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Murray Watt says the government is providing the largest cost-of-living increase to welfare recipients in 30 years. Is that correct?

Cabinet minister Murray Watt says the government is providing the largest cost-of-living increase to welfare recipients in 30 years. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

ABC News · Oct 3, 2022

Winds of ‘radical change’: Queensland breaks up with coal in stunning week in energy

Annastacia Palaszczuk promised to ditch coal by 2035, leaving experts ‘gobsmacked’ given the state’s deep association with the fossil fuel

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022

Bitcoin mining more emissions-intensive than beef production, uses more energy than Austria, study finds

Emissions from Bitcoin mining jumped 126-fold between 2016 and 2021, and the process used more energy than Austria or Portugal, a new study shows.

ABC News · Sep 30, 2022

Pay up: mining and gambling companies told not to expect sympathy over Queensland tax hikes

Campaigns against changes to coal royalties and betting taxes given short shrift by government and advocates

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2022

Coal royalty increase in Queensland state budget blasted by mining industry, resources council

The Queensland government's revamp of how resource royalties are collected draws heavy criticism from the mining industry, but an academic believes it capitalises on coal prices while they are spiking and will not lead to anyone going "out of business".

ABC News · Jun 21, 2022

Trains, housing and royalties: what we know about the Queensland state budget

Funding boosts in social housing, health and rail projects flagged ahead of Tuesday’s budget

The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2022

‘Very different place’: new campaign over mining taxes ‘unlikely’ to succeed in Queensland

Queensland Resources Council has denounced plans to raise royalties, launching new offensive

The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2022

Open letter: the RBA review needs to be completely independent of government

This is the text of an open letter from 12 leading economists, sent on Sunday:

The Conversation · May 29, 2022

Why is petrol still so expensive in Queensland? When will fuel costs go down?

With fuel prices nudging $2.20 a litre in Brisbane, a tank of petrol can put a sizeable dent on your bank balance, so why is fuel so expensive in Queensland and when will prices drop?

ABC News · May 19, 2022

Shrinkflation strikes as wages remain stagnant, meaning you're paying more for less

We've all experienced the phenomenon of shrinkflation, even if we didn't know the exact name for it.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2022