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One of north Queensland's most respected Indigenous rights campaigners, Lester Rosendale, died yesterday morning in Cairns.

"Like a slap in the face" is how a small New South Wales mid-north coast primary school has described the Federal Government's school infrastructure program to a Senate inquiry.

The region's rail lobby spokeswoman has downplayed concerns about the rezoning of rail corridors on the Casino-to-Murwillumbah line.

The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended against further development of a large area of coastal land south of Mandurah.

The Community and Public Sector Union says delays in finding a buyer for parts of the Forest Products Commission has raised questions about the future of Western Australia's timber industry.

The Minister for Local Government says he is satisfied with the steps the Albany council is taking to address a number of problems facing the city.

The Member for the Kimberley, Carol Martin, says Aboriginal people have been sold out by the State Government with its plan to take over remote community housing.

The State Opposition says the Government is blaming bureaucrats for problems with the Queensland Health (QH) pay system.

The head of Fortescue Metals Group warns that the Government's proposed mining tax could cost tens of thousands of jobs.

A Sunshine Coast councillor wants the council to scrap a $5 heritage levy that it is planning to expand across the region.

A Sunshine Coast MP has accused the Sunshine Coast Regional Council of approving developments without the proper management of stormwater run-off.

Nationals' MP Adrian Piccoli says a nursing home part-funded by the Leeton community looks set to be sold by the New South Wales Government.

The Queensland Public Sector Union (QPSU) is calling on the Federal Government to provide more funding to help improve public education and training.

A geothermal well is showing great promise at Penola in the south-east of South Australia.

Speaker of the Queensland Parliament John Mickel has lectured MPs about their behaviour in the Chamber.

The Mount Gambier RSL has put forward a varied proposal for a new car park that it failed to complete as part of its new building.

Queensland's Chinese consul Yang Xun Lei says he has not received any reports from Chinese investors that they plan to withdraw from mining projects because of the proposed resources super tax.

The Mount Gambier City Council says the more than 400 per cent increase in patronage at the city's library has caused teething problems for the service.

Queensland Parliament has passed laws for consistent water services in the south-east.

Three state governments have met to discuss a combined plan of attack against the locust plague, but the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says its Government is not doing enough to tackle the problem.