BRISBANE, Queensland, March 17 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

JOINT STATEMENT

Premier and Minister for Veterans

The Honourable David Crisafulli

Minister for Education and the Arts

The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek

South East Queensland State schools reopened after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred

* All 661 South East Queensland State schools open againfollowing ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. * School impacts included power outages, water damage, fallen trees, roof destruction, ceiling collapses,mould issues, as well as flooding. * Empowering local principals, in conjunction withQBuild staff, to decide when it is safe to reopen schools has led to this incredible result.

The Crisafulli Government has marke...