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MEDIA ALERT: Press Conference 8:45am TODAY outside the Queensland Land Court as Queensland Conservation Council commits to multi-year court case against Lake Vermont coal mine

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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

PRESS CONFERENCE at 10:30am: Dirty, deadly and taking us for a ride – what you won’t hear as our biggest polluters meet in Brisbane.

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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

Queensland Government dives backwards by declaring war on marine life

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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

Mooloolaba foreshore transformation contractor appointed with no net loss of beach

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The project that will transform Mooloolaba’s foreshore is moving forward with the appointment of SEE Civil, a leading contractor with extensive expertise in marine civil infrastructure. This comes as latest artist impressions offer a new perspective of the amazing revitalisation. Stage Two – which follows the award-winning Stage One Northern Parklands – delivers a stunning … Continued

WWF-Australia: keeping coal hurts Queensland’s future

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The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today expressed disappointment at the Queensland government’s decision to keep coal-fired power stations running longer than planned.   “This decision threatens our climate, our communities, and our iconic Great Barrier Reef,” said WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O’Gorman.   In 2024, LNP members showed bipartisan support to cut emissions by 75 … Continued

To abandon Qld climate targets would be irresponsible and bad news for the Great Barrier Reef

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In response to news that the Crisafulli government plans to review Queensland’s climate targets and will keep coal-fired power stations open for longer, the Australian Conservation Foundation’s climate and energy program manager Gavan McFadzean said: “To walk back climate targets would be an irresponsible, short-sighted move by the Crisafulli government, which was voted into office … Continued

Mount Isa launches economic roadmap to create jobs, secure future; Qld, Aus gov support package critical

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Mount Isa, North West Queensland: Mount Isa City Council has launched the Mount Isa Future Ready Economy Roadmap, a bold new economic vision to transform and diversify the local economy while delivering immediate jobs and long-term benefits for its residents.    Despite a rich asset base, including the North West Minerals Provinces’ $680-billion in known in-ground resources, … Continued

Family First welcomes pause on plying children with cross-sex hormones

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After years of fighting to protect children from experimental gender treatments, Family First welcomes the Queensland government’s belated decision to pause the use of dangerous cross sex hormones on children. The move came after a clinic in Cairns was found to allegedly be prescribing cross-sex hormones to 12-year-olds without parental consent, Family First’s lead Queensland … Continued