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Voluntary Assisted Dying

Voluntary Assisted Dying

Next week the Queensland Parliament will vote on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021. Queensland Labor made a commitment during the 2020 election that the Bill would be presented to Parliament as a conscience vote, and that is exactly what we have done. There is a wide array of views surrounding the legislation, ranging from […]

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Warwick fuel is too expensive

Warwick fuel is too expensive

The Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Dr Anthony Lynham took action last week on behalf of the Warwick community and wrote to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to seek an investigation into why fuel prices in Warwick are amongst some of the highest in the State.

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#FactCheck - water costs need a closer look

#FactCheck – water costs need a closer look

Joel Richters, Labor’s candidate for Southern Downs, wants to set the record straight on water prices in the local community.

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Premier announces Joel Richters to contest Southern Downs

Premier announces Joel Richters to contest Southern Downs

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced Joel Richters will join her team to contest Southern Downs for Labor in the election to be held later this year. Mr Richters moved to Goondiwindi in 2014 after serving in the Australian Army for eight years. He is a proud and dedicated healthcare worker at Darling Downs Health, as […]

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Big business steps up to help keep stock alive

Big business steps up to help keep stock alive

Granite Belt Water Relief have only been operating for a few months to provide desperately needed water to people in rural areas so that they can keep their animals alive in what has become the worst drought on record in the Stanthorpe and Granite Belt region.

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Lister and Littleproud are playing games with community over drought

The state government is spending record amounts on drought relief in Queensland… $74 million over the next four years according to this years’ budget.

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Premier visits the Southern Downs

Premier visits the Southern Downs

When the Premier visited the Southern Downs and Granite Belt on Thursday the hot topics were water supply and drought.

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What’s after Emu Swamp?

What’s after Emu Swamp?

Water security or better described as insecurity is shaping up to be the most difficult challenge that we may face this century.

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Emu Swamp Dam gets kick started

The Palaszczuk Labor Government have announced $13.6 million to kick start Emu Swamp Dam which is fantastic news for the farmers on the Granite Belt. This announcement has been anticipated after federal Labor announced they would match the federal contributions during the last election. This announcement has been possible because of the advocacy of organisations […]

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