Humans are now driving environmental change so quickly that we are witnessing what is called “rapid evolution” and water dragons found in city parklands — island-like, human-made ecosystems — are starting to move away from being water dragons, and evolving into something else.
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These city dragons are 'evolving at a pace we can witness'
Humans are now driving environmental change so quickly that we are witnessing what is called “rapid evolution” and water dragons found in city parklands — island-like, human-made ecosystems — are starting to move away from being water dragons, and evolving into something else.
Man who killed father with samurai sword gets 37 years' jail
A man who fatally stabbed his father 16 times with a samurai sword for an insurance payout of $2.5m gets 37 years’ jail.
Bartlett to step down from Greens Senate seat, opening door for Waters comeback
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.
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.