Queensland can no longer cull sharks in protected areas of the Great Barrier Reef, but it’s time to move away from culls, nets and drumlines altogether. There are better ways to keep our beaches safe.
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Billions of bogong moths are setting out from Queensland, but not reaching Victoria. We need citizen scientists to help figure out where they’re ending up.
Climate change makes every risk factor for major bushfires worse, which means massive, intense fires will only become more likely.
Each spring, winds circling the South Pole weaken. If they weaken enough, they can actually reverse – causing rapid warming.
Two Queensland-based experts discuss what so many politicians and pundits get wrong about the Sunshine State – and what its citizens are crying out for.
Six months after huge floods swept Queensland we can start to appreciate the huge effect they had on native species.
The blotched butterfly orchid (Sarcochilus weinthalii) looks fairly unremarkable when it’s not flowering, generally resembling the far more common orange blossom orchid. But when it flowers, it is exquisite…
Remote Queensland farmers are among the least “digitally included” communities in Australia, according to a new report that documents the impacts of low access, affordability and digital ability for families and communites.
Rates of unwelcome advances haven’t changed under Queensland’s ‘Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence’ policies. In one entertainment district, it happened to 26% of women the night they were interviewed.
Even after ‘Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence’ policies took effect in 2016, Queenslanders still drink more heavily on nights out. Reported levels of aggression are higher than in other states too.
A comprehensive two-year evaluation of statewide measures introduced in 2016 has shown it’s possible to reduce alcohol-related violence while also producing economic benefits.
When Matthew Condon began writing about corruption in Queensland he discovered that members of his own family had cameos in the narrative.
Queensland has become the latest state or territory to embark on an Indigenous treaty process. But for lasting progress to be made, the federal government cannot shirk its responsibility.
Queensland’s payment to settle a stolen wages class action marks the first recognition that these claims have legal as well as moral and political merit.
This week, Victoria has joined several other states and committed to introducing a non-fatal strangulation offence. This move will change the way domestic abusers are prosecuted.
It’s been years in the making, but Adani’s controversial Queensland coal mine is finally shovel-ready. Yet significant scientific questions remain, such as the impact on the region’s aquifers.
More than half a century after the first high-speed trains began running overseas, Australia is still waiting for the long-promised service. Right now, faster rail is a better short-term prospect.
The Queensland Labor government still must approve two outstanding environmental management plans for the Adani mine to go ahead.
Queensland has a proud place in Labor history. But the 2019 election shows the federal Labor Party no longer understands the issues that matter to Queensland voters.
Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen was Queensland’s longest-serving premier, but an inquiry into corruption brought his hopes of becoming the next prime minister of Australia to a sudden end.
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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 of Law, Deakin University
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Lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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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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PhD Candidate in Political Science, Griffith University
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Distinguished Professor, James Cook University