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A Gulfstream G280, pictured at Singapore’s Changi Airport.

Palaszczuk government in aerial dogfight over new fleet

The Queensland government has hit back at claims its aircraft fleet is being replaced to benefit politicians, saying the planes play an important public safety role.

  • Cameron Atfield

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Confirmed reports of fire ant nests have been steadily increasing in Brisbane.

Reports of fire ant nests in Brisbane soar in recent years

Without the fire ant program, the pests would have spread to Mackay, Longreach and south to Goulburn in New South Wales.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Queensland will remain the only state in Australia which allows breeding of dolphins in captivity for entertainment.

Queensland is the only state where dolphins can be bred for entertainment

The state has rejected calls for the breeding and importation of dolphins for entertainment to be banned.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Worker shortages could adversely affect the price of blueberries and other Australian berries.

Berry prices skyrocket while farmers get creative to lure workers

The cost of blueberries has soared to up to $12 in Brisbane as the seasons change amid fears of a worker shortage coming into winter.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley has revoked the export licence of the Great Barrier Reef commercial fin fishery.

Great Barrier Reef export fishery banned for 'disappointing' failure

Queensland's Great Barrier Reef export fishery licence has been cancelled by federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley after the state government failed to deliver a sustainable fisheries strategy required under Commonwealth law.

  • Mike Foley
The Federal Court is considering an appeal of an Administrative Appeals Tribunal decision which would effectively shut down the shark control program on the Great Barrier Reef.

Queensland govt fights for shark culls to 'protect human safety'

The Queensland government has a back-up option if its shark control program appeal tanks.

  • Felicity Caldwell
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Tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier off Raine Island, Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area , Queensland, Australia Tiger shark, Shark Bay WA

Great Barrier Reef shark control program hangs in the balance

Environmentalists have argued drones and education are a better way of protecting swimmers from shark attacks.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Fisheries Minister Mark Furner announced hooks would be removed from the Great Barrier Reef's shark control program following the tribunal's decision.

Great Barrier Reef shark protections to be rolled out after court grants temporary stay

The Queensland government had immediately suspended its shark control program on the Great Barrier Reef after a contentious ruling.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Supplied image shows a shark hooked off the coast of Magnetic Island in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Shark control program to be shut down in the Great Barrier Reef

Hooks will be removed from drumlines on the Great Barrier Reef after a ruling welcomed by environmental groups.

  • Felicity Caldwell
The Queensland strawberry industry is forecast to be worth $148 million in 2018-19.

Strawberry growers shut the farm gate after tampering crisis

The needle tampering crisis has wiped $12 million from the strawberry industry.

  • Felicity Caldwell

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