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Green groups call for inquiry into miners and pollies

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have called for a public inquiry into the influence of the mining industry on Queensland...

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30th June 2016 7:06 PM

FORECAST: GPC boss believes the price of coal won't keep rising.

Green groups urge people to 'vote for the reef'

The Australian Marine Conservation Society and WWF have launched their own political advertising campaign.

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07th June 2016 5:06 AM

Bleached coral found at Ribbon Reef.

Green group ‘Activism’ concerns drive inquiry

POSSIBLE illegal activity and “political activism” by green groups were two key issues that led to the creation of an...

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09th June 2015 5:06 PM

Attempt to strip charity status could up in High Court

A LEADING constitutional law expert says any new laws seeking to silence green groups are likely to be challenged in the...

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05th June 2015 6:06 PM

A Coast pensioner has been refused bail after being charged with drug trafficking.

Green groups wary of tax-deductible donation inquiry

ENVIRONMENTAL groups have warned an inquiry into their tax-deductible donation status could threaten freedom of speech and...

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04th June 2015 4:06 PM

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Grazier backs green group’s court battle against GVK Hancock

A LIVID grazier has backed a conservation group taking GVK Hancock to court after the mining giant described the challenge...

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24th April 2015 5:04 AM

Paola Cassoni, who co-owns Bimblebox, prepares her objections to the GVK-Hancock Alpha Mine just 10km north.

Furry green groups protest tax changes

A SENATE inquiry into the Abbott government’s attacks on the Australian environment has heard funding cuts to green groups...

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22nd April 2015 5:04 AM

Queensland Senator Larissa Waters listens to Prof Ove Hoegh-Gulberg as he answers questions from senators at the Environment and Communications References Committee at the Queensland Parliament in Brisbane, Monday, July 21, 2014. Senators from across Australia will gather in Brisbane to hear about the Australian government and Queensland government's management of the Great Barrier Reef.

Verbal war on green groups at Major Projects Conference

A TOP Queensland Government bureaucrat kick-started a verbal war on green groups which continued throughout a high-profile...

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19th Sept. 2014 6:09 AM

Ten green reasons to keep environmental approvals from state

GREEN groups say there are 10 reasons why the Abbott Government should abandon its plans to hand over environmental...

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07th Aug. 2014 5:08 PM

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is one of the major drivers of international visitors.

Laws to stop green groups challenging mining leases

GREEN groups will no longer be able to mount a final fight against new Queensland mines if the state goes ahead with a...

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06th March 2014 6:03 AM

BMA have bowed to public pressure from the Moranbah community and the Isaac Regional Council and have agreed to install an air quality monitor in Moranbah.Coal dust generated by the surrounding mines is one of the downsides of life in Moranbah.