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New daily flights expected to result in more Asian and European travellers to Far North Brisbane Courier-Mail

03 Jun 2019 5:00 AM

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'Noisy activists' told not to sneer at honest mining jobs by Townsville Enterprise Geelong Advertiser by Madura McCormack

03 Jun 2019 12:00 AM

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Airlines urge trust rebuild after crisis Age, Melbourne, Business News, Patrick Hatch

03 Jun 2019

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Disruption forces infrastructure rethink Australian Financial Review, Australia, Companies and Markets, Jenny Wiggins

03 Jun 2019

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Recruitment starts at Adani Courier Mail, Brisbane, General News

03 Jun 2019

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Tassie family stoked on trip of a lifetime Brisbane Courier-Mail

03 Jun 2019 12:00 AM

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ROCKABILLY FANS PLAYING IT COOLY Sunday Mail Brisbane, Brisbane, General News, Jane Armitstead

02 Jun 2019

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RIDE SHARES REEF WONDER Sunday Mail Brisbane, Brisbane, Escape, Susan Bugg

02 Jun 2019

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A diversion to the Gold Coast Marathon routes will allow an extra 1500 runners to ... NBN Gold Coast, Gold Coast, NBN News Gold Coast (Saturday), Jane Goldsmith

01 Jun 2019 6:53 PM

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A week that changed Sunshine Coast tourism sunshinecoastdaily.com.au

01 Jun 2019 4:00 PM

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$1m campaign to draw Aussies to the warmth of Cairns Adelaide Now

01 Jun 2019 5:00 AM

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Airport due for next round of PFAS chemical tests sunshinecoastdaily.com.au by Bill Hoffman

01 Jun 2019 12:01 AM

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EDITORIAL North West Star, Mount Isa, General News

01 Jun 2019

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Poll result buoys North Townsville Bulletin, Townsville, General News, Madura McCormack

01 Jun 2019

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Confidence grows for fulfilment of Galilee Basin Townsville Bulletin, Townsville, General News, Madura McCormack

01 Jun 2019

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One final approval until mine a reality Townsville Bulletin, Townsville, General News, Domanii Cameron Jessica Marszalek

01 Jun 2019

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Adani readies for next wave of activism AFR Weekend, Australia, General News, Mark Ludlow

01 Jun 2019

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Water plan last hurdle for Adani coalmine Weekend Australian, Australia, General News, Sarah Elks

01 Jun 2019

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Greens ticked off as Adani finches closer Courier Mail, Brisbane, General News, Domanii Cameron Jessica Marszalek

01 Jun 2019

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Gold Coast Marathon so popular organisers increase capacity by extra 1500 runners Gold Coast Bulletin by Paul Weston

01 Jun 2019 12:00 AM

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Papua New Guinea's national airline Air New Guinea says they are ready to fly ... Seven Cairns, Cairns, Seven Local News, Rob Brough and Joanne Desmond

31 May 2019 6:03 PM

Duration: 1 min 42 secs • ASR AUD 1,010 • QLD • Australia • Report Builder • ID: X00079069388 Papua New Guinea's national airline Air New Guinea says they are ready to fly passengers to Asia, filling the void left by Cathay Pacific after it announced they will no longer fly to the Far North by September. The announcement could save the Far North's struggling tourism sector. Representatives from Qantas flew in to Cairns yesterday to meet with business and industry leaders to discuss ways to improve tourism in the Far North. Audience 15,000 All, 7,000 MALE 16+, 8,000 FEMALE 16+ Interviewees Kevin Byrne, Enterprise North|Tracey Groves, Cairns Airport

Air Niugini is in negotiations with Cairns Airport about flying freight and passengers to ... WIN Cairns, Cairns, WIN News, Melissa Russell

31 May 2019 6:03 PM

Duration: 0 min 46 secs • ASR AUD 140 • QLD • Australia • Report Builder • ID: X00079068344 Air Niugini is in negotiations with Cairns Airport about flying freight and passengers to Asia after Qantas showed interest in the similar service earlier this week. Cairns MP Michael Healy says while the state has $10m to spend towards securing a new service, it is accessing all of its options. The interest comes in the wake of Cathay Pacific's shock withdrawal from its direct service to Hong Kong after more than 20 years in service. Audience 5,000 All, 2,000 MALE 16+, 3,000 FEMALE 16+ Interviewees Michael Healy, Member for Cairns Vision Qantas

Whole town flies to the Gold Coast for free trip from Waratah, Tasmania Northern Territory News by Talisa Eley

