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Gas lobby plans ‘national public awareness campaign’ – as it happened

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Meaghan Scanlon tipped to get housing portfolio as Palaszczuk's Queensland cabinet reshuffle takes shape

The biggest move is expected to be Health Minister Yvette D'Ath, who government sources say will likely make a direct swap with Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman.

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Meaghan Scanlon to take on housing as Leeanne Enoch becomes Queensland’s minister for treaty

Cabinet reshuffle to see health minister and attorney general swap portfolios as Palaszczuk government dips in polls

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Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner proposes moving homeless population to federal-owned Pinkenba COVID facility

Adrian Schrinner commits $1 million to relocating people living in the city's parks to the empty $400 million COVID quarantine centre near the airport, but has not spoken to the federal government, which owns the facility.

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New crocodile detection device, behaviour experts to help improve safety from attacks in Queensland

Employing sonars and artificial intelligence, the warning system is expected to be installed at busy boat ramps as part of a suite of measures to reduce the risk of crocodile attacks in the state.

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Cheers: Queensland uncorks bottler of a recycling idea

Queensland is raising a glass to becoming the first to include wine bottles in its 10 cent container deposit scheme.

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Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation angry about lack of consultation on K'gari resort proposal

The traditional owners of K’Gari (Fraser Island) have condemned the developer of a proposed five-star luxury resort on the island, which claimed to have their support for the plan.

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Gold Coast mayor wants services to stay on at South Stradbroke Island's Couran Cove amid legal dispute

The Gold Coast mayor pleads for utilities to remain open to Couran Cove residents amid an ongoing legal dispute.

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Steve Irwin’s father leads push to stop would-be influencers entering crocodile habitat

Bob Irwin calls on Queensland state government to introduce new offences for those who disturb the reptiles across the state

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New push to bring Queensland’s lagging emissions targets into line with other states

Environmental advocates urge state to ‘do better than 30% by 2030’, and propose doubling of current targets

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Worn-out solar panels and batteries face Queensland landfill bans

A possible ban on dumping end-of-life solar panels and batteries into landfill has been put on the agenda for the Sunshine State.

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Solar panel dumping ban on the agenda for Queensland

An expected surge in solar panel waste by the end of the decade has pushed the Queensland government to consider a ban on dumping the technology into landfill.

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Agricultural sector joins fight to protect Queensland’s wild rivers from gas fields

Grazier says oil and gas industry largely self-enforce regulations in the Lake Eyre basin with no consequences for non-compliance

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Government departments at odds over protecting Yabba State Forest near the Sunshine Coast from logging

Queensland's environment department wants much of Yabba State Forest protected — but the agriculture department has plans for selective logging there until at least next year.

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Santos biodiversity offset project at Mount Tabor Station receives final approvals

Traditional owners are celebrating a "win" for a culturally significant property but there are concerns about fundamental problems with biodiversity offsetting for fossil fuel projects.

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The green paradox: Habitat and wildlife under threat in rush to fast-track renewable projects

If a wind farm project has the potential to wipe out 925ha of koala habitat is it still green? John McCarthy investigates.

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Butchulla people get more land as K'gari (Fraser Island) celebrates 30 years of World Heritage status

From sand mining to bushfires, the world’s largest sand island has endured a lot since it was added to the World Heritage List 30 years ago. But this celebration is about more than an anniversary.

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Queensland mulls gas wells near leak site

The Queensland government says a decision on plans to drill for gas near the contaminated site of Linc Energy's failed coal project is up to the regulator.

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Linc Energy whistleblower warns of continued spread of toxic chemicals from failed coal gas site

A petroleum engineer says he warned regulators years ago about the risk of chemicals, such as cyanide and benzene, spreading through groundwater beyond a failed underground coal gasification site in Queensland.

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Queenslanders could soon recycle glass wine and spirit bottles in expanded Containers for Change scheme

The expansion hinges on the results of a three-month period of community consultation between December this year and February 2023, and industry feedback.

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Fraser Island expected to be formally named K'gari as community consultation ends

The traditional name is already recognised by National Parks and in the World Heritage title, but the next step will make it official.

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Plans to increase no-fish zones in Great Sandy Marine Park worry Queensland seafood industry

The Queensland government has proposed a nine per cent increase to green zone areas in the Great Sandy Marine Park in a bid to protect threatened species.

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Queensland Ocean Crusader volunteers fight a losing battle in 'phenomenal' flood debris clean up

Seven months on from February's flood disaster, conservation group Ocean Crusaders is still cleaning up tonnes of debris from south-east Queensland riverbanks and says greater investment is needed from all levels of government.

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Historic land handover as 360,000 hectares returned to traditional owners on Cape York

A parcel of land bigger than some European countries has been handed back to traditional owners in far north Queensland after generations of campaigning.

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‘New era’: more than 360,000 hectares of Queensland’s Cape York returned to traditional owners

All national parks in the cape are now in the hands of First Nations people after Wednesday’s ceremony

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