Police says Binna Burrah bush fire remains suspicious
Police say the lighting of the Binna Burra bush fire, which has destroyed dozen of properties, remains suspicious
The fire is still under advised warning level since it is still being put out and inland fire from Bundaberg and Mount Kilcoy in the Somerset region has broken out.
Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll says the police are concerned with the start of fire.
Airports and airlines argue over increasing price of airfares
Airlines and airports have blamed each other over a recent increase in ticket prices.
Virgin Executive Paul Scurrah explained that it was impossible to keep discounting fees as the company has been charged over $109 million dollars over the past three years.
Mr Scurrah has urged the government to make the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission arbitrate the dispute.
Rain brings relief to bushfire-affected Gold Coast hinterland
Rain has brought welcome relief to Gold Coast hinterland communities, which still recovering from ongoing bushfires in the region
Several storm cells moved across Queensland's southern inland yesterday afternoon, bringing several small totals of rain.
Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecaster David Crock said that 10mm fell in the Lamington National Park, where the most dangerous bushfire continues to burn.
Ferry Upgrades for South Bank
Ferry Terminal upgrades are planned for South Bank as new designs are released by the Brisbane City Council
The ferry terminals 1 & 2 at South Bank were built in 1996 with no major upgrades, however the council has completed maintenance work recently on terminal 3
Lord mayor Adrian Schrinner said the council would lodge its plans for the new dual-berth ferry terminal, from which both CityCat and CityHoppers will operate, this week.
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Israel at the Polls
Israel is hosting its second election in five months today, after its first vote proved inconclusive.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, head of the conservative Likud party, was unable to create a coalition government after the first election.
Mr Netanyahu is also facing potential indictment due to bribery, fraud and breach of trust accusations, but polls still predict a close race between his opposition Benny Gantz.
A central issue is Israel’s secular-religious divide.
Victims able to challenge court decisions in England and Wales
Fourteen offences will be added to the unduly lenient sentence scheme in England and Wales which allows people to ask for a sentence to be reviewed by the Attorney General’s Office, even if they are not connected to the case.
Those who believe sentences of those involved in cases of stalking, harassment, abuse by a person in a position of trust and other sex crimes are too lenient will be able to challenge court punishments.
Crimes like murder and robbery are among some of the crimes already heard through the scheme.
Victorians' drivers' licences to be published to database
Victorians’ drivers’ licences will be uploaded to a national facial recognition database in an effort to prevent identity theft and the creation of fake documents.
The state government has already uploaded the data to a digital platform, and will transfer information to the National Driver Licence Facial Recognition Solution within the next three months.
Lawyers warn the move could lead to privacy and security breaches.