Qantas workers will receive thousands of dollars in backpay after the court agreed that Qantas had not correctly applied for the JobKeeper wage subsidy. 

Airline unions took Qantas to court for deliberately manipulating JobKeeper to minimise the amount paid to workers. 

During the pandemic many aviation workers lost their jobs and the Morrison government refused calls to create an aviation industry support plan.

Young Queenslanders are protesting today against the Liberal National Party’s investment credentials towards gas projects ahead of the state election.

The protests are a part of a Clean Recovery day of action in response to the Palaszczuk government’s five hundred million dollar pledge towards renewable energy projects. 

The protests are taking place at eleven AM in Carindale and twelve PM in Everton Park in Brisbane.

A new road safety program funded by the Palaszczuk government and Former Origin Greats will allow more Indigenous high school students to gain their provisional driver’s licence.

The program will be conducted at select schools across Queensland for senior Indigenous students who meet the academic criteria with high attendance and no suspension record. 

Students and their families who had been living in student accommodation are not being reimbursed their prepaid accommodation fees, despite only having been tenants for a limited time before returning to their family homes.

Many students are locked into leasing contracts and are now seeking legal aid to recover costs of student accommodation which has gone unused during lockdown, however results of this process vary.

Following the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan until 2021, organisers have released an update on requirements athletes must meet before being able to take part in the games.

The requirements include taking a COVID-19 test before and on arrival in Japan, submitting an activity plan during the stay in Japan, and potentially living in an athletes-only COVID-19 bubble for the event.

Inventor Saad Bhamla of Mumbai has developed a hearing aid which will cost as little as $1 per device to manufacturing in bulk, after realising the cost of hearing aids makes them inaccessible to many who need them.

Bhamla’s device, to LoCHAid, has been designed to work effectively, comply with World Health Organisation product recommendations and be affordable, making access to healthcare products more accessible.

A “one-off incentive” has been payed to Glencore, the owners of a copper refinery in Southern Townsville, in order to secure 1000 jobs in the area.

The refinery, which is in the Mundingburra electorate and close to Townsville and Thuringowa, was set to stay open until 2022 following a 2016 deal with the Queensland Government, but recently announced its operations were again under review.

Construction on the Cannon Hills Community Links is set to begin in two weeks, following ongoing planning and development since 2014.

The Minnippi site for Brisbane’s newest golf course is home to a population of native squirrel gliders which was an initial cause for concern, however the latest development plan sees expanded preservation of the gliders’ habitat.

Set to finish construction in 2022, the local community are excited for the golf course, which will provide opportunities for local workers and suppliers.
 

Ongoing consultation on the construction of green bridges for Kangaroo Point and Breakfast Creek has closed, with positive community feedback indicating support for the bridges.

The use of new green bridges in the city will see the reduction of inner-city congestion and provide alternative transport options, such as better access to public transport and increased safety for active transport like biking or walking.