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Michael McKenna is Queensland Editor at The Australian.

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Farmer Joe Bugeja (L), photographed with his family on his property in the Pioneer Valley, west of Mackay, the proposed site of the now abandoned Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Projects. Picture: Michael McKenna / The Australian

Toxic politics: did premier’s ‘undercooked’ fix contaminate valley?

Farmers say they can no longer drink from their wells after a collapsed Labor energy project allegedly poisoned groundwater in one of Queensland’s oldest farming valleys.

Michael McKenna

FEEDING THE CHOOKSFeeding the Chooks

Australian conservative Barclay McGain, who met with Charlie Kirk at a Turning Point USA conference in December last year. Picture: Facebook

Anti-abortion activists plot ‘wholesale capture’ of LNP

A 25-year-old crusader claims he has recruited 200 anti-abortion members to the LNP youth wing as part of his ambition to get Queensland abortion laws overturned.

Sarah Elks, Mackenzie Scott and Michael McKenna

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Forrest’s $1bn wind farm confirms asbestos found in new turbines

Andrew Forrest’s $1bn Clarke Creek Wind Farm has confirmed asbestos in turbine brake pads, becoming the third Australian wind farm to discover the banned hazardous material.

Michael McKenna

FEEDING THE CHOOKSFeeding the Chooks

Triumphant Queensland Premier David Crisafulli proclaimed “Katter country is now Chiesa country” after LNP candidate Wayde Chiesa won the Hinchinbrook By-Election in historic fashion. Picture: Cameron Bates

Crisafulli’s historic hometown by-election win

David Crisafulli has claimed a historic by-election victory in his hometown with his mate as his hand-picked candidate, taking the regional seat of Hinchinbrook back from regional force, the Katter’s Australian Party.

Sarah Elks, Michael McKenna and Mackenzie Scott

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The ETU's Peter Ong, Construction unions rally to fightback against the government's industrial relations agenda, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston

Labor infighting over crackdown on the CFMEU

The Electrical Trades Union appears to have abandoned controversial moves to pressure Anthony Albanese into ending federal administration of the militant CFMEU.

Michael McKenna

FEEDING THE CHOOKSFeeding the Chooks

Porrait of young smiling woman is sitting behind the wheel of right-hand drive a car and shows her middle finger, sticking her hand out of the window. Rudeness of driver on the road.

From bird-flipping MPs to $10k-a-day legal fees

Queensland legal circles are buzzing about the government splashing out double rates on interstate silks for the CFMEU inquiry, and the hunt is on for the video of an MP flipping the bird at the Premier.

Michael McKenna, Sarah Elks and Mackenzie Scott

Pay disputeNation

Ian Leavers General President & CEO of the Queensland Police Union, and Queensland Police Union vice-president Shane Prior, Wieambilla inquest, Brisbane. Picture: Liam Kidston

Funeral ban for police union chief

Former Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers banned his successor Shane Prior from his funeral in explicit instructions left before his sudden death this week.

Michael McKenna

FEEDING THE CHOOKSFeeding the Chooks

State Member for Gladstone Glenn Butcher helping out at the booth with ALP candidate for Flynn Zac Beers

Labor is about to break its own gender rules (again)

Queensland Labor moves to create a new party deputy role in face of gender quota fight as the LNP VP tips a bucket on Peter Dutton and the party’s federal election campaign.

Sarah Elks, Michael McKenna and Mackenzie Scott

‘fought for what is right’Nation

Queensland Police Union President Ian Leavers speaking to the media about the Police involved shooting at The Grange on Sunday afternoon. Monday 22nd May 2023 Picture David Clark

Sudden death of ‘fearless advocate’ for cops

Queensland’s Cross Border Commissioner Ian Leavers was found at his Brisbane home on Monday morning.

Michael McKenna and Mackenzie Scott

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Sydney grandmother Suzanne Rees was found dead on Lizard Island in far north Queensland on Sunday morning after the NRMA-owned Coral Adventurer did not realise she hadn’t returned to theboat

Death cruise cancelled as family of abandoned 80-year-old speak out

Authorities investigating the death of Suzanne Rees will board the Coral Adventurer when it docks back in Cairns. Her shattered family have revealed the first they knew of their missing mum was a 1.30am knock on the door from police.

Sarah Elks and Michael McKenna

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