Three amateur palaeontologists have discovered the remains of a 100-million-year-old long-necked marine reptile at an outback Queensland station. In an Australian first, the complete skeleton of an ancient plesiosaur, an extinct marine reptile, was discovered at a sprawling remote property in the McKinlay region in what has been described as the Rosetta Stone of marine…
The War on Coal
November 29, 2022
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Commentary On Nov. 25, the Land Court of Queensland rendered judgement in Waratah Coal Pty Ltd v Youth Verdict Ltd and blocked Waratah Coal’s thermal coal project on the grounds of climate change and human rights concerns. This 372-page judgement is important because it considers the alleged effects of the exportation of coal on climate change…
Queensland to Open First Holocaust Museum in 2023
Queensland’s first Holocaust museum will open early next year in Brisbane’s central business district, the premier says. During the 2020 state election campaign, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk pledged $3.5 million for a museum and education centre to commemorate Jewish victims of Nazi crimes during World War II. She says the museum will open next year in a building…
Queensland Locks up More Children Than Any State in Australia
Queensland is spending tens of millions to jail more children behind bars than any other jurisdiction in the nation with no impact on community safety, a report says. There were 219 inmates under the age of 17 in detention in June compared to 172 in 2014, according to a Justice Reform Initiative report released on Tuesday….
Union That Opposed Vaccine Mandates Outlawed by Queensland Government
November 1, 2022
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The head of the start-up Red Union—formed in response to the vaccine mandates—is vowing to fight the Queensland Labor government’s decision to effectively bar the organisation from operating in the state. On Oct. 28, the Palaszczuk government passed the Industrial Relations Amendment Bill, which tightens the criteria for registering new employee organisations, side-lining Red Union…
Queensland to Reform Lobbyist Watchdog
Queensland will have an independent political lobbying watchdog and people caught lobbying without being registered will face fines of almost $29,000 under proposed laws. The reforms come after a number of incidents, inquiries and reports involving government accountability, transparency and culture in recent years. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has tabled a bill to set up a…
Real Estate Body Shoots Down Calls for Public ‘Landlord Register’
October 13, 2022
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The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has criticised a proposal to create a “landlord register” that will tell the public how many properties an owner may have and their place of residence. The proposal, put forward by Tenants Queensland, argues that such a system would balance out a supposed imbalance of power between landlords…
Queensland Scraps Multi-Jurisdiction Land Tax Proposal
September 29, 2022
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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has shelved a contentious proposal to introduce a nation-first multi-jurisdictional land tax after an apparent lack of support from her state counterparts. The proposal would have seen Queensland charge investors land tax based on the value of all their property holdings across the country, not just within the state, which is…
Queensland State Leader Guarantees No Job Losses Under $62 Billion Clean Energy Transition
September 29, 2022
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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has moved to assuage concerns that Australians could lose jobs under her government’s ambitious clean energy plan. The Labor government’s A$62 billion (US$39.59 billion) plan includes a promise to create 100,000 new jobs by 2040. “Every worker who’s currently working at a coal-fired power station will absolutely be guaranteed a job as…
Palaszczuk Must Guarantee Prices Won’t Spike After $62 Billion Clean Energy Plan: Former Leader
September 28, 2022
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Former Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has warned the state Labor government’s A$62 billion (US$39.59 billion) clean energy plan is too risky, saying the opposition should push Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to guarantee regular mums and dads will not be forced to pay more. On Sept. 28, Palaszczuk revealed the bold plan for the state’s energy future which…
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