31 May 2019 1:49 PM

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New mascot Ruby Rocket to welcome young visitors to The Ruby Collection apartments Northern Territory News by Ashleigh Hartley

31 May 2019 11:46 AM

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Interview with Cairns Airport Chief Commercial Officer Tracey Groves. According to the ... 4CA AM, Cairns, John Mackenzie, John MacKenzie

31 May 2019 9:40 AM

Duration: 9 mins 0 sec • ASR AUD 1,105 • QLD • Australia • Report Builder • ID: X00079064796 Interview with Cairns Airport Chief Commercial Officer Tracey Groves. According to the Cairns Post, a Lego store, fashion retailers and the Blow & Glow Express Hair Salon are among the 13 new shops coming to the Cairns Airport on its $55m domestic terminal redevelopment, with 22 more shops to be unveiled. Groves says they are making sure to minimise disruption to passengers as much as they can, with construction works happening at night. Groves says in the redevelopment, they are putting in new acoustics into the ceiling to help with the PA system. They are also expanding the seating, retail and overall space, and passengers will be closer to the planes after renovations. Groves says they will include local businesses, and they place the importance of local brands and produce while looking at the redevelopment to showcase them to passengers. They will also have known business brands across Australia as well. Groves says they will start opening stores before Christmas, with the whole project having stages to be built until 2021. MacKenzie tells Groves about cab and limousine drivers complaining about their passengers getting wet during the wet season as they cannot get in under the cover in the airport, with Cr Bob Manning wanting to take this up with [Airport CEO] Norris [Carter]. Groves replies they are looking at solutions for this, especially on changing their taxi system coverage. Groves urges drivers to not park at the Mangrove board walk, as they have set up a standby zone, to avoid road risks. Audience N/A All, N/A MALE 16+, N/A FEMALE 16+ Interviewees Tracey Groves, Chief Commercial Officer, Cairns Airport Mentions Adam Adams|Billabong|Cafe China|Health and Beauty|Lorna Jane Australia|NightOwl Convenience|Ochre|Oporto|Rattle 'n Hum|Samsonite Australia|Seed Heritage|The Pier Bar|World of Chocolate

Airport on-board with HoF foodie fest Longreach Leader, Longreach, General News

31 May 2019

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Airlines urge trust rebuild after crisis AVIATION Patrick Hatch

Trust must be urgently restored between air safety regulators in the wake of the Boeing 737 MAX crisis, according to the world’s peak airline body, which said the flying public was right to expect better than the inconsistent approach taken in grounding the jet around the globe. Two crashes involving Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft – in Indonesia, in October, and Ethiopia in March – killed 346 people and the twoyear-old jet model has been grounded since. The US Federal Aviation Administration, which originally cleared the jet for service, is in the process of approving Boeing’s fix to a new anti-stall software implicated in both crashes. But the disasters have opened up a rift between regulators, and the European Union has signalled it will conduct its own tests before approving the MAX to operate there. The International Air Transport Association’s director-general Alexandre de Juniac said yesterday that the organisation – which represents the world’s biggest airlines – was doing everything it could to repair the system of mutual recognition between regulators that had existed for decades and made it easy for airlines to fly new aircraft into new markets. “Trust in the certification system has been damaged – among regulators, between regulators and the industry and with the flying public,” he said at the opening of IATA’s annual meeting in Seoul, South Korea. IATA convened a summit last month between airlines that operate the MAX, air regulators and aircraft manufacturers, and will hold another soon to “try to find alignment, strong collaboration and transparency on what is going

to be done for this aircraft so it can reintroduce to service in the best conditions for everyone”. That included improving the system, if necessary, he said. He said the flying public was confused when the MAX was grounded at different times in different places. Virgin Australia has pushed back its order for 48 MAX aircraft, which were due to start arriving this November, to July 2021. The FAA has not given a timetable for when it expects to approve Boeing’s upgrades to the anti-stall flight software, and some in the industry have warned the grounding could last another six months. With almost 400 aircraft grounded across dozens of airlines, IATA’s chairman, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker, said IATA was “not taking this damage to the industry lightly”. IATA yesterday revised down its outlook for the global air transport industry, expecting it to make a combined $US28 billion ($40 billion) net profit in 2019, compared to $30 billion in 2018. Six months ago it expected a profit of $US35.5 billion this year. The deteriorating outlook was due to rising fuel prices and a collapse in global trade amid the US-China dispute, which hit both passenger and cargo volumes, Mr de Juniac said. Some of these headwinds are being felt in Australia. Qantas expects its fuel bill will be about $660 million higher this year, which drove a 16 per cent fall in profit in the December half. Virgin last month slashed its full-year forecast by $100 million to a loss of at least $35.5 million, which it blamed on fuel, foreign exchange and softening demand. The reporter travelled to Seoul as a guest of IATA and Korean Airlines.

