Songs in the key of life
Baffle Creek singer-songwriter Amanda Heartsong’s debut single is based on a raw and intimate scenario that almost came to be – a conversation with...
LNP slams PM of Self-created energy issues
Shadow Minister for Resources, Senator Susan McDonald has questioned the Albanese Government’s genuine desire to back Australian critical mineral interests, saying last week's funding...
The school that ‘could never happen’
This week my column takes on an unusual twist.
More of a current (but slightly personal) news report instead of the usual decade-old ramblings...
MP hails successful forums
Federal Member for Flynn Colin Boyce has described his ‘Flynn Energy Forums’ as a massive success.
Mr Boyce hosted guest speaker Steven Nowakowski for an...
A call to big industry to play their part
May is Queensland’s Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month and one local who testifies of the power of prevention for reducing the risk for...
No napping on DFV research
CQUniversity’s Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research has unveiled a new research expert in its arsenal with Dr Lyndal Sleep taking on...
Another beauty in Baralaba
The Central Queensland show circuit is underway and the Baralaba Agriculture and Pastoral Show, founded in 1937, attracted good crowds from the Banana Shire...
Objecting to your land valuation
Have you received a land valuation notice in the mail?
This notice, issued by the Valuer-General under the Land Valuation Act 2010, assesses the value...
Council sustainability key survey issue
Regional local governments are urged to take a new survey by the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) in response to the Federal Government’s Inquiry into...
Facebook ‘profiting’ from crime
Premier Steven Miles has accused Facebook's parent company Meta of profiting from crime by allowing offenders to post videos of their illegal acts on...
Man shot and killed by police after stealing vehicles and firearm near Miriam Vale.
A 36-year-old man, believed to be from Cairns, has died after being shot by police at a rest area along the Bruce Highway near...
Know your responsibilities as a company director
Recently I have been warning readers that the Australian Taxation Office has been ramping up its debt-collection activities.
In this article I want...
Billions in gas exported, but where are the returns?
If you’re a nurse, teacher, retail worker or driller’s offsider, you’re paying more tax than any of Australia’s massive gas corporations.
Most of the gas...
