Broadcast on ABC Local Radio Queensland’s Country Hour on May 7, 2010. Despite the uproar in the mining industry over the government super tax, Queensland businessman Clive Palmer says he’ll go ahead with the huge Waratah megamine project in the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland. The resources sector says that the new tax will thwart…
Broadcast on ABC Radio National’s Bush Telegraph on March 31, 2010. How would you feel if a tree crashed into your house leaving you trapped in there with no power, no running water, or even a mobile phone for a week? That’s exactly what happened to Guy Fletchere-Davies during cyclone Ului in Queensland’s north. Nicky…
Broadcast on ABC Radio National’s Rural Reporter in 2009. Long-distance races are grueling enough in mild temperatures, but think how it tough it would be to do all your training in the Australian Outback. It’s dusty, dry, and temperatures regularly top 40 C in summer – not to forget the snakes. Broken Hill policeman Wayne…