Queensland MPs are set to vote on sweeping euthanasia legislation this year, after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk made it a key election pledge. The Courier-Mail went to all MPs for comment to seek their view on the issue, as they await draft legislation from the Queensland Law Reform Commission which is due by May. See what your MP had to say in response to the following questions: Do you support voluntary assisted dying? Will you vote in favour of voluntary assisted dying when the legislation comes before the parliament? See where your local MP stands on this sensitive issue. Stephen Andrew, Member for Mirani (One Nation)
Gulf Spill PHOTO: U.S. Coast Guard CC
A chemical dispersant that is linked to making thousands of members of the Coast Guard as well as clean-up workers sick in the Gulf oil spill of 2010 is authorized to be used in Narragansett Bay.
The chemical dispersant called COREXIT is banned in nearly two dozen countries including the United Kingdom and Sweden.
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster was the largest U.S. oil spill and second-largest overall oil spill in world history. COREXIT 9500 and 9527’s became a global controversy during the BP oil spill and cleanup in the Gulf Coast in 2010.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
GoLocalProv: Controversial Chemical Used in Oil Spills, Banned in Many Countries, Can Be Used in Narragansett Bay
Controversial Chemical Used in Oil Spills, Banned in Many Countries, Can Be Used in Narragansett Bay
This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here.
A chemical dispersant that is linked to making thousands of members of the Coast Guard as well as clean-up workers sick in the Gulf oil spill of 2010 is authorized to be used in Narragansett Bay.
The chemical dispersant called COREXIT is banned in nearly two dozen countries including the United Kingdom and Sweden.
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster was the largest U.S. oil spill and second-largest overall oil spill in world history. COREXIT 9500 and 9527’s became a global controversy during the BP oil spill and cleanup in the Gulf Coast in 2010.
More than 3660 Cairns business were signed up to JobKeeper, 400 more than in Brisbane’s CBD and almost 600 more than Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast.
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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says now is the time for families divided by border closures to reunite, although the government can not guarantee how long the border will stay open.
Queensland will remove all interstate border restrictions with NSW on Monday after late-night discussions between the chief health officers in both states.
Father Larry McConnie is reunited with his daughter Kim McConnie after the borders reopened in December.
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It is the third time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic that Sydney has had its hotspot status revoked. Sydneysiders have remained locked out of Queensland for much of the past 12 months.