Energy Efficiency

Premier Anna Bligh has welcomed the biggest breakthrough in vaccine delivery since the invention of the syringe in 1853; a $15million investment in Vaxxas Pty Ltd was announced today at UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. ‘a new product designed to delivery – vaccines – without breaking the skin like a needle’ said the [...]

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Is ‘Queensland – The Smart State’ ? asks Guy Pearse In his GCI Insight Seminar Series presentation, GCI Research Fellow Guy Pearse takes us behind the ‘Climatesmart’ branding and asks how much longer Queensland expects to tackle climate change by increasing spin rather than cutting emissions.

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The State Government is facing a community revolt against its growth plans for the Sunshine Coast which now requires a minimum of 14,000 people at Palmview. Angry community groups yesterday called on mayor Bob Abbot to tell the State Government to stop interfering with the region’s green objectives. Mr Abbot has been told to tell [...]

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The Courier Mail recently ran a politcial press release as a story, with the usual mix of spin of gain to off-set some already released or to be released counter-productive story. In this case it was the Clive Palmer coal mine touted to create thousands of jobs by the chief spruiker – who is not [...]

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While Queensland’s economic performance – under Labor – is dormant and falls to fifth in the States ranking, Qld MPs are pocketing $34,000-a-year more than their counterparts in Canberra and stand to gain a huge windfall under plans to overhaul federal salaries. Yes, Captain kRudd’s government is investigating granting MPs a pay rise in return [...]

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