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Two crashes of Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft killed 346 people. Photo:AP

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03 Jun 2019 Australian Financial Review, Australia Author: Jenny Wiggins • Section: Companies and Markets • Article type : News Item Classification : National • Audience : 38,015 • Page: 16 • Printed Size: 414.00cm² Region: National • Market: Australia • ASR: AUD 8,374 • Words: 622 Item ID: 1128755374 Licensed by Copyright Agency. You may only copy or communicate this work with a licence.

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Disruption forces infrastructure rethink Jenny Wiggins

The Queensland Investment Corporation’s head of global infrastructure, Ross Israel, says the group is eyeing new investments in day surgery hospitals and rubbish recycling as assets like utilities are challenged by renewable energy and disruption. ‘‘The infrastructure definition, which has always been tested at the latter end of the [economic] cycle, is potentially evolving,’’ Mr Israel said. ‘‘We’ve done a lot of work on disruption and climate change as big thematics.’’ Electricity generation assets, a more traditional infrastructure investment, are the riskiest they have been for 20 years as regulators struggle to keep up with changes in the energy markets caused by new technology such as home battery storage, Mr Israel said. ‘‘Historically, the grid has always thought it would give you power, it did not necessarily factor in that it would take power from you and export it for your benefit,’’ Mr Israel told The Australian Financial Review. When people shift to electric cars and buy home battery storage systems, they will be able to link the batteries to solar panels on the roofs of homes, Mr Israel said. ‘‘In essence, the car becomes a battery that benefits your residence as well if you want to leverage it.’’ Regulators will need to manage the two-way flow of electricity, which will flatten peak pricing in the market, Mr Israel said. ‘‘Those things are infusing more risk going forward in electricity than we have seen in the last 10 or 20 years. Investors are going to have meet that challenge with a more forensic view of correlations between assets and diversification across sectors and the life cycle of assets and geography.’’ Companies are also forcing changes to power generation. In the US, big companies such as Walmart are positioning themselves as ‘‘zero-emission’’ users of power, Mr Israel said. ‘‘Regardless of what the utilities are thinking, regardless of what the reality of the provision is, it’s the customers that are seeking to drive renewable outcomes and carbon offsets and that’s a really interesting thing that hasn’t hit Australia yet.’’

While QIC is not selling any gas or electricity assets, it is managing them more actively to mitigate risks, Mr Israel said. QIC has a majority stake in

New Zealand’s Powerco gas and electricity distributor. QIC still favours traditional infrastructure investments such as airports. The investment group bought a 16.8 per cent stake in Brussels Airport in March and Mr Israel says it likes airports and ports because they are in industries with high barriers to entry. In Australia, QIC owns a 25 per cent stake in Brisbane Airport. Mr Israel said the weaker Australian dollar and the recent federal election had made people ‘‘just a little bit more conservative’’ about travelling. New infrastructure to process waste will be built because urbanisation is forcing councils and municipal authorities to deal with more waste, he said. Landfill is ‘‘environmentally sensitive’’ for swathes of the voting public, while China is no longer taking Australia’s trash. ‘‘In Europe there has been significant waste-to-energy development of power,’’ he said. ‘‘And there is a raft of other waste-to-value opportunities from plastics to tyres, reconstituting them back into useful outputs rather than than just putting them back into the earth.’’ QIC is also keeping a close eye on opportunities related to the evolution of 5G mobile networks. ‘‘Across Europe, Asia and North America the spend over the next five years could be $2 trillion with respect to fibre-optic cables, wireless and telecom towers and the connecting actual infrastructure itself.’’ Mr Israel said infrastructure investors should also be considering how to make assets more resilient due to climate change.

National Infrastructure Summit Melbourne June 12-13

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Ross Israel says investors should be more forensic when assessing diversiﬁcation across sectors. PHOTO: ROBERT SHAKESPEARE

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Recruitment starts at Adani

MINING giant Adani has reaffirmed its commitment to regional jobs and says the mine will “not be automated”. The company has advertised more than 50 job opportunities for the Carmichael mine as it ramps up movement on the project in anticipation of final approval sign-off. Adani has drawn criticism for the number of jobs it will create, considering the pace of automation in the industry.

