Michael McKenna

It is a comeback for the age, with the return of the giant potato cod to the world-famous “Cod Hole” dive site offering more stunning proof of the resilience of the Great Barrier Reef.

G’day readers, and welcome to this week’s edition of Feeding the Chooks, your regular peek behind the scenes of Queensland politics.

Clive Palmer accuses long-time solicitor of $30m ‘theft’

Police destroyed secret Lehrmann rape case recording

DNA evidence linked to potentially thousands of suspects and requiring re-examination in the wake of Queensland’s lab disaster will need protection under legislative changes or face destruction mid-year, state Attorney-General Deb Frecklington says.

Dutton alleged target of schoolboy terror plot

Funding envelope sealed on Olympic sites as decision looms

Queensland Energy Minister Mick de Brenni will face court next Thursday over a 2021 explosion and shutdown of one of Queensland’s largest power stations, which cut power across the state and led to a spike in prices.

Queensland Energy Minister Mick de Brenni has accused CS Energy’s former top management, including one-time Brisbane Labor mayor Jim Soorley, of misleading him about maintenance backlogs ahead of its Callide power station blowing up.

Last week was not a particularly good week for folks on the left.