The Latest Breaking News from Ellie Smith

BHP proposal to extend Queensland coalmine until 2116 ‘delusional’, activists say

Proposed expansion would cover about 4,000 hectares and involve clearing of habitat for the koala, greater glider and other threatened species

The Guardian - AU · Oct 7, 2022

Fracking in Lake Eyre the ‘height of folly’, report suggests

Economic analysis suggests any proposal to allow fracking in Queensland basin would not be commercially viable

The Guardian - AU · Oct 2, 2022

Tanya Plibersek declines to fast-track Senex Energy gas project

Tanya Plibersek knocks back a request to exempt an energy project in southern Queensland from assessment against environmental laws, saying she is "not satisfied" it is in the national interest.

ABC News · Aug 23, 2022

Desperate holidaymakers travelling hours to queue in Liverpool for new passports

One person waiting for a passport on Old Hall Street said she'd lost sleep over the delays

Liverpool Echo · Apr 29, 2022

Qld coal seam gas waste plan criticised

Activists warn a draft Queensland government plan would allow the coal seam gas industry to simply bury waste brine, posing a risk to the environment.

AAP · Apr 26, 2022

Queensland government acknowledges subsidence caused by CSG could affect farmland

Farmers in the Darling Downs say that even minuscule changes to the flat black soil plains could disrupt soil drainage and farming methods

The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2022

Queensland government rejects coal exploration licence in farmland close to Great Barrier Reef

Fox Resources’ proposed mining development lease refused on public interest grounds

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2022

Kidnapper invented sick lie to convince girl Cleo Smith, 4, to leave her family's tent

Cleo Smith’s mum has opened up on how her four-year-old daughter was lured away from the family tent at the Blowholes campsite in Western Australia on October 16 last year

Daily Mirror · Feb 8, 2022

Cleo Smith family interview: Nine’s $2m 60 Minutes exclusive fails to top Sunday night TV ratings

60 Minutes interview with parents beaten by Seven News and Married At First Sight, but wins timeslot

The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2022

Cleo Smith's parents say the four-year-old has suffered from nightmares following her WA abduction

The parents of Cleo Smith tell 60 Minutes their four-year-old girl has suffered from nightmares in the aftermath of her abduction last October.

ABC News · Feb 6, 2022