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Subscriber only A federal investigation into the financial management of Stradbroke Island s Aboriginal corporation will investigate claims a staffer continued to be paid while serving jail time. Independent auditors were appointed on Tuesday to examine the financial performance of North Stradbroke Island s Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation. The financial performance of QYAC, which manages 54,000 hectares of land, has been questioned since 2019 when an annual audit raised concerns about its future solvency. Now, auditors from advisory firm Cor Cordis will be granted full and free access to the books of the corporation and any related body corporate .
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Koala habitat destroyed in Redlands after 100-year-old gumtrees bulldozed
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An activist said legislation is failing to protect koalas in their natural habitat.
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A lone koala sat high in a gumtree in the bayside suburb of Ormiston, east of Brisbane on Wednesday, as the trees around it were bulldozed to the ground.
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The land at Ormiston is privately owned and is too small for habitat protections to apply
Redlands Council had previously opted not to purchase the land when it had been for sale
A council spokesperson told the ABC it had no legal ability to stop the development project
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Island paradise recovery underway as Queensland Environment Minister visits K’gari
Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef and Minister for Science and Youth Affairs The Honourable Meaghan Scanlon
With green shoots and regrowth already appearing in affected areas, Queensland Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon has visited K’gari (Fraser Island) as recovery work led by Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) gets underway.
The Minister inspected recovery efforts on the island and also led a discussion with the Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation about the Palaszczuk Government’s $4.8M investment in a new cultural tourism offering with camping at Central Station.