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The US President looks to partially fulfil his promise to "drain the swamp" in Washington by banning administration officials from ever lobbying the US on behalf of a foreign government and imposing a separate five-year ban on other lobbying.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, activism-and-lobbying, united-states
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| UpdatedA small internet provider helping to end the data drought in regional Queensland says it could soon be outbid by big telcos on digital spectrum access due to a proposed rule change by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
Topics: telecommunications, activism-and-lobbying, regulation, federal-government, rural, community-development, regional-development, dalby-4405, qld, bowenville-4404, australia, toowoomba-4350
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The Queensland Government condemns Federal Government plans to compulsorily acquire its properties for the expansion of a military base in the region.
Topics: defence-forces, rural, beef-cattle, community-development, agribusiness, federal---state-issues, activism-and-lobbying, shoalwater-4702, rockhampton-4700, qld, australia
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Topics: aboriginal, activism-and-lobbying, mount-isa-4825
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A service that reunites families affected by Australia's forced removal policies is closing its Mount Isa branch, the only office located in western Queensland.
Topics: aboriginal, activism-and-lobbying, stolen-generations, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, mount-isa-4825
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Topics: animal-welfare, animals, conservation, science-and-technology, marine-biology, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, coffs-harbour-2450
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A six-week old sea lion pup is the second of its species to be born into captivity in an Australian zoo in the past five years.
Topics: animals, animals-and-nature, government-and-politics, activism-and-lobbying, education, conservation, travel-and-tourism, coffs-harbour-2450
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Residents on Queensland's Sunshine Coast vow to fund a $200,000 legal battle against a proposed sand mine.
Topics: courts-and-trials, activism-and-lobbying, mineral-sands, mining-environmental-issues, local-government, maroochydore-4558, qld, australia
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| UpdatedSouth-east Queensland prawn farmers decimated by white spot disease will receive part of a $1.74 million Federal Government emergency funding package, however they say it does not cover their costs.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, rural, environmental-impact, marine-biology, federal---state-issues, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, logan-central-4114, qld, brisbane-4000, mermaid-beach-4218
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| UpdatedQueensland's taxi industry is building a multi-million-dollar fund ahead of the state election to fight ride-sharing services like Uber.
Topics: road-transport, activism-and-lobbying, elections, government-and-politics, laws, law-crime-and-justice, qld, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedThe founder of the Be The Change movement in Fiji, Roshika Deo, is warning that the Trump presidency in the United States could have a devastating impact on the Pacific islands.
Topics: activism-and-lobbying, us-elections, pacific, fiji
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| UpdatedFar-right activist Richard Spencer has been punched during an interview with the ABC at an anti-Donald Trump protest in Washington DC.
Topics: us-elections, activism-and-lobbying, world-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedHundreds of protesters have been arrested and six police officers injured as black-clad activists angry about US President Donald Trump's inauguration smashed stores and car windows in Washington DC.
Topics: activism-and-lobbying, us-elections, world-politics, government-and-politics, united-states
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to BJ Nemeth, who has travelled almost 10 hours to take part in anti-Trump protests in Washington DC.
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, activism-and-lobbying, united-states
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Topics: rural, agricultural-marketing, wheat, activism-and-lobbying, esperance-6450
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| UpdatedFederal MP Bob Katter says he will introduce legislation to Parliament to restrict the sale of inauthentic Aboriginal art by creating a licensing scheme and logo, similar to the Australian Made brand, that could only be used by Indigenous artists.
Topics: federal-parliament, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, indigenous-culture, community-and-society, laws, qld, mount-isa-4825, townsville-4810, australia
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Anti-fascist protesters descended on the Capitol overnight, and members of the LGBT community held a night party protest outside Mike Pence's house.
Topics: activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, world-politics, us-elections, community-and-society, united-states
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| UpdatedThe Climate Council warns that warmer global temperatures could have a severe impact on Queensland and lead to more storm surges and intense cyclone activity likely.
Topics: environment, climate-change, storm-disaster, weather, storm-event, oceans-and-reefs, cyclones, disasters-and-accidents, cyclone, great-barrier-reef, activism-and-lobbying, federal---state-issues, qld
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| UpdatedIt is likely some GPs will refuse to dispense medicinal cannabis when the drug becomes legal in Queensland, the Australian Medical Association's state president says.
Topics: cannabis, drug-use, health, state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, laws, activism-and-lobbying, law-crime-and-justice, brisbane-4000, qld
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A Brisbane father whose daughter suffers from terminal illness and has regular seizures says the state's new laws to legalise medicinal cannabis may not work.
Topics: cannabis, drug-use, health, laws, law-crime-and-justice, state-parliament, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedThe Environment Minister criticises Japan for whaling in Antarctic waters, saying the Government is opposed to "so-called 'scientific' whaling". His comments follow a weekend meeting between Malcolm Turnbull and his Japanese counterpart.
Topics: whaling, conservation, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, australia, asia, japan
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The role of first lady is unique to America — a non-monarchical spouse to a head of state who nevertheless plays an influential and highly visible political role.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, us-elections, activism-and-lobbying, united-states
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| UpdatedIncoming first lady of the United States Melania Trump is already breaking the conventions set by the women who have come before her.
Topics: government-and-politics, activism-and-lobbying, women, united-states
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| UpdatedThe Great Barrier Reef has teetered on the edge of extinction in the past and recovered, a new study into its history reveals, but scientist say there are new threats.
Topics: marine-biology, biology, science-and-technology, marine-parks, conservation, environment, activism-and-lobbying, environmental-management, qld, cairns-4870, mackay-4740, rockhampton-4700, townsville-4810, bundaberg-4670, gladstone-4680
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At least five activists known for their liberal views on social media have gone missing in Pakistan since the beginning of January.
Topics: activism-and-lobbying, pakistan, asia