Gnangara mound plantations continue to be logged

Plantations across the Gnangara mound have been logged from 23,000 hectares down to 6,000 hectares. 

The government plans to harvest the rest within three years with no large-scale replacements after two comprehensive strategies for the land fell over.

Despite the pine plantations could create green jobs and revegetation for the regions. The lack of replanting strategy could lead to extinction for Perth's endangered black cockatoos.

Second radio broadcaster arrested in China

A radio broadcaster in China has been arrested under a colonial era sedition law, making him the second journalist arrested under the law in the last 6 months.

Wan Yiu-sing, who goes by the name of "Giggs", hosted programmes discussing anti-government demonstrations and had previously advertised for donations to support young people from Hong Kong who have fled to Taiwan.

According to police, Wan was arrested on a charge of seditious intent, a law that dates back to the mid-nineteenth century, however they did not disclose what had been said or what he did.

Public forum in discussion of two new Brisbane footbridges

A public forum to discuss the proposal for two new footbridges in Brisbane will be held in the coming weeks.

 

The forum hosted by Greens Councillor, Jonathan Sri and Local Greens MPs, Amy MacMahon and Michael Berkman. They are seeking feedbacks from elected representatives and local residents about the preferred locations of these two footbridges.

 

The forum is scheduled for Saturday, 27th of February, from 3:45pm in King George Square.

 

Affordable housing launching in South Brisbane

A local Not-for-profit organisation is allocating apartments to young people in Brisbane as vacancy rates hit 10-year low.

 

Not-For-Profit organisation Brisbane Housing Company is allocating five of their 32 apartments specifically to young people living in transitional housing supported by Brisbane Youth Service, with the aim to move them into long-term homes.

 

New Queensland learning license implementation

Getting drivers license in Queensland will require more rigorous training following changes to the provisional license test, as increasing fatal crashes amongst P-plate drivers.

 

Starting from 29th of March, Queensland P-plate exams are being upgraded with an added-on hazard-perception test, in an attempt to assess drivers' reactions to dangers on the road.

 

Inflated discrimination against LGBTI+ Australians

Respect Victoria has released a new report which has revealed the discrimination and inequalities faced by LGBTIQ+ Australians were grossly inflated during the pandemic.

 

Young people have had to move back home as a result of COVID -19 and consequently some had to go back into the closet, according to General Manager at the Centre for Family Research and Evaluation, Beth McCann. 

 

EndSARS movement aftermath on protestors

The #End-SARS movement in Nigeria initiated because of the shooting of an unidentified young Nigerian by a police officer in the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit known as SARS.

 

Started from October, in the weeks and months since the protests have abated, demonstrators are still being abused meanwhile the government sidesteps accountability.

 

Infant's death calls stop for baptism

An online petition with 60,000 signatures has called out for the end of baptisms in Romania, following the death of a six-week-old baby.

An autopsy found water in the child's lungs which relates to the baby's heart attack hours after the baptism.

A spokesperson of Romania’s Orthodox Church encouraged the church to modify their practices from submerging the recipients into holy water thrice to sprinkle holy water over them.