Greens senator for Queensland Andrew Bartlett will vacate his Upper House seat at the next federal election, possibly clearing the way for Larissa Waters to return for the party after she resigned over her dual citizenship status.
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Aurizon pulls pin on NAIF loan application for Galilee Basin rail line amid Adani doubts
Australia’s largest rail freight company says it will withdraw its application for a Federal Government loan to build a massive rail corridor in the Galilee Basin, raising more doubts about the prospects for Adani’s Carmichael coal mine.
Woodchipper death now being treated as suspicious, police say
Investigators described the scene as “horrific” when they attended the scene in November last year but originally treated the incident as an accident.
Churchie old boys tell Anglican Church to hand over schools or risk donations
Prominent businessmen ramp up pressure on the Anglican Church to give up control of its schools in southern Queensland amid concern about the handling of child sexual abuse cases and its dated school governance practices.
Farmers fed-up with trampled sunflower fields for selfies
Farmers are increasingly concerned as thousands of tourists stream onto their sunflower fields, destroying paddocks and crops.
BrewDog deal a win for craft beer lovers. Not so for local brewers
The Queensland Government has thrown Scottish beermaker BrewDog a major bone — $30 million to build a facility in Brisbane. But what has the Queensland Government done to work to build the local industry? Nothing, writes Matt Kirkegaard.
In the age of online streaming, Brisbane is having a cinemas boom
In a time where you can stream any movie or TV show directly into your lounge room, you might wonder why people would bother going to the movies. But it appears Brisbane is embracing the cinemas more than ever.
Linc Energy workers told to drink milk and eat yogurt to avoid acid burns, court told
A court hears workers at an underground coal gasification plant in Queensland that complained of burning eyes, infections and shortness of breath were told by the company to increase their dairy intake.
New anxiety medication 'could reverse binge drinking effects on brain'
Tests of a new anxiety medication show it has the potential to address harmful effects of heavy drinking on the brain and may even help alcoholics beat the disease, Queensland researchers say.
Put that bike gathering dust to work for you
Got a bicycle collecting dust in your shed? You could make some money by renting it through the share economy.