There is no state known as South Queensland. There is only Queensland.
The state of Queensland in Australia was named in honour of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, who, in 1859, signed the Letters Patent, which declared that Queensland was now a separate colony from New South Wales.
Yes it is. In Australia, land is broken up into eight separate areas and classified as either states or territories. The states are Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland. Territories are; Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory.
The Queensland State Government cabinet can actually meet anywhere in the state of Queensland. Venues vary from Bribie Island to the Fraser Coast, to far North Queensland. the cabinet is not restircted to any one building or city. The Queensland Executive Council for the State (a separate entity from the cabinet) meets weekly, usually in the Executive Building in Brisbane, or sometimes at Government House. They only meet in Parliament House if Parliament is in session there at that time.
The faunal emblem of Queensland is the koala.
Two years. In Queensland, the age of consent for heterosexual activity is 16, but for homosexual activity is 18. Queensland is the only Australian state or territory with separate ages of consent depending upon sexual orientation.
The Queensland State Government cabinet can actually meet anywhere in the state of Queensland. Venues vary from Bribie Island to the Fraser Coast, to far North Queensland. the cabinet is not restircted to any one building or city. The Queensland Executive Council for the State (a separate entity from the cabinet) meets weekly, usually in the Executive Building in Brisbane, or sometimes at Government House. They only meet in Parliament House if Parliament is in session there at that time.
The Queensland state animal emblem is the koala.
There is just one state government in Queensland.
Queensland is a state of Australia comprising 89 state electorates.
State Library of Queensland was created in 1988.
Queensland's state governor in 2013 is Penelope Wensley.