An Adani spokeswoman said the ads were being targeted particularly at Townsville, Rockhampton and Mackay. “The Carmichael Project will … see 1500 direct jobs and 6750 indirect jobs created during ramp-up and construction,” she said. “The mine will not be automated. We will use the same conventional coal mining techniques and equipment used in other Queensland coal mines.”

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02 Jun 2019 Sunday Mail Brisbane, Brisbane Author: Jane Armitstead • Section: General News • Article type : News Item Classification : Capital City Daily • Audience : 289,888 • Page: 13 Printed Size: 588.00cm² • Region: QLD • Market: Australia • ASR: AUD 19,107 Words: 203 • Item ID: 1128505485 Licensed by Copyright Agency. You may only copy or communicate this work with a licence.

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THINK PINK: Erin Oostenbroek poses as her rockabilly alter ego Miss Vena Cava with a Cadillac ahead of the Coolangatta festival. Picture: Adam Head

ROCKABILLY FANS PLAYING IT COOLY JANE ARMITSTEAD AFTER Erin Oostenbroek became a first-time mum, she was overwhelmed by motherhood and needed help to regain her identity. Instead of turning to a mother’s group for support, Oostenbroek, 36, entered her first pin-up competition and hasn’t looked back. “I didn’t want to fall into the category of being just another mother … I wanted my own sense of identity and to find my own sense of selfworth,” Ms Oostenbroek said. The Daisy Hill mother to Melissa, 3, will join thousands of rockabilly fans as they embrace the past this week at the nostalgia festival, Cooly Rocks On, at Coolangatta. Last year, the festival attracted 110,000 people and organisers are hoping for the

same turnout at this year’s event, which includes classic car cruises, a swing ball and Miss Rockabilly and Miss Cooly Rocks On pageants. Ms Oostenbroek, who was crowned Miss Rockabilly last year, said it’s one of her favourite times of the year and is excited to be a judge during this year’s contest. Cooly Rocks On runs from June 5-9. FULL STORY U ON SUNDAY

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RIDE SHARES REEF WONDER

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limited number of lucky visitors to the Great Barrier Reef over the next fortnight can catch a ride share with a difference – and a higher price tag than a regular lift home from the pub. In a collaboration to highlight reef conservation around the world, Uber and Queensland’s tourism body is offering hour-long submarine rides at Heron Island in the southern reef region right now, moving north to Agincourt Reef off the coast of Port Douglas from June 9-18. The underwater “scUber” rides, bookable via Uber’s app, will be charged at $1500 a person (two people go at once), including helicopter transfers from the mainland.

three times a week from May 18 on Alliance Airlines, on a code share with Virgin. The flights will provide easier access for attractions such as Gibb River Road, Lake Argyle, Purnululu National Park (the Bungle Bungles), and events such as Ord Valley Muster. Tour operator APT is supporting the flights, which will help bring guests on their Kimberley Coast Cruising program next year.

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FARE PLAY TO WA Visitors wanting to explore Western Australia have cheaper airfares to look forward to. From today, Qantas is offering Perth to Exmouth, gateway to the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef, at $169 for flights from Friday to Monday if booked 45 days ahead of travel. This is a saving of about $180 for a return trip. Qantas is also extending special weekend fares to Broome in the state’s north. High-season one-way fares from August 17 to October 16 this year and June 20 to August 16 in 2020 are from $199. Low season is $179 (October 17, 2019, and June 19, 2020). Advance purchase is required. QANTAS.COM

KIMBERLEY MORE CONNECTED In another bonus for northern WA, direct flights from Melbourne to Kununurra in the Kimberley are set to start for next year’s May-to-August high season. A trial service will run

HURRY FOR PASS Time is running out for skiers and snowboarders to buy their 2019 Epic Australia Pass. There’s a June 11 cutoff for the pass, which offers access to Australia’s Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham, plus resorts in Canada, the US and Japan. Prices start at $909 for adults. Perisher season is open now.

S. KOREA ISLAND’S HOT Travel booking site Wotif has found a new hot spot for Aussies looking to escape winter chills. Searches for Jeju Island, known as the Hawaii of South Korea, are up 180 per cent, according to Wotif’s Winter Heat Index. The are direct flights to the island from Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. Jetstar is starting direct South Korea flights from the Gold Coast in December.

