Security is on the mind of the Queensland Parliament as it enters the first day of its second last sitting for the year.
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Speaker Fiona Simpson opened the morning's proceedings by conveying her appreciation to the parliamentary security officers, "including our Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Queensland Police who support them" in the wake of the Canadian Parliament attack.
"On behalf of our Parliament, I have conveyed out condolences directly to the Speaker of the National Parliament of Canada and assured them that they remain in our thoughts and prayers," she said.
"We continue to take advice from security experts and monitor our own security settings so that we can do all that is possible to ensure that the safety of the precinct for those who work and visit here - members, their families, staff and the parliamentary media gallery."
Premier Campbell Newman picked up the security baton and spoke about the range of domestic and international threats facing the nation.
"Sadly, we live in uncertain times," he said.
"... We've seen significant conflict overseas, the ongoing scourge of terrorism, Australians losing their lives in tragedies like the Ukraine plane disaster, and we're now seeing the global threat of a deadly virus - Ebola - killing thousands of people in West Africa.
"This government is intent on making Queensland a safer, more secure place for families to live."
Mr Newman said the government had taken steps to protect the state from the Ebola "threat".
"We are the first and I understand the only state which has moved to isolate people coming in from places where Ebola is known to exist for a period of 21 days," he said.
"The chief health officer has been proactive in addressing this threat, in cooperation with the minister for health.
"We are working on restoring Queenslanders' faith in the health system, giving them security, not just to know that they will be protected from infectious disease, but to know that they can get the right help in a timely manner when they're sick or have hurt themselves."
Transport Minister Scott Emerson added his portfolio's two-cents' worth by spruiking the recent announcement about an increase in transport security officers, while Environment Minister Andrew Powell said his department was working to protect north Queenslanders from crocodiles.
Security and frontline services are the issues de jour for the government this week.