Queensland's Environment Minister Steven Miles has signalled further changes to the way financial assurances are imposed on major projects and has flagged new efforts to deal with problem wastes.
A taskforce advising the Queensland Government has called for a cutting-edge mix of legislation and incentives to cut pollution from farms and new developments in Great Barrier Reef catchments.
The Queensland Supreme Court today rejected a challenge to a Land Court decision that paved the way for GVK Hancock's Alpha coal mine to clear state approval hurdles.