Climate extremes trigger rare coral disease
University of Sydney marine biologists have identified a devastating combination of coral bleaching and a rare necrotic wasting disease that wiped out large, long-lived...
Power station’s off-peak performance
In the six months to September, the ageing Gladstone Power Station had 33 unscheduled outages and was offline for more than 1000 hours, according...
Stay cool on the road
Central Queensland summers aren’t known for being gentle.
Step into a sun-baked car and it can feel like you’ve just opened the door to...
Six charged with the theft of copper wire
Police have charged six people with 81 offences relating to the theft of copper wire across Central Queensland, including the Central Highlands.
These include a...
Barnaby joins One Nation
After weeks of speculation, Maverick MP Barnaby Joyce has joined One Nation, although his former party leader is far from impressed, saying he has...
Looking deeper than the numbers
Earlier this year, Energy Minister Chris Bowen crowed that Australia had reduced its emissions to 440 million tonnes, "which is 28 per cent below...
Stay safe on our roads
I would like to urge everyone across our region to be extra vigilant on the roads now that school holidays are underway.
It’s critical for...
Rocking the chop for cancer research
Cancer Council Queensland’s Ponytail Project has wrapped up its biggest ever year, with more than 2000 participants from 96 schools rocking the chop to...
Concerns over social media ban
The Federal Government's social media ban for under-16s comes into effect on Wednesday, 10 December, but a CQUniversity socio-tech expert has warned poorly designed...
Beef over ‘vague’ new laws
Primary producers are once again in the firing line as the Federal Government passes new laws and changes to the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity...
Asbestos at Clarke Creek
Squadron Energy's Clarke Creek Wind Farm is the latest Australian wind farm to confirm the presence of asbestos, but the company says there is...
Prime market softens ahead of final sale for 2025
Emerald combined agents yarded 2000 head of cattle for the second-last sale of the year on Thursday, 4 December.
With the final sale approaching,...
Reform critical after Queensland e-mobility injuries almost double
RACQ and its partners say enforcement, retail, education, infrastructure and hire schemes are the areas which the Government can address to protect Queenslanders as...
