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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
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2 June 2025 The Queensland Conservation Council will today launch their landmark objection against a Bowen Basin coal mine. We are calling for the Queensland Land Court to refuse the Jellinbah Group’s proposal to extend the existing Lake Vermont coal mine due to its environmental and climate impacts. According to the proponent’s Environmental Impact Statement, … Continued
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28 May 2025 Press Conference details: WHO: GREG JERICHO – Chief Economist, The Australia Institute LINDA SELVEY – Rising Tide/Associate Professor of Public Health at UQ DAVE COPEMAN – Director, Queensland Conservation Council WHERE: Corner of Merivale and Glenelg streets, Brisbane - in the park opposite the main entrance of the Brisbane Convention Centre, … Continued
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SYDNEY 25 MAY 2025: The Queensland Crisafulli government’s ‘new’ Shark Control Program—that will amp up the slaughter of sharks—looks like it was written in the 1900’s and flies in the face of conservation science while doing nothing to improve swimmer safety. The news was revealed today in a Courier Mail exclusive with animal … Continued
