Some people are under the misapprehension that Australia has had a lot of prime ministers over the past decade. It is true that four different […]

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In the early 1980s, then Queensland premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Peterson attended a press conference and declared that “the much-talked-of hydrogen car has arrived right here

A few weeks ago, I attended an “Industry Breakfast” organised by Advance Rockhampton. One of the updates was from Stanwell, the Government owned company which

This month marks 10 years since I was sworn in as a Senator for Queensland. It has been the honour of my professional career to