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Scientists confirm discovery of Australia's largest dinosaur, two stories tall and a basketball court long
CNN   08 June 2021   Australia   Queensland  
An artist's impression of Australotitan cooperensis, the largest known dinosaur discovered in Australia.
<p>A new species of dinosaur discovered in Australia has been confirmed as the largest ever found in the country, and one of the biggest in the world.<br />The fossilized skeleton, nicknamed "Cooper," was found in southwest Queensland in 2007, at Cooper Creek ...
New Acland Coal mine expansion given second chance by Queensland Government
abc.net.au   13 February 2018   Australia   Queensland  
New Acland Coal hopes to expand their mine in Queensland's Darling Downs. (ABC News: Louisa Rebgetz)
<p>Queensland's Environment Department has thrown embattled miner New Acland Coal a lifeline, despite its historic loss in the Land Court last year.</p> <p>The court recommended against the coal mine's expansion into agricultural land on Queensland's Darling ...
Filed under: Mining News
Failure to meet dust-monitoring obligations may close four Queensland coal mines, Minister says
abc.net.au   11 August 2017   Australia   Queensland  
The Oaky Number One mine at Tieri, west of Rockhampton_ABC TV News - file image
<p>Four Queensland underground coal mines risk closure after allegedly failing to meet their dust-monitoring obligations, Mines Minister Anthony Lynham has told State Parliament.<br /><br />The mines are Glencore's Oaky North and Oaky No.1 at Tieri, and Anglo's ...
Filed under: Mining News
Inskip Point sinkhole 'relatively stable'
brisbanetimes.com.au   28 September 2015   Australia   Queensland  
A large section of beach is missing from Inskip Point. Photo: Kieren Hudson/Higgins Storm Chaser
<p>A giant "sinkhole" at a Queensland camping spot is now relatively stable and may have actually been a landslide, a geotechnical engineer says.<br /><br />About 300 campers were evacuated from Inskip Point near Rainbow Beach on Saturday night after the large ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
UQ and Port of Brisbane collaborate on $2m engineering research
A diver services monitoring frames during a dredge trial in northern Moreton Bay
<p>The University of Queensland has joined forces with Australia&rsquo;s largest multi-cargo port for a $2 million research project to develop new port-related engineering solutions. The three-year Port of Brisbane project is one of the first ventures by ...