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Community and social justice organisations say the Queensland Government’s new Energy Roadmap is a betrayal of families and low-income households already struggling under energy debt. The plan keeps state-owned coal plants running into the 2040s and doubles gas generation, measures experts say will raise costs for consumers while funnelling billions of taxpayer dollars into outdated industries. … Continued
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MEDIA RELEASE EMBARGOED UNTIL Monday 29 September, 2025 Queensland transport engineers will rally across the state today as their pay dispute takes a bizarre turn, with the Government doubling down on a basic accounting blunder that has wrongly doubled the estimated cost of their proposed wage increase. Costings from Professional Australia, the union representing up … Continued
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Rewiring Australia welcomes roundtable discussions to lower power bills and shore up in energy in Queensland Rewiring Australia has welcomed today’s energy roundtable in Brisbane, which brought together the state government, industry and organisations to discuss how Queensland lowers bills and strengthens reliability. Rewiring Australia’s CEO Francis Vierboom attended the roundtable on Tuesday … Continued
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Soft Landing is proud to announce it has been awarded major funding through the Queensland Government’s Circular Economy Investment Program, to help turn discarded mattresses into valuable new resources. The project – which focuses on establishing the state’s first dedicated mattress recycling site to offer non-virgin material streams including steel, timber and textiles – is … Continued
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The Queensland government’s yearly snapshot of tree cover data shows the sunshine state remains the deforestation capital of Australia, with agriculture again the biggest driver. The latest Qld SLATS (Statewide Landcover and Tree Study), released quietly on Tuesday, shows an increase in the destruction of forest and woodland from August 2022 to August 2023, compared … Continued
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Wednesday 6th August, 2025 The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) today released a sobering report confirming record-breaking coral loss on the Great Barrier Reef, with the 2024–25 monitoring period revealing the most widespread and severe bleaching event since records began 39 years ago. The findings have sparked urgent calls from conservation groups in Central … Continued
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Professionals Australia members, including engineers and technical professionals employed by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, will undertake moderate industrial action today in pursuit of fair and equal pay. In response, the Queensland Government will attempt to withhold an entire day’s pay, a move that is both disproportionate and unacceptable. Sean Kelly, Director … Continued
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Catholic Health Australia has welcomed the Queensland Government’s decision to continue Surgery Connect by investing $1.2 billion to deliver 30,000 surgeries next year. “When public hospitals are under pressure it makes enormous sense to allow not-for-profit private hospitals to step in and help,” said Alex Lynch, Director of Public Health and In Home Support Policy. … Continued
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The Mining and Energy Union acknowledges the announcement of a review into Queensland’s resources safety framework, and we will be engaging strongly to ensure workers’ voices are front and centre throughout the process. Our priority is clear: every worker must come home safe, every shift. We look forward to hearing from the Minister and anticipate a … Continued
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A migrating humpback whale is entangled in a shark net off Greenmount Beach at Coolangatta, Gold Coast, marking the first entanglement of the whale migration season. The trauma this whale is experiencing is on the Crisafulli Government’s head for ignoring scientific advice to remove shark nets for the winter. Even if freed from the net, there … Continued
