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Up to 185,000 Queensland homes could be at ‘very high risk’ with many uninsurable if global heating unchecked

State faces more frequent heatwaves, floods, cyclones and bushfires – and many homes will be uninsurable, national climate risk assessment warns

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2025

Could a chlamydia vaccine save Australia's koalas from extinction? Experts say it's complicated

Researchers say the single-dose vaccine could reduce koala chlamydia deaths by up to 65 per cent.

Euronews · Sep 12, 2025

Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia

Australia has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025

Environmentalists slam new gas exploration sites

Environmentalists have called a state government's decision to create nine new gas exploration sites deceitful, as an east coast energy shortage looms.

AAP · May 28, 2025

LNP to cut all funding for Queensland’s Environmental Defenders Office, breaking election promise

EDO boss says Crisafulli government decision means many ‘won’t even know their rights, let alone have the chance to exercise them’

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2025

Proposed Queensland nuclear power plants risk contaminating water supplies in event of disaster, research finds

Queensland Conservation Council analysis finds reactors could strain water supplies even under normal operations

The Guardian - AU · Mar 22, 2025

Proposed nuclear power plants in Queensland could not access enough water to prevent a meltdown, research finds

About 1,000 times the combined capacity of Wivenhoe and Boondooma dams was required to cool Japan’s Fukushima nuclear reactors in 2011

The Guardian - AU · Mar 22, 2025

Conservation groups question Queensland commitment to renewables after hydro scheme scrapped

LNP urged to release details of its alternative energy plans within first 100 days of government

The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2024

Queensland’s reliance on coal is back on the agenda and conservationists are firing up

The Liberal National party’s reluctance to say how it would meet the state’s emissions reduction targets while backing coal-fired power has become an election issue

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2024

Queensland farming lobby launches legal challenge against Great Artesian Basin carbon capture trial

AgForce is seeking a judicial review of a 2022 decision that found the project did not need to be assessed under federal environmental laws

The Guardian - AU · Mar 18, 2024