
Garnaut's big vision for the Outback gets a kick start from funding
It was a line item in Tuesday’s Budget. Just $7 million, but Ross Garnaut’s dream of a major renewable industrial park in Barcaldine can finally get moving.
It was a line item in Tuesday’s Budget. Just $7 million, but Ross Garnaut’s dream of a major renewable industrial park in Barcaldine can finally get moving.
Queensland is welcoming 750 tourists from the US every week, with an increasing number heading bush instead of the beach.
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Researchers are in a lather over thousands of ancient rock art designs carved into sandstone rock near Barcaldine in the state’s central west.
The Palaszcuk Government has bowed to pressure to do something about the actions of one of its agencies after a furore over its investigation of an outback mayor who publicly criticised the vaccine rollout in his region.
A state agency’s extraordinary pursuit of an outback mayor for potential misconduct after he questioned actions by Queensland Health has prompted the peak body for local councils to vow to take the state to the High Court if necessary to guarantee the right to free speech.
Chronic rental property shortfalls in areas of rural Queensland are putting jobs and industries at risk, dividing opinion as community leaders call it a crisis and real estate agents hail conditions as “the best on record”.