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Cocaine hidden in packaged gari intercepted at KIA

Operatives of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) have arrested a senior manager of a manufacturing company for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine out of the country. The suspect, whose ...
Daily Mail

Indigenous owners demand major changes on K'gari - as parents of Canadian teenager who died on the island make heartbreaking journey

A local Aboriginal group on K'gari are pushing for changes to the way the island is managed following the death of a Canadian teenager found surrounded by dingoes. The grieving parents of Piper James, ...
Yahoo News Australia

Sad scenes after backpacker K’gari death

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The grieving parents of Canadian backpacker Piper James are preparing to return to K’gari, the Queensland island where their ...
Australian Geographic

Will killing dingoes on K’gari make visitors safer?

These expert think it’s unlikely. After the tragic death of Canadian backpacker Piper James on K’gari (Fraser Island) on January 19, a coroner found the 19–year–old had been bitten by dingoes while ...
Crikey

In killing K’gari dingoes, we prove we value holidays and tourism over natural life

I shove the prisoner’s note into my cocktail bag and hurry into the vineyard — strangers’ faces light up as I enter. I meet the eyes of Lawrence Springborg, former Queensland National Party leader. He ...
The Conversation

Will killing dingoes on K’gari make visitors safer? We think it’s unlikely

Bradley Smith is an unpaid director of the Australian Dingo Foundation, a non-profit environmental charity that advocates for dingo conservation. He is also a member of the International Union for the ...
Yahoo News Australia

Will killing dingoes on K’gari make visitors safer? We think it’s unlikely

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Line Knipst/Pexels, CC BY After the tragic death of Canadian backpacker Piper James on K’gari (Fraser Island) on January 19, a ...
The Guardian

Killing of K’gari dingoes in wake of backpacker’s death could create ‘extinction vortex’, expert says

Queensland government says it has already killed six of the 10 dingoes seen near the body of 19-year-old Piper James Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, ...
Couriermail

‘Not what she’d want’: Parents of Canadian backpacker found dead on K’gari condemn decision to euthanise dingoes

The parents of a Canadian backpacker found dead on a heritage-listed tourist destination have responded to a decision to euthanise several dingoes who had surrounded their child’s body. The body of ...
The Australian

‘Not what she’d want’: Parents of Canadian backpacker found dead on K’gari condemn decision to euthanise dingoes

The body of Piper James, 19, was found on Seventy Five Mile Beach on K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) just after 5am last Monday, surrounded by a pack of dingoes. Preliminary results from Ms James’ ...
The Guardian

Dingoes on Australia’s K’gari island to be euthanised after death of Canadian tourist Piper James

Queensland government says pack linked to 19-year-old’s death pose ‘unacceptable public safety risk’ as Indigenous traditional owners say they were not consulted The dingo pack linked to the death of ...
The Australian

K’gari dingo pack to be euthanised following death of Canadian backpacker

The body of Piper James, 19, was found on Seventy Five Mile Beach on K’gari (Fraser Island) just after 5am on Monday. Friends of Ms James have revealed she had told them she was going for a swim about ...