Once the immediate crisis in North Queensland has subsided, authorities will need to grapple with how to deal with the ‘new normal’ of extreme weather events. The big question is: are they prepared?
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The Queensland opposition wants an 8pm curfew for children under 14 and 10pm for those under 17, in Townsville and Cairns.
The government wants more people to live in Australia’s north. So we looked at three scenarios to increase the population and the results don’t always look good for the north.
Urbanisation is the main reason for rising temperatures and water pollution, but receives little attention in discussions about the health of water streams, reefs and oceans.
Bushfires across Queensland are fanned by high winds pushed north by a strong low in NSW.
Surveillance often results in people who are homeless being the target of enforcement measures. But a new study in Cairns shows surveillance can also be used to achieve more positive social outcomes.
Major voter concerns for North Queensland reflect the expectations that minor party preferences will determine the election outcome.
To win government, Labor needs a net gain of 19 seats nationally – and that’s the exact number of marginal seats being fought over in Queensland this election.
Bleaching has hit a huge swathe of the Great Barrier Reef, with many corals in the reef’s remote northern reaches now expected to die as a result of warm waters linked to this summer’s El Niño.
The proposed Aquis casino resort in Cairns is edging ever closer to regulatory approval. The development is touted by proponents as a “man-made wonder of the world” and will cost billions to develop. The…
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Adjunct Professor of Politics. Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Political Science: Research Fellow at the Cairns Institute; Research Associate for Centre for Policy Futures, University of Queensland, James Cook University
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Associate Professor, School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University
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Director, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University
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Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Australian Institute of Marine Science
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