside and seriously assaulted two staff, a man and a woman, just before midday. Both staff were taken to hospital, with one with having an injury to their face and the other having a head injury.
Queensland Corrective Services can confirm that two officers were injured in an incident with a prisoner at Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre shortly.