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SUBMARINE TREAT

01 Jun 2019 North West Star, Mount Isa Section: General News • Article type : Editorial • Classification : Regional Audience : 816 • Page: 8 • Printed Size: 41.00cm² • Region: QLD • Market: Australia ASR: AUD 89 • Words: 375 • Item ID: 1128027313

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EDITORIAL THE issue of Fly In Fly Out did not get much of a look-in in the federal election, perhaps because it is mainly seen as a state issue. FIFO is convenient for workers who want to live by the coast but still enjoy high-paid jobs in remote locations. It is also convenient for companies who have better control over their staff and their movements whether it be on chartered flights, mining camps or buses. But it is a terrible deal for places like Mount Isa and the towns of North West Queensland which get all of the downsides of a large mining operation on their doorstep but few of the benefits. Yes I understand that airports, motels, pubs and clubs, and the like do well out of a transient workforce but other businesses not so well. The wear and tear of mining operations on roads and other facilities is a cost borne by those communities. And only this morning did I hear a speaker at a MineX breakfast talk about the need for a local workforce because without that "we have no social licence to operate". The Queensland government recognised the issue with the Strong and Sustainable Resource Communities Act introduced last year to ban 100% FIFO mining near towns like Mount Isa and Cloncurry. However companies can get around this simply by posting one staff member locally which meets the wording of the act but not the intent. I applaud Robbie Katter not just for coming out against this saying the Act needed to be stronger (it does) but also using hardearned political capital to name and shame companies who are doing poorly. He named MMG (Dugald River) and Round Oak (Great Australia Mine Cloncurry) and disappointingly neither company would explain their actions when contacted by the North West Star. That is poor behaviour but they are not alone in stretching the terms of the Act. Yes it is important these companies make profits to stay in business. But it is also

important for them to show respect to the places where they operate. It is also sound business practice as study after study shows the benefit of a local workforce, not least in the underreported area of mental health - Derek Barry

01 Jun 2019 Townsville Bulletin, Townsville Author: Madura McCormack • Section: General News • Article type : News Item Classification : Regional • Audience : 23,738 • Page: 1 • Printed Size: 406.00cm² Region: QLD • Market: Australia • ASR: AUD 2,803 • Words: 511 • Item ID: 1128276890

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Poll result buoys North BUSINESS confidence is on the mend in Townsville in light of the recent federal election results. Real estate agents across the city are reporting an increase in activity while business leaders are saying State Labor’s apparent change of heart regarding the proposed Adani Carmichael mine has locals optimistic about the future. Yesterday the State Government approved Adani’s critical blackthroated finch management plan meaning the mining company has just one more hoop to jump through before it can break ground. Townsville Enterprise chief executive Patricia O’Callaghan said the community was optimistic. “This is an encouraging sign considering the unprecedented flooding event we experienced off the back of several years of challenging economic conditions.” STORIES PAGE 4,5 AND 7

Thompson makes case for region MADURA MCCORMACK madura.mccormack@news.com.au

HERBERT MP elect Phil Thompson has used his first trip to Canberra since the election to corner ministers about Townsville’s priorities. But the former soldier turned politician remains without an official office due to ongoing vote counting. Mr Thompson, who travelled to Canberra earlier this week for a Coalition party room meeting, said on the top of his priority list was sorting out a long-term fix for Palm Island’s water woes and making sure decisions on Stage 2 of the Haughton Pipeline project were made quickly. “It wasn’t just a party room meeting, it was (about) talking to ministers and talking about our region and projects for our region,” he said. “To talk about Townsville … our high unemployment, high crime, our high cost of living.” Mr Thompson said he had meetings with as many ministers as possible, including Indigenous Minister Ken Wyatt about Palm Island’s water issues, Education Minister Dan Tehan about schools still recovering from the flood catas-

trophe, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann around taxation, Energy Minister Angus Taylor regarding power prices and the Ministers handling defence-related portfolios. As a North Queensland MP, Mr Thompson said he was also part of Team Queensland, which included LNP politicians Dawson MP George Christensen, Capricornia MP Michelle Landry and Northern Australia and Resources Minister Matt Canavan. “Since I’ve been preselected, I think people know and the Ministers know, I’m not scared about banging doors down, not shy about getting down to Canberra and getting in front of people for our region,” Mr Thompson said. But until the seat of Herbert is officially declared by the Australian Electoral Commission, he is without an office or staff. “I have myself and my phone, and that’s it,” he said. As of yesterday 88.9 per cent of the votes in Herbert had been counted, with Mr Thompson ahead by nearly 15,000 votes after preferences,

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p or a swing of 8.2 per cent. The MP elect will take over former Herbert MP Cathy O’Toole’s office in Aitkenvale. He is yet to be assigned an office in Parliament House, but as with tradition as a firsttime member he is likely to find himself in a spot far away from the chamber. It is expected Federal Parliament will return in the first week of July.

