A refugee is being held at Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation and being refused medical attention and appropriate accommodation. Amin Afravi has endured many traumas and permanent injuries over the last 8 years as a refugee detained by the Australian Government. Despite his pleas Amin hasn’t had a shower in 3 months and requires urgent medical treatment. 

An investigation has found nearly half of Luxembourg’s registered corporations are shell companies used for tax avoidance and a range of financial crimes.

The fifty five thousand companies have a combined value of over ten trillion dollars, yet have no offices or paid employees.

The investigation implicates criminal organisations such as Italy’s Ndrangheta mafia, and throws into question the effectiveness of Luxembourg’s new financial fair play laws.

Three people have been injured and one left dead after a car crash yesterday afternoon in North Queensland.

The driver  from Mareeba was airlifted to hospital where she remains in serious condition, while a male passenger in his twenties died at the scene.

Two other male passengers were transported to hospital with minor injuries.

Demand for domestic courses has nearly doubled across Australian universities due to a lack of international students.

Central Queensland University’s HELP fee loans have jumped from an estimated 10.5 million to 20.5 million for this year.

Factors for this surge in demand are mostly to COVID restrictions, with students returning home due to the recession and international students not allowed in the country.

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan says he will ‘cross the aisle’ if the government legislates its plans to be carbon-neutral by 2050.

Canavan is the latest Nationals member to criticise the plans following Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack’s calls yesterday to make the agriculture industry exempt from the mid-century target.

The Liberal National coalition has been under both domestic and international pressure to step up their efforts in the fight against climate change.

Congestion levels on Brisbane roads are worse than pre-COVID as people are hesitant to use public transport.

RACQ reports that so far in February 2021 Brisbane roads are seeing ninety percent more congestion than the last 2 years.

Experts hope public transport drivers will be first to receive a COVID vaccine to ensure the public's safety and instill confidence

Brisbane police officers are being relocated to Townsville to form a new repeat youth offenders task force this week.

This follows multiple incidents, including the death of Jennifer Board last week. 

Assistant commissioner Brett Shafferious says nearly 80 minors on over 300 charges for property offense have been recorded this year.  

The taskforce will be lead by Assistant Police Commissioner Cheryl Scanlon, head of Queensland's Security and Counter-Terrorism Command.