Publicly accessible register for Department of Environment and Science activities opened
A new online portal is giving the public improved access to environmental records in Queensland.
Minister for the Environment Meaghan Scanlon says the Public Register Portal will make it easier for members of the community to receive updates on activities carried out by the Department of Environment and Science.
Evidence of tiny stegosaur found in China
A team of palaeontologists discovered a single footprint left by a cat-sized stegosaur around 100 million years ago in China.
University of Queensland researcher Dr. Anthony Romilio said the footprint suggests the tiny dinosaur may have walked on two legs.
Coca-Cola bottler facing potential internationalisation
Investors will vote today on whether to sell the Australian bottler Coca-Cola Amatil to Coke’s European offshoot for $9.8 billion.
Greek Orthodox Church received millions in rent from aged care homes
An ABC investigation has found a group of taxpayer-funded aged care homes funnelled $31 million into one of Australia’s largest churches.
The homes include St. Basil’s in Melbourne where 45 residents died from a COVID outbreak. It was found St. Basil’s paid over $22 million in rent to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. A commercial real estate agent says this is double the rental market rate.
Gold Coast hopes to adopt new sister city.
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate announced a plan to establish a sister-city relationship with Queenstown in New Zealand.
Mackay locals call for Queensland government to reject coal mine proposal
Mackay Conservation Group led the community in holding a Rally at Bluewater Quay yesterday, calling for the Queensland government to reject the Clive Palmer-owned Central Queensland Coal Project.
Queensland Music Trail will bring music to the outback.
Minister for the Arts Leeanne Enoch launched the Queensland Music Trails today – a program which will bring musicians to outback Queensland.
Minister Enoch said the project is part of the Government’s plan to support the arts and cultural sector through its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Vaccines allegedly traded for illegally mined goods on indigenous reserve
Prosecutors in Brazil have investigated allegations that illegally mined gold has been exchanged for coronavirus vaccines on an indigenous reserve.
The Hutukara Association, which represents the Yanomami people from the Amazon region, reported a health worker for dealing vaccines to illegal miners.
Canine disease spread to South Australia
South Australia has recorded its first case of the tick-borne disease canine ehrlichiosis.
The disease, which can be fatal to dogs, was believed not to exist in Australia until a case was recorded in Western Australia in May last year.