UNCOVERED: Dale last - The Untold Story

Fears Queenslanders could be forced to pay for mine cleanup as LNP reviews environmental ‘red tape’

Mining minister Dale Last says the state has an ‘enormous opportunity’ to become a global leader in critical minerals

The Guardian - AU · Jul 5

What is Queensland’s Taroom trough and could it really be hiding a ‘sea of oil’?

LNP politicians visit a Shell drill site near Roma and claim a ‘generational opportunity’ to reduce Australia’s reliance on fuel imports. Others are more circumspect

The Guardian - AU · Apr 10

Queensland government backflips on plan to contest all native title claims

The policy reversal came after a federal court judge asked the government to explain why it had stopped negotiating with Cape York traditional owners

The Guardian - AU · Mar 17

Former Qld police commissioner wants to keep door 'open' on GPS trackers for youth offenders

Bob Atkinson, who also sat on the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, says the use of GPS trackers may be a useful tool into the future, despite a low uptake during a Queensland trial.

ABC News · May 13, 2023

Qld govt ambivalent about police watchdog

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is non-committal about a new police watchdog, saying a new public sector complaints "clearing house" is being planned.

AAP · Nov 23, 2022

Queensland government won't say when abandoned Bruce Highway upgrades will restart

The Queensland government is blaming the economic conditions it says were created by the Morrison government for its difficulties in securing a new contractor.

ABC News · Oct 11, 2022

Qld govt still mulling fire, SES reports

Queensland's opposition is calling for the state government to publish two reviews of the firefighting and emergency services before this year's storm season.

AAP · Aug 18, 2022

Bogie shooting victims remembered as murder charges laid

Three members of one family were shot dead by a neighbour over a property dispute, police allege. As the sole survivor recovers, new details have emerged about the day they were killed and their life on the land.

ABC News · Aug 6, 2022

Inside Queensland's parliamentary annexe — home to a secret spa bath and set for a multi-million-dollar makeover

Complete with colourfully patterned carpet, a cushioned seat and city views, the secret spa remains under lock and key on the premier's level of the 24-storey parliamentary annexe that's set for a $41 million refurbishment.

ABC News · Jun 3, 2022

Fraser Coast businesses call for more police resources after recent crime spree

The damage bill from a spate of shop break-ins in Hervey Bay is almost $400,000, according to a small business owner preparing to set up an action committee to call for more police resources.

ABC News · May 31, 2022