Queensland
Action from Great Barrier Reef Foundation money
Partially funded by the Reef Trust Partnership Grant – which comes from the $444 million that the Federal Government gave......
Rare Bi-Partisanship in Canberra
The strong showing of our Federal Parliamentarians in this once in a hundred year crisis has seen vital legislation passed......
Adani fined $20,000 for providing misleading information to State Government
Indian mining company, Adani has today pleaded guilty to providing false information on their 2017/18 annual report regarding land clearing......
Queensland to ban gay conversion therapy
Queensland is following Victoria’s lead, becoming the second jurisdiction in Australia to ban gay conversion therapy. Penalties for health practitioners who......
No progress on voluntary assisted dying legislation
New research from the Clem Jones Group for Voluntary Assisted Life Ending (VALE) shows more than three out of four......
Disability advocates disappointed over mismanaged processes with the Disability Royal Commission
This week the first round of public hearings for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People......
Selling the Farm: Dairy Farmers Forced Out
Queensland dairy farmers are leaving the industry at an unprecedented rate due to crippling milk production costs and drought. The......
Debate over swimmer safety after court bans shark cull
This week, the Queensland Government lost its appeal in the Federal court to continue shark culling. The appeal followed Administrative Appeals Tribunal......
Deforestation and land clearing for beef production risks longevity to Great Barrier Reef catchments
Environmental group, The Wilderness Society has published its spatial data analysis into the high levels of deforestation and land clearing......
Diabetes and an increasing Indigenous population
The Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the projected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population to be over one million people......