SORTING PRIORITIES: Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Phil Thompson in Canberra this week.

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Confidence grows for fulfilment of Galilee Basin civic leaders are more confident than ever that the potential of the Galilee Basin will soon be realised after Adani’s critical blackthroated finch management plan was approved by the State Government. Katter’s Australian Party

rigation Project and Stage 1 of Hell’s Gate, Big Rocks Weir,” he said. “It is now absolutely imperative that we see our governments commit to building and owning the rail line into the Galilee.” Townsville Enterprise chairman Kevin Gill said the region was now “one step

state leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter said he hoped the approval was a “turnaround” in the attitude of the State Government toward North Queensland. “If they want to prove this, they can do so by now helping us to push through vital water infrastructure projects in the region like the Hughenden Ir-

away” from the realisation of the Galilee Basin and jobs for North Queenslanders. “This is a positive step forward for all regional Queensland communities that depend on the jobs that not only this mine will create but several others in the Galilee,” he said. “Once realised, the Galilee Basin has the potential to cre-

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ate 15,000 jobs and $40 billion in taxes that will help fund our hospitals, schools and roads.” Mayor Jenny Hill said she was “hopeful” to have a positive outcome for the Adani Carmichael project from the State Government once the decision is made on the mining giant’s groundwater management plan, due on June 13.

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One final approval until mine a reality

DOMANII CAMERON JESSICA MARSZALEK

ADANI is cautiously optimistic its Carmichael coal mine will get under way within weeks, with the project’s future now hinging on one final environmental approval. The State Government yesterday met its self-imposed deadline and ticked off the controversial blackthroated finch management plan following months of rigorous assessment. Adani mining chief executive Lucas Dow said while the Indian miner didn’t think all the Government’s additional conditions to protect the bird were necessary, they were incorporated in the interest of getting the go-ahead. “We’re encouraged,” he said. “All in all, our focus is on implementing those changes in the plan.” The approval follows Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s declaration that she was “fed up” with her own government’s delays in the aftermath of Federal Labor’s drubbing. It was also a departure from the Government’s initial demands last month that Adani count every finch on the site. It will now need to undertake population studies, establish monitoring protocols and manage the Ten Mile Bore area and surrounds to protect the finch, including

a commitment to a low-grazing regime. “The reality is we’ve spent over $1 million studying this bird, which I suspect is probably well in excess of what anyone else spent to understand the bird and its habitat,” Mr Dow said. The sign-off comes amid continued negotiation over Deputy Premier Jackie Trad’s offer to miners to contribute $70 million to a regional infrastructure fund in exchange for a three-year freeze on royalty rates. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk defended Ms Trad following the Opposition’s referral of her to the Crime and Corruption Commission for alleged extortion. “I don’t think the Deputy Premier or the Government has done anything wrong because it’s a voluntary scheme,” she said. Queensland Resources Council CEO Ian Macfarlane said companies wanted more detail on how the fund would be delivered on top of what companies already pay regional communities. Adani’s groundwater management plan now needs to be approved before the mine can begin construction, with the Government to hand down a decision by June 13.

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ENCOURAGED: Adani Australia CEO Lucas Dow and (inset) t a black-throated finch. The State Government has ticked off the controversial black-throated finch management plan.

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Adani readies for next wave of activism Mining Mark Ludlow Indian energy company Adani is preparing for the next wave of environmental activists attempting to stop its controversial $2 billion Carmichael coal mine in Central Queensland after it received its penultimate approval from the state government on Friday. The company only needs a formal sign-off on its groundwater management plan by June 13 to begin construction on the thermal coal mine, which has been held up in the approvals process for the past decade. Environmental groups criticised the decision of the state Department of Environment and Science on Friday to approve Adani’s groundwater management plan, saying it was ‘‘scientifically dubious’’ and the result of ‘‘corporate bullying’’. Protesters have already organised an ‘‘anti-Adani’’ rally to be held in King George Square in Brisbane next Friday. If the final approval is granted, it is expected they will move to a ‘‘plan B’’ strategy of active disruption to the project, which would include blocking bulldozers to the Carmichael mine site in central Queensland as well as disrupting Aurizon’s coal trains to export terminals on the coast. Mr Dow welcomed the second last approval for the Carmichael mine, which was scaled back last year from a $16.5 billion, 60 million tonnes a year mine to $2 billion, 10 million to 15 million tonnes a year. ‘‘We are encouraged that the Queensland government has met the recently announced time frame to finalise the plan. This brings our project a step closer to construction and to delivering much-needed jobs for regional Queenslanders,’’ he said. Construction of the Carmichael mine

