Queensland public servants cowed by ‘high price’ of speaking out, Peter Coaldrake says
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Queensland’s public servants have become fearful of providing frank and fearless advice to government because of the “high price” paid by some who do, according to the man who led a landmark review of the sector. Prof...
Mother of crash victim launches petition to sack drink-driving Queensland mayor
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Separate petitions calling for the sacking of a Queensland mayor who admitted crashing her vehicle into a tree east of Brisbane after drinks at a work function have been signed by more than 6,300 persone. Redlands mayo...
Queensland integrity review a ‘wake-up call’ on government lobbying
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An integrity probe into the accountability and culture of the Queensland government is a “wake-up call” for greater transparency. The report warned the only way to restore public faith in Queensland politics was to be...
Weather tracker: Japan swelters as ‘heat dome’ pushes up temperatures
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There were scorching conditions across Japan over the weekend, with the 40C threshold breached for the first time in the month of June. A temperature of 40.2C was recorded on Saturday in Isesaki, Gunma prefecture, nor...
Weather tracker: Europe’s heatwave sends temperature records tumbling
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A hot topic over the past couple of weeks has been the heatwave that has been scorching large parts of Europe. This week has been no different with more than 200 monthly temperature records broken across France, and c...
Why Britain desperately needs a news story about ‘glorious weather’
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I never saw my mother in a swimsuit, and I only once remember my father in one. In Fife in the 1920s, when both of them were young, sun-worshipping had yet to catch on. When my father swam, he swam in rivers, and then...
Adani drops $600m claim against Queensland activist and seeks $17m instead
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Mining giant Adani has revealed it was seeking to claim more than $600m in damages from an environmental activist, a figure it has now dropped from its civil case against Ben Pennings. Adani claims Pennings, as the na...
Weather tracker: Europe’s heatwave sends temperature records tumbling
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A hot topic over the past couple of weeks has been the heatwave that has been scorching large parts of Europe. This week has been no different with more than 200 monthly temperature records broken across France, and c...