The State Government will spend $1 million upgrading Queensland stock routes (Photo: ABC)

Statewide

'Long paddock' wins $1 million makeover as state comes to the rescue

Queensland’s crumbling stock route network is to receive a $1 million State government cash injection ahead of a new revenue raising shake-up to shore up its future.

Business

Arrow Energy releases mea culpa over farmland drilling - but won't stop

Gas producer Arrow Energy has admitted it blundered over its policy of drilling beneath the land of Queensland farmers without telling them.

Statewide

Free-loading cattle could be eating future of Queensland's iconic long paddock

A crucial inland network that plays a key role in supporting Queensland’s beef industry, while being highly valued by recreational campers and tourists, is starved of funds and at risk of collapse.

Statewide

Why this little piggy may hold the secret to reducing our emissions

Eradicating feral pigs globally would be the equivalent of taking one million cars off the road, according to a University of Queensland study.

Business

Green metals, making body parts and eating algae may be the future for Queensland

Nine emerging industries using high technology would create as many as 30,000 direct jobs in Queensland over the next 10 years, according to a report from QUT and the CSIRO.