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During the 1973 oil shock, Queensland promised to open a huge oilfield. History is repeating as Australia searches for secure supplies of fuel.
It sounds crazy – hosting Olympic rowing and canoeing on a river home to crocodiles. Yet that’s what is likely to happen in Brisbane in 2032.
Cyclone Narelle is expected to cross the Queensland coast on Friday morning. It has followed a predictable westward path, which is highly unusual.
Since February 2025, eight young Australians have died in e-bike crashes. That’s one reason Queensland is pushing for tighter e-mobility regulation.
A legal e-bike is just as safe as a regular bicycle, and shouldn’t be subjected to different rules.
With billions in Australian taxpayers’ dollars being spent ahead of the Games, what’s the argument for lifting the ban now?
K'gari island is renowned for its natural beauty and unique lakes. But new research reveals there was a time when some evaporated. Could this happen again?
The state breakdown shows growth in the services sector helped to offset weakness in mining and manufacturing.
Australian history has often been written from a southern perspective. But a history of the tropical North sheds light on ‘truth telling’ and questions of race.
South Australian landlords who turn a blind eye on illegal tobacco can now be fined, while Queensland is proposing bigger fines and even a year in jail.
If legislation passes, the register would be the first public one in Australia, but evidence shows they do little do protect people.
On Wednesday, Queensland’s public school teachers will walk off the job in their first statewide strike in 16 years.
Trees are invading the open, grassy habitat of the endangered golden-shouldered parrot – giving predators cover to lie in wait.
The reality of drone-assisted health care may be closer than we think.
Several big green hydrogen projects have been shelved. An expert explains why Australia’s sky-high ambition for the industry is struggling to reach fruition.
Directed by Kriv Stenders, using reenactments, archival footage and contemporary interviews, the film portrays Bjelke-Petersen as a complex and polarising figure.
Two cases of locally acquired malaria have been reported in the Torres Strait. Here’s what you need to know.
Queensland’s new government has set about scrapping clean energy projects. But it’s shaping up as a go-slow period, not a blanket ban.
Using legal loopholes to push forward infrastructure projects could backfire on Brisbane’s Olympic and Paralympic Games organisers.
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Associate Professor of Politics and Journalism, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Professor, the McKinnon Institute for Political Leadership, Monash University
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Lecturer in Conservation, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Conservation Planning, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Professor in Tropical Regional Development, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University
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