The Queensland Labor government has announced it will review long-running vaccine mandates that have kept around 1,000 medical workers from entering the struggling public health system. Introduced in late 2021, the state government has continued its tough stance on the jab across government sectors, notably in teaching, where unvaccinated educators had their pay cut for…
State Government to Review Vaccine Mandates for Health Workers Nearly 2 Years Later
Environmentalist Group Calls on Banks to Set ‘Deforestation’ Targets
June 4, 2023
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The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) says banks should consider attaching “deforestation” conditions on loans in a proposal most likely to impact farmers. The ACF claimed that over 200,000 hectares of koala-inhabited habitat in Queensland, Australia, were destroyed in the past 10 years and that over 364,000 hectares of native vegetation were cleared from 2018 to…
Queensland Tops Australia for Highest Rate of Youth Re-Offending
January 24, 2023
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Queensland has topped the country as the state with the highest rate of repeat offenders within 12 months, according to new data released on Jan. 24. The report, from the Productivity Commission, comes as authorities grapple with a youth crime wave that has swept up Queensland and the central Australian town of Alice Springs. According to…
Environment Minister Pledges ‘Zero Extinctions’ in Australia Within 10 Years
October 4, 2022
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Australia’s Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has unveiled a ten-year conservation plan to ensure there are no “new extinctions of plants and animals.” On Oct. 4, the Labor minister released “The Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032” which outlines a series of ambitious targets, including preventing new extinctions, conserving 30 percent of Australia’s land mass, adding 10…
Senate Candidate Promises Pressure on State Leaders as Residents Forced to Hire Private Security
The former premier of Queensland, Campbell Newman, will pressure current state MPs to take action on criminal activity—if he is elected to the Senate—after residents in Brisbane were forced to hire private security to patrol their neighbourhoods. Incidents of youth crime have increased across the state with one notable incident involving former rugby union star…
New Dam Proposals Shelved for Years Despite Major Flood Risks in Australian State: Report
Thousands of homes could have been saved from major floods that swept through Queensland in early March had the government acted on a 2014 report to build additional defences against flooding. The study was put together by Queensland’s then-Department of Energy and Water Supplies, following the devastating 2011 floods that inundated Toowoomba, Ipswich, and large…
Second Attempted Takeover of Australian Energy Giant by Green Investors Fails
March 7, 2022
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One of Australia’s largest energy providers, AGL Energy, has rejected a second bid from tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes to buy out the firm and speed up decarbonisation efforts. Cannon-Brookes, co-founder of NASDAQ-listed Atlassian, has been a vocal advocate for renewable energy development in Australia and on March 6, wrote on Twitter that he, along with…
Ukraine Invasion Should Push Australia to Embrace Nuclear Energy: Former State Leader
March 2, 2022
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a lesson to Australian leaders on the need for energy independence and should spark the development of its nuclear energy industry, according to Australian Senate candidate Campbell Newman. The former Queensland premier and now-candidate for the Liberal Democrats was also critical of tech billionaire and green activist Mike Cannon-Brookes’…
‘This Was Coming’: Former State Leader Lambasts Wrong Messaging on Surging Inflation
January 30, 2022
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Former Queensland premier and now-Senate candidate Campbell Newman said it was no surprise that Australia’s official inflation rate released last week was at 3.5 percent and warned lower-to-middle income households would bear the brunt of the increased cost of living. “This was coming. It was quite apparent in February-March last year. The U.S. Federal Reserve…
Over 10,000 Australians Planning to File Vaccine Injury Claims
November 17, 2021
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Around 10,000 Australians are planning to file compensation claims for injury or loss of income resulting from COVID-19 vaccines. Since Sept. 6, residents have begun registering their interest to make a claim under the federal government’s no-fault COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme, according to a Department of Health statement issued to The Epoch Times. The scheme—announced…
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