How rent caps can and will work
Rent caps work in many countries around the world and will not lead to a decrease in supply.
Indeed, Australia has had rent caps in...
State can prioritise but chooses not to
In a media release on 14 March the Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads Mark Bailey claimed that the four lane Tiaro bypass...
Why not use coal?
Rob Atkinson (Chairman - Property Rights Australia) has hit the nail on the head re "Powerlink Queensland" riding rough shod again over our farming...
Where’s the saving?
I have been trying to understand how this (Woolooga to Borumba Dam project) will produce cheaper electricity when measured against the initial cost.
The solar...
Resisting Powerlink’s powerline push
Property rights are being eroded, trampled, or put aside by the roll out of power transmission projects.
Landowners and farmers have made it clear at...
What does Powerlink value?
Powerlink Queensland have shown little respect for the value of land to landowners, agricultural production, the sweat, and aspirations of people who invest in...
The truth comes out
Intelligence services in the United States are now acknowledging that the recent corona virus pandemic in all likelihood originated from a laboratory leak after...
Ax Patient Tax says MP
I recently met with staff and Doctors from the Nanango Medical Centre to discuss the many issues affecting GP’s and medical centres, especially the...
A fond farewell to Hazel
January saw the passing of another long time Gympie resident.
My mother, Hazel Elizabeth Duthie, spent most of her 92 years in Gympie.
She...
We need to do better
The holiday season can be quite the intoxicating time of year, with Christmas celebrations and New Years quickly to follow, it’s no wonder police...
Pinched by fuel prices
It’s been a few days since the fuel excise ended, and I’m sure a lot of us are feeling the strain already. As a...
OPINION: Koalas come last in priorities
The quiet rural town of Widgee is home to lots of wildlife including koalas, which are now listed as endangered, and yet this year...
Police probe infant death tragedy at Chatsworth
Gympie detectives are investigating the tragic drowning of a seven-month-old boy at Chatsworth on Saturday morning.
Detective Inspector Craig Mansfield told reporters soon after 11am...
