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Trump’s US ratings are near a record low after dropping further last week

US President Donald Trump’s net approval is near a record low after a further dip, despite a surging US stock market. In Australia, there are federal Essential and Morgan polls and a Queensland Resolve poll.

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Queensland’s renewable energy ‘whiplash’: how the shift from coal stalled in Australia’s most polluting state

In 2024 seven solar and windfarms and seven storage projects – totalling 3,202 megawatts – had been approved. Then came the LNP government

The Guardian - AU

Is there really untold oil wealth in Queensland’s Taroom Trough? Here’s why scepticism is warranted

As Australian leaders scramble to secure fuel supplies on the international market, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has been quick to pitch a domestic option: begin extracting the “sea of oil” in the Taroom Trough, a geological formation near the town of Roma.

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More than 20 arrested over Queensland’s controversial ‘from the river to the sea’ laws during weekend of protests

Activists vow to challenge laws in the high court after a weekend of mass protests across Brisbane

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By-election sparked by MP's death ignites fuel debate

A by-election date has been confirmed after an MP's sudden death, triggering debate about a state government's handling of the fuel crisis.

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Inquiry launched as governments spar over oil project

A state government has launched an inquiry into new environmental laws as it calls for a national interest exemption for an oil exploration project.

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What is Queensland’s Taroom trough and could it really be hiding a ‘sea of oil’?

LNP politicians visit a Shell drill site near Roma and claim a ‘generational opportunity’ to reduce Australia’s reliance on fuel imports. Others are more circumspect

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Experts pour water on 'speculative' oil field proposal

An energy expert is pointing to logistical and political hurdles to oil drilling in Australia as climate campaigners pour cold water on a proposal.

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State seeks oil-drilling project in 'national interest'

A state premier is urging the federal government to fast-track approval to drill for oil in response to the fuel crisis, bypassing environment protection laws.

AAP

Brisbane artist contacted by police over works that allegedly violate new Queensland hate speech laws

James Hillier, known as Nordacious, told he could face jail time for some of his designs made in support of Palestine

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‘Cyclone-hardened’ Queenslanders shelter in shipping containers as ‘bloody horrendous’ Narelle tears through

Roadhouse manager says storm has left buildings crushed, sheds down and ‘I don’t think there’s a leaf left on any tree’

The Guardian - AU

Tropical Cyclone Narelle: how did global heating fuel one of Queensland’s most severe storms in years?

Ocean temperatures can dictate a cyclone’s intensity – and the waters off far north Queensland have just had their hottest months on record

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'Something's coming:' worst cyclone in a century looms

A remote community is bracing for the biggest cyclone to hit the region in more than a century, seven years after a category four storm devastated the town.

AAP

TC Narelle could be ‘biggest system in living memory’ when it crosses Queensland coast, authorities warn

Massive storm expected to intensify to category 5 offshore before making landfall on Friday

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Parents and carers swarm on sex offender register site

Parents and carers have flocked to check one state's recently launched child sex offender register in huge numbers.

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Seats lost, regional voters 'betrayed' in revamp

An electoral review has recommended scrapping seats, changing boundaries and renaming electorates as one state redraws the political map.

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Anti-Semitism laws banning chants draws mixed reaction

Critics have slammed new laws designed to combat anti-Semitism as overreach, but a last-minute change reduces a minister's extraordinary powers.

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‘From the river to the sea’ is being outlawed in Queensland. How will the slogan’s ban work, and will it be challenged?

The LNP government passed legislation to deem the chant a ‘proscribed phrase’ – along with ‘globalise the intifada’. Here’s what to know about the laws

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Two new federal polls have One Nation gaining on Labor

Two new federal polls by DemosAU and Fox & Hedgehog have the combined primary vote for Labor and the Greens dropping as One Nation continues to surge. There’s no sign of a boost for the Coalition from Angus Taylor replacing Sussan Ley.

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SA Newspoll shows Liberal wipeout likely; Victorian Morgan poll puts One Nation first on primaries

A South Australian Newspoll has given the Liberals just 14% of the primary vote, four weeks before the state election.

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Premier polishes pitch to lure Trump to Australia

A premier is bidding to bring the United States president to Australia, claiming his state has something Donald Trump wants and needs.

The Guardian - AU

Rightwing thinktank joins backlash to Queensland’s ‘vague’ proposed hate speech laws

Institute of Public Affairs latest to raise free speech concerns over bill facing criticism from across the political divide

The Guardian - AU

Rebel Queensland LNP MP urges colleagues to ‘put on the full armour of God’ and speak against abortion

Nigel Dalton says he sought to redeem himself ‘in the eyes of God’ by crossing the floor in an attempt to overturn the LNP’s abortion debate gag order

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Abortion laws, gun control and the rise (again) of One Nation: is Queensland’s LNP fraying at the seams?

David Crisafulli’s government is a triumph of pragmatism over purpose, but cracks have appeared that could have consequences beyond the state border

The Guardian - AU

Queensland’s new gun laws ‘ignore’ Wieambilla inquest call for mental health checks, Labor says

Police minister points to ‘issues’ with similar system in WA but shadow attorney general claims the LNP ‘buckled to the gun lobby’

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