Blueberries are just the beginning for a small crop nursery on the Atherton Tablelands, which is expanding its production of hardy seedlings suited to the harsh tropical climate.

The Southern Black-throated Finch could plummet towards extinction if Adani’s proposed Carmichael mine goes ahead as planned, experts have warned.

After succumbing to a forced acquisition in the 1990s and fighting off another in 2016, Charters Towers cattleman Bob Hicks has just about had enough of negotiating property buyouts with governments in Australia.