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The Queenslander is profiling a number of electorates as the federal election enters its final month. Each candidate will answer five questions in their pitch to you, the Queenslanders.
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Queensland leads nation in carbon farming
An industry scorecard finds Australia is leading the world on carbon farming, but uncertainty hangs over the sector with Labor pledging a review if elected.
The good oil: Gladstone plant will turn animal fat into fuel
A Queensland company has launched a sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel plant turning waste and renewable feedstocks into low carbon fuel.
The ‘bird poo’ spider and other bizarre facts from the animal kingdom
Animals do all sorts of disgusting things. While these gross behaviours might turn our stomachs, they’re often crucial to an animal’s survival.
Here we go again: Scientist despair at fourth mass bleaching on Barrier Reef
It’s official: the Great Barrier Reef is suffering its fourth mass bleaching event since 2016. We dived into the reef yesterday and saw the unfolding crisis firsthand.
Bellamy gives Billy Slater blessing as NRL coach
Craig Bellamy says Billy Slater's storied playing career means he is able to take a different path to being a NRL coach rather than starting as an assistant.
Oscars 2022: The slap, the emotions, the music and the red carpet frocks
It’s rare that an appealingly minor film wins the best picture Oscar – and a remake of a French film at that – but this year, CODA has done it. It’s rare that an appealingly minor film wins the best picture Oscar – and a remake of a French film at that – but this year, CODA has done it.
Don’t feed the Crocs! How selfie culture threatens the future of QLD’s wild predator
Crocodiles in North Queensland are being removed from the wild because people are feeding them, sometimes with the goal of taking a selfie, according to the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
Is your child’s playground risking their health and harming the Great Barrier Reef?
Shredded recycled tyres are being used to make playground surfaces in Queensland but research shows the material can be toxic to human health and risk the environment, particularly the Great Barrier Reef.
Queensland jobs and economy can power ahead with climate action: poll
Queenslanders, including voters in traditionally mining-reliant regional areas, believe action on climate change will grow Australia's economy rather than set it back, polling has found.
Croco-pile! Watch heartwarming video of mother croc ‘Lizzie’ caring for her babies
It's the time of year when baby crocodiles come into the world and emerge from the nest, with this clutch of new residents on the Daintree River arriving on February 22 – Steve Irwin’s birthday.
Heart of Queensland: How our cattle are saving lives all over the world
Queensland cattle are saving human lives by providing tissue for heart valve procedures in hospitals in more than 100 countries.
After the floods: Adapting to natural disasters is now a life-or-death matter
The devastating floods in Queensland and New South Wales highlight, yet again, Australia’s failure to plan for natural disasters. As we’re seeing now in heartbreaking detail, everyday Australians bear the enormous cost of this inaction.
From car surfing to illegal fires and broken gates – people are parks’ biggest pests
Hoons and rule breakers are ruining the environment in some of Queensland’s most beautiful national parks and state forests by starting illegal fires, driving into no-go areas and even chopping down trees. Amid jaw-dropping surveillance video of people riding unrestrained on the top of cars and the back of utes, figures reveal nearly $700,000 in fines were handed out last financial year.
Avoiding WWIII: Why NATO refuses to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine
Russia’s enormous nuclear arsenal and the risks of a wider war are effectively deterring Nato countries from any military involvement beyond providing equipment. Nuclear deterrence is working – it is deterring Nato, as western leaders are unsure about the rationality of Russia’s leadership.
Bucking back to life: Dirt ‘n dust of the rodeo returns
Before COVID-19 shut down many events, there were 224 rodeos in Queensland each year attracting more than half a million spectators and bringing more than $62million into the economy.
Baby turtle shows true grit on its hatchling journey to ocean at Heron Island
This baby turtle battled 35 knot westerly winds to make it to the open sea after hatching last weekend on world heritage listed marine park Heron Island.
Australia facing fiery future and more floods in QLD: Landmark report
The UN body that assesses climate change risks has issued dire warnings about disasters and environmental losses in Australia.
Queensland’s forest colossus – and why it won’t become our next tourist attraction
The exact location of this rare giant in North Queensland is being kept secret to protect it from over tourism and deadly plant diseases being tramped in on hiker’s boots.
Weather system ravaging Queensland will become more likely in future
The severe floods in southeast Queensland this week have forced hundreds of residents to flee the town of Gympie and have cut off major roads, after intense rain battered the state for several days. The rain is expected to continue today, and travel south into NSW.
Pandemic did not drive down deaths on QLD roads as state notches grim record
Fatal crashes involving large B-Double trucks on open roads and grey nomads on motorcycles are among the reasons Queensland scored the unenviable position of having the highest road toll in Australia last year.
Keeping track of magpies was not all black and white for researchers
Scientists have documented the extraordinary behaviour of a group of magpies after they freed their mates from GPS tracking devices.
Chicken-sized dinosaurs were on the menu of prehistoric croc
A powerful x-ray beam has been used by palaeontologists to discover chicken sized dinosaurs were once on the menu of extinct crocodiles.
Border S-S-Security: Illegal corn snake trade in NSW threatens QLD environment
Wildlife specialists say a “corn snake zone” exists in Western Sydney, with thousands being kept as exotic pets despite being prohibited. Increasingly, the exotic pet is also being found in Queensland, particularly in the south east.
Big Wet out West brings joy to channel country
Heavy downpours have seen the Georgina River go into major flood with Boulia Shire Mayor Ric Britton saying, “it’s about four mile across at the moment”
We’re sharing our property with a crocodile called Betty
“Betty”, a three-metre croc, is living in a pond at the front of the Daintree Village property of Barbara Maslen and Allen Sheather.
Shell be right! Cape York rangers saving baby turtles from feral pigs and 4WDs
Baby turtles are under threat from feral pigs, weather events and four-wheel drive vehicles on remote Cape York beaches but Aboriginal rangers are using innovative ways to protect the hatchlings
Aussie power bills fall to 10th lowest in the world due to influx of renewables
Australian consumers are now paying some of the lowest power bills in the OECD, with households in Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Japan paying more for their power
Forget coal and gas for prosperity: poll
Months out from a federal election, a poll shows voters in the resource-rich political hunting grounds of NSW and Queensland back renewables over coal and gas.
No butts in Cowboys stadium litter campaign
Sports fans are doing their bit to protect the Great Barrier Reef by reducing the number of cigarette butts going into waterways from the Cowboys stadium in Townsville.
The Pitts: How Hollywood star’s green housing dream turned nightmare
Brad Pitt, who took credit for launching low cost housing in 2007 has argued through lawyers that he could not be sued over the housing development’s failings.