This paper is concerned with the effective design and operation of Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs), as well as other types of corporate bodies utilized by Indigenous groups in Queensland to hold the different forms of Aboriginal land title obtainable under State and Commonwealth legislation.

The Government, in partnership with industry and local government, is committed to strengthening social impact assessment within existing Environmental Impact Statement processes. This will enable a coordinated response by the Government to mining and petroleum tenure applications, enhancing the Government's decision making and better informing the Government's planning for future mining and petroleum development.

This research investigates and documents the views of children and young people in alternative care (foster care and residential care) and in detention centres in Queensland. The research features a repeated cross-sectional longitudinal design enabling the Commission to identify changes in these views over time. The first phase was conducted in 2006, the second in...

The merger of Queensland’s Liberals and Nationals could end in tears, writes Brian Costar.

The mining industry is of enormous economic importance and is the lifeblood of many communities in regional Australia. Sadly, in a small but significant number of cases, it is also the source of tragedy. While the Queensland mining industry may, statistically, be one of the safest in the world, mine and ancillary workers still die...