BRISBANE, Queensland, May 9 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

Minister for Education and the Arts

The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek

A FRESH START FOR QUEENSLAND

Less red tape and more time for teachers

* The Crisafulli Government is freeing up teachers to spend more time in the classroom with three new red tape reduction initiatives announced today. * Recruitment pathways, communication guidelines and extra classroom time to help drive down the administration burden on teachers, key suggestions out of more than 15,000 consultation responses. * A Red Tape Action Plan will now be developed to outline clear steps to reduce the administrative burden on teachers by 25 percent, delivering on a key election c...