Queensland
Latest news and comment on the Australian state of Queensland
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Jim Chalmers and Mike Quigley team up to write a book on the disruptive effects of automation and what Australia should do
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Federal authorities investigating prawn imports did not tell Biosecurity Queensland about breaches
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Anglers warned to avoid area as authorities and Qantas investigate leak of chemicals classified as an ‘emerging contaminant’
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Senate inquiry hears cyclone-prone areas of north Queensland and low-income people being failed by system
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Call for Palaszczuk government to allow crocodile-hunting safaris in far north Queensland follows string of recent attacks
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Company should not receive $900m loan for rail line because it claims project is viable without it, shadow minister for resources says
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Data shows which electorates are the worst for workers – with the average underpayment more than $2,000 a year
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Loss of Great Barrier Reef alone could cost north Queensland 1m visitors a year, imperilling 10,000 jobs and draining $1bn from economy
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With a cast of colourful characters and novelty acts, Julia Creek’s annual knees-up is not your average outback race meet and rodeo
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Acting prime minister calls $900m concessional loan a ‘tipping point issue’ as Malcolm Turnbull meets Adani founder
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Australian prime minister confirms he will meet Gautam Adani but says mining company’s bid for government loan is independent
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Expert says sensitive Caley Valley wetlands blackened by coal-laden water from Adani’s nearby port after rain from Cyclone Debbie
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Scientists say two consecutive bleaching events will have a devastating effect, and the reef faces other threats as well
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While domestic consumers see prices rise, China, Malaysia and South Korea have used state-owned enterprises to scoop up resources
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Insurance bill for damage caused by Cyclone Debbie in Queensland and New South Wales is predicted to top $1bn
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It’s either Adani or the Great Barrier Reef. Are we willing to fight for a wonder of the world?
Jeff SparrowClimate change has essentially become a class struggle. That’s why it now seems depressingly likely we’ll see the reef slowly dying before our eyes
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The Weekly Beast Trolls tear into Courier-Mail columnist after blasts from Bolt and Blair
Amanda MeadeNews Corp sticks up for comment moderators after columnists mock Paul Syvret, and gloom sets in for New York Times’ Australia bureau chief
John Hewson says $1bn loan to Adani the 'last thing' Coalition should be doing