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The article presents information on the butterflies at the Cape York Peninsula's Iron Range National Park (NP) in Queensland. The butterfly Graphium agamemnon can be found in rainforest sometimes resting on flowers to feed daintily, wings vibrating in the sunlight. The Monarch Danaus plexippus butterfly was crowned with its common name because of its size. Euploea core species is also called the oleander butterfly, for its tendency to lay eggs on the underside of oleander leaves.

The article discusses the visit of Australian politician Tony Abbott to Aurukun, in Cape York, Queensland. It states that Abbott will return to the area in August 2012, along with other useful individuals, such as James Packer, National Australia Bank chairman Michael Chaney, and Andrew Forrest. It says that three years ago he was invited by Noel Pearson's Cape York Institute to Aurukun.

The article reports on the growing dispute between naturalist and author Terri Irwin and her father-in-law Bob Irwin over the mining project taking place at Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve in Cape York Peninsula, Queensland in 2008. Irwin complained about the support of her father-in-law to the mining plans in the zoo because of its threatening impact on the wildlife. Her disagreement over his plans has disappointed him but he has no choice but to give way for the common good.