Critical crash in north Queensland
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.
Domestic university course demand surges for 2021
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.
Political tensions rise over carbon emission targets
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.
Brisbane congestion worsens post COVID
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
Youth offense taskforce appointed
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.
Review: Our Town by Thornton Wilder performed at Queensland Theatre
Our Town written by Thornton Wilder
Queensland Theatre
Billie Brown Theatre
Director Lee Lewis
30th Jan- 20th Feb 2021
Dr Gemma Regan
Bring Back the Comedy!
Reptant: Return To Planet X'trapolis
<p><span><span>- <strong>Lou Karsh</strong> aka Reptant has debuted his first album, <em>Return To Planet X'trapolis</em>. Coming after a number of releases under both the pseudonym and his own name, Karsh has carved out his own space in the Australian music landscape, honing his skills as a DJ and live performer while refining an individual, acidic style of electro and techno. If you were in Brisbane you may have been lucky enough to see him DJ alongside <strong>Shedbug</strong> pre-pandemic.
ZEDLINES FEBRUARY 8TH 11AM
Zedlines with Bronte Nelson, Kat Housego, Chun Ting Yip (Justin)
[image: Vicki Howard, Brisbane City Council]
Black Country, New Road: For The First Time
<p><span><span>- In England, there’s a highway called Black Country New Road, a historic road that travels through the countryside, connecting England’s West Midlands like veins and arteries connect organs to the heart. It’s how the many members of the avant-garde, post-punk band Black Country, New Road -<em>For the First Time</em> is one of the only records in recent memory to feature fewer tracks than members of the band- came to be connected too.</span></span></p>
KittyCats slow down
KittyCats are slowing down due to noise disturbance complaints.
The cats are going faster after eight wooden City Cats ferries were taken off the river over safety concerns back in June. They were replaced by five KittyCat ferries brought up from Sydney.
The KittyCats have been sped up to run at 25 minute intervals across six ferry terminals, 11 minutes faster than the wooden monohull ferry services.