could be ‘‘away in weeks’’, he said. The fast-tracking of approvals has only come about in the past two weeks after the intervention of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk following Labor’s wipeout in regional Queensland in the federal election. The regions support the Adani mine. Ms Palaszczuk said on Friday she supported any project that delivered jobs provided it met environmental standards, saying the approvals for the Adani mine was an independent process. The Carmichael mine in the Galilee Basin has become a lightning rod for activists who are using the Adani project to end coal mining in Australia. As part of its agreement with the DES, Adani will set aside 33,000 hectares for nature conservation to help protect the black-throated ﬁnch whose habitat is near the mine. But the concessions from the company – which include cattle grazing intensity, habitat and population management – will do little to appease antifossil fuel activists. The Mackay Conservation Group said the government was acting out of vested interest. ‘‘The approval has nothing to do with the best available science or the survival of the ... ﬁnch but is about appeasing an aggressive resource company that has systematically bullied the Queensland government into submission,’’ the group’s community organiser, Michael Kane, said. Mr Dow has warned against the actions of environmental protesters who had been blocking Aurizon’s rail lines in Central and North Queensland to protest against the project. ‘‘I would hope that people respect the law and they don’t interrupt the commercial process and that they don’t put themselves or others at risk from a

health or safety perspective,’’ Mr Dow told The Australian Financial Review in November. ‘‘If they [activists] have a different view, that’s ﬁne, but they need to abide by the law. As with any business, we plan for potential disruption.’’

Key points A formal sign-off by June 13 opens the way for the construction of the mine. Mackay Conservation Group accuses the government of acting out of vested interest.

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Water plan last hurdle for Adani coalmine

SARAH ELKS

QUEENSLAND POLITICAL REPORTER

Indian mining conglomerate Adani could start construction on its controversial $2 billion Carmichael coalmine within weeks, after Queensland’s environment department approved its plan to protect the endangered blackthroated finch. But conservationists have accused the state Labor government of capitulating to corporate bullying and fear of annihilation, with yesterday’s green light delivered after a bruising federal election loss and mere weeks after environment department officials rejected Adani’s finch strategy. The final barrier to the controversial mine in the Galilee Basin, in central Queensland, is approval of the company’s groundwater management plan, which will be decided on June 13. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk had resisted pressure to intervene in her government’s approvals process, but after federal Labor’s crushing result in the state — partly blamed on the Adani impasse — ordered action. Yesterday’s approval was an about-face for the department, which last month rejected Adani’s finch management plan because it did not meet the authority’s environmental requirements. Adani Australia chief executive Lucas Dow yesterday said construction — including earthworks and landclearing — would begin within weeks if the department approved its groundwater plan. “All things boding well, we should be away in weeks,” he said. But Mr Dow could not say how many finches lived on the site. The first iteration of Adani’s finch management plan — which now includes a commitment to create a 33,000ha conservation area on a cattle station owned by the company — was submitted to the state and federal governments

in May 2017. This latest version does not require Adani to employ only ecologists with post-doctorate qualifications to monitor the population of the endangered finch, as previously demanded by the environment department. And the company will not have to count every bird before work can begin. A department spokesman said the Carmichael mine site was Aus-

tralia’s most significant population of the black-throated finch, and the plan was only approved after Adani made extra concessions to protect the bird. “Assessment of this plan has been a rigorous process, informed by the best available science,” the spokesman said. “This process has included an independent expert panel review of a previous version of the plan submitted in December 2018.” That review, led by Melbourne University ecologist Brendan Wintle, director of the Threatened Species Recovery Hub, was used to reject Adani’s mine plan last month, but it has never been publicly released. Greens MP Michael Berkman, an environmental lawyer, said it was doubtful Adani could have fixed the serious environmental concerns the department had just weeks ago and called for the Wintle review to be published. “It seems absolutely staggering to suggest (Adani and the department) could have resolved them so quickly,” Mr Berkman said. “This is clearly a capitulation from state Labor and it defies reality to suggest an endangered species can survive if its best habitat — where it still lives — is being bulldozed.” Adani and the Queensland government still need to finalise a royalties deal for the coalmine project and reach other project milestones, but they can occur after construction begins.

