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- 1 2 "Executive leadership". Department of State Development, Tourism and Innovation. 22 May 2020. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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- ↑ "Changes to departments of government". Public Sector Commission (Queensland) . 21 November 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
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