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Another brick placed on Traveston Dam wall

Jessica Marszalek Queensland's controversial Traveston Crossing Dam is one step closer to being built with the state's coordinator-general giving his approval, subject to 1200 conditions.

Government deal a dam wildlife risk

Kate Dennehy The State Government is trying to do a “backroom deal” with the Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett to ram through approval for the controversial Traveston Crossing Dam, environmentalists...

Distraught dad's sledgehammer lament

Marissa Calligeros When his two-year-old daughter Hannah drowned in the family's backyard pool, Brisbane policeman Andrew Plint took to it with a sledgehammer.

How pool fences could be deadly

Daniel Hurst Metal fences designed to save lives near backyard swimming pools could themselves pose a deadly risk, electricians have warned.

Looping channel the answer

Tony Moore A looping channel should be built around the dam wall at Traveston Crossing rather than a vertical fishway, Australia's recognised leader in lungfish breeding has told Premier Anna Bligh.

$8m lungfish: Damning stats prove fishway's failure

Tony Moore Queensland taxpayers have spent $24 million on a fishway that has shifted only three tagged lungfish in three years.

Put aside dam passion, Garrett told

Daniel Hurst Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has urged the Federal Environment Minister to put aside any emotionally driven arguments when he assesses the controversial Traveston Crossing Dam.

Bligh denies claims dam technology is fishy

Tony Moore The Queensland Government is trying to rush through approval for the Traveston Crossing Dam before a court can rule on the effectiveness of measures to protect the survival of the lungfish,...

Steel mill to face green test

Tony Moore Environmental checks into a new steel mill proposed for Gladstone at Aldoga, were announced by Premier Anna Bligh this morning.

Queensland Government rejects resort linked to lobbyist scandal

Angela Harper A controversial resort development at the centre of the Queensland government lobbyist controversy has been rejected.

Lobbyist scandal resort rejected

Qld Govt rejects a proposed $1.5 billion resort at Cooloola linked to the state's lobbyist scandal.

Buffer zone proposed between adult stores and schools, churches

Adult stores could be forced to keep a 200-metre buffer zone from schools, childcare centres and churches under new laws being considered in Queensland.

All parties should consider fundraiser ban, says Bligh

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has urged all sides of politics to consider banning fundraising functions with businesses.

Premier defends ministers over business links

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has defended two ministers accused of failing to declare dealings over a controversial $1.5 billion resort development.

Mackenroth did not meet Ministers: Bligh

Tony Moore Premier says government Ministers did not meet lobbyist over development bid.

'Queenslanders won't trade backyards for balconies'

Marissa Calligeros Property experts say Queenslanders will not be prepared to trade the traditional Aussie backyard for a two-by-four balcony, despite the State Government's plan to funnel millions of new residents...

Ipswich to make room for 118,000 more homes

THE population of Ipswich will double and housing numbers will triple by 2031 with our region set to bear the brunt of Queensland's rapid future growth.

Koalas only 'half' protected

Tony Moore Conservationists welcome reservation of 900 hectares of bushland, but say koalas will die out unless more is set aside.

Brisbane to grow by 156,000 homes

Tony Moore Australia's fastest growing region, Queensland's south-east corner, will need an extra 754,000 homes to cater for population growth, a new report shows.