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Queensland rejects Glencore carbon capture and storage proposal for Great Artesian Basin

Environment department says its decision ‘makes clear that other carbon capture and storage projects will not be viable for the Great Artesian basin’

The Guardian - AU

Carbon capture project rejected over groundwater fears

Potential impacts on groundwater resources has led to the rejection of Glencore's carbon capture storage project in the Great Artesian Basin.

AAP

Gina Rinehart, One Nation and the Greens all oppose Glencore’s plan to store CO2 in the Great Artesian Basin – why?

The mining company insists the storage hub is safe but many are unconvinced about injecting carbon dioxide into a major Australian water resource

The Guardian - AU

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Defence land could be weak spot in ant war

The discovery of fire ants on a defence base west of Brisbane has raised serious concerns about whether other defence sites are harbouring the super pest.

AAP

Queensland farming lobby launches legal challenge against Great Artesian Basin carbon capture trial

AgForce is seeking a judicial review of a 2022 decision that found the project did not need to be assessed under federal environmental laws

The Guardian - AU

Farmers urge Labor leaders to fight carbon capture plan

A farming lobby says Labor leaders whose states need the Great Artesian Basin should be fighting a carbon capture and storage trial in Queensland.

AAP

Queensland reviews future of cattle branding amid shortage of combinations

Queensland is running out of cattle brands and some producers are waiting up to six months for a new brand, prompting a government review on how livestock are identified.

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Qld land-clearing report not up to scratch

The Queensland government says a new report shows deforestation has fallen, but environmental groups says it's still happening at an alarming rate.

AAP

Cattle industry paving the way with key board reaching 50 percent gender representation

Angela Hutchinson is appointed AgForce Queensland director and also joins the Cattle Council of Australia board, creating an equal gender split for the national body.

ABC News

AgForce chief Michael Guerin questions climate science, blasts NZ pledge to cut farm emissions

Queensland may have recently elected three Greens MPs, but the head of the state lobby group AgForce says the science is not settled on climate change as he criticises NZ's agricultural emissions plan.

ABC News

Beef industry making progress on net zero, but is it moving fast enough for major export markets?

Emissions are coming down as farmers increase the amount of ground cover across their paddocks, land clearing has slowed, and abattoirs have built systems that trap waste and divert it from landfill.

ABC News

Farmers battling climate change welcome Labor, Greens stronger policies

Meet the Australian farmers who have battled for years for action on climate change, keen to work with Greens and Labor.

ABC News

Beef industry could struggle to achieve net zero by 2030 if Queensland keeps clearing land

The federal government is banking on carbon offsets to reach net zero, but Queensland continues to have the highest deforestation rate in the country.

ABC News

Qld govt won't order new land valuations

The Queensland government has defended an unexpected hike in land values in flood-hit areas, saying valuations take in data from previous flood events.

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Qld farmers want reef law science auditor

Queensland farmers have slammed the major parties for not backing a crossbench bill to wind back Barrier Reef runoff rules, which they claim are not scientific.

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