Publications

‘The rural south-east seat of Nanango is shaping up as one to watch at the Queensland election. It is home to the New Acland coal mine, which

Jeff Seeney said climate change ‘semi-religious belief’: Queensland mayor signs statutory declaration stating Deputy Premier made comment. ‘The mayor of a major Queensland council has signed

‘We are, however, extremely concerned that (Sibelco’s) public relations campaign has led to legislation that in our opinion (a) is potentially damaging to the natural environment

‘Food security is vital for future generations of Australians and the world. Some of the most productive agricultural areas in Australia are across the Darling Downs

‘Queensland MP oversaw mine approval for company where his daughter works’ (The Guardian, 22.1.15). ‘Ian Walker took a donation from a director of New Hope Group

The Guardian (21.1.15) reports that: the Queensland premier, Campbell Newman, has been forced to fend off attacks on the integrity of his government as new details emerged

Bob Pressey, Alana Grech, Jon Brodie and Jon Day write in The Conversation (19.1.15): ‘With only a fortnight of campaigning left before Queenslanders go to the

The Guardian reports (16.1.15) on a paper by the Australia Institute which claims that ‘Queensland taxpayers have subsidised the Abbot Point coal port expansion to the

The Sunshine Coast Daily (16.1.15) reports that the health of the Great Barrier Reef has proven to be a crown-of-thorns in the side of Queensland’s major parties.  Environmental

Oliver Milman writes in The Guardian (13.1.15): ‘Australia’s largest proposed mine would be fed water that has been directly diverted from two north Queensland rivers, under

Oliver Milman writes in The Guardian (8.1.15) that ‘Australia is pressing ahead with huge new coalmining projects, just as a new study has calculated that more than

Professor John Quiggin writes in Inside Story (20.12.14): ‘The task before the world is to decarbonise the global economy by 2050, and it seems quite likely