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Greens ticked off as

DUG IN: Machinery at the Carmichael site, which is closer to starting after Adani’s plan for the black-throated finch (inset) passed.

DOMANII CAMERON, JESSICA MARSZALEK ADANI is cautiously optimistic construction of its Carmichael coal mine will begin within weeks, with its future now hinging on one final environmental approval. The State Government yesterday met its selfimposed deadline and approved Adani’s Black-Throated Finch Management Plan after months of rigorous assessment and an 11thhour independent

review. Adani mining chief executive Lucas Dow said that while the miner did not think all of the Government’s additional conditions were necessary, they were incorporated in the interests of proceeding. “We’re encouraged,” Mr Dow said. “All in all, our focus is on implementing those changes in the plan.” The approval follows

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s extraordinary declaration that she was “fed up” with her own Government’s delays in the aftermath of federal Labor’s drubbing in the May 18 election. It was also a departure from the Government’s demands last month that Adani count every finch on the site. Adani will now need to conduct population studies, establish monitoring protocols and manage the Ten Mile Bore area, including a commitment to a low-grazing plan.

“The reality is we’ve spent over $1 million studying this bird, which I suspect is probably well in excess of what anyone else spent to understand the bird and its habitat,” Mr Dow said. The environmental signoff comes amid negotiations over Deputy Premier Jackie Trad’s offer to miners to contribute $70 million to a regional infrastructure fund in exchange for a three-year royalties freeze. Ms Palaszczuk (pictured)

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defended Ms Trad after the Opposition referred her to the Crime and Corruption Commission for alleged extortion over the scheme. “I don’t think the Deputy Premier or the Government has done anything wrong because it’s a voluntary scheme,” she said. Queensland Resources Council Ian Macfarlane said companies wanted more detail on how the fund would be delivered on top of the hundreds of millions miners already paid to regional communities. Adani’s groundwater dependent ecosystem management plan now needs to be approved by June 13. Greens MP Michael Berkman yesterday demanded the release of Professor Brendan Wintle’s expert review of the Adani finch plan. “Just 29 days ago, the Department of Environment rejected Adani’s finch plan based on an expert review by some of Australia’s top scientists,” he said. “Queensland Labor must immediately release their expert review of Adani’s finch plan.”

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Airport on-board with HoF foodie fest LONGREACH AIRPORT has come on-board with the Stockman's Hall of Fame in a move that sets the groundworkfor an expanded OutbackFbod, Wine and Music Festival at the same time that Queensland is celebrating the Year of Outback Tourism. Longreach Airport has joined as a Gold Stage Sponsor for the 2019 festival, to be held in Longreach on September 14 Longreach Airport Chief Operating Officer, Kevin Gill, said the airport team was excited to partner with the event in the Year of Outback Tourism. "The Outback Food, Wine and Music Festival celebrates our region's unique tourism product and provides an experience far locals and visitors that showcases the wonderful and divei^ flavours of regional Queensland," he said "Vfe are looking forward to working withfestivalorganisers on an event that not only brings the town together; but encourages people to visit Longreach, stay a little longer, and experience the charm of the Outback." The event has also secured Queensland Government funding through its $3 million \ear of Outback Tourism campaign. Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame CEO Lloyd Mills said plans were well under way for the 2019 event, with a gastronomic food and wine menu being created "We are thrilled the Outback Food, Wine and Music Festival has been

successful in its application to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet for Year of Outback Tourism funding," he said "Together with the wonderful support from Longreach Airport, we lookforwardto presenting an amazing line up of Outback-inspired food, wines, craft beers and headline entertainment" Outback Queensland Tourism Association General Manager; Peter Homan, said the festival was aligned to reach both domestic and international markets. "Outback Events is one of the four key hero experiences outlined hi the Destination Tourism Plan. The Outback Food, Wine and Music Festival, in its inaugural year in 2018, exceeded expectations for attracting visitors and keeping people in town longer," he said Longreach Airport is the gateway to Outback Queensland, servicing the Central West region that includes Longreach, Winton and Barcaldine. Longreach Airport is owned by the Queensland Airports Limited group, which also owns and operates Mount Isa, Tbwnsville and Gold Coast airports. For more information on the event and to buy tickets, go to https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/ event/outback-food-wineand-music-festival/