Borobi to champion Aboriginal languages awareness
An endangered language, spoken only by Indigenous people in Logan’s South and the Gold Coast Hinterland, took centre stage in Parliament House - Canberra last week, as efforts grow to save endangered Aboriginal languages.
Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Mascot, Borobi, joined Chief Executive of the Yugambeh Museum, Rory O’Connor, to present a book explaining the Yugambeh language to the Minister for Communications Paul Fletcher.
Donald Trump, Scott Morrison to visit Australian-owned paper mill in Ohio
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and US President Donald Trump will open a new paper mill for billionaire businessman Anthony Pratt.
Donald Trump's titanium man and Australia's cardboard king will move the celebration of the US-Australian alliance to America's midwest today.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison - who the US president dubbed a "man of titanium" when they met at the