The future for Queensland's strawberry industry is looking more positive,while shoppers have recently benefited from cheap prices.
A Gucci scarf,gold shovels and a signed photo of Prince Charles and Camilla were among the gifts bestowed on Queensland ministers last year.
The Queensland government has announced its plan to protect visitors to the Whitsundays after three shark attacks,including one fatal mauling,in Cid Harbour.
The Queensland government will meet with experts in the Whitsundays region on Friday with the head of the state's shark control program aiming to make people more"shark wise".
Fisheries officers announced industrial action one day after a fatal shark attack but said it would not impact on Cid Harbour.
It comes as figures reveal about one-third of animals killed by Queensland's shark control program on the Great Barrier Reef were considered not dangerous.
The biggest rural industries holding debt were beef,cotton and sugar.
A Queensland minister has denounced"disgusting"language directed at the Premier during a protest about the government's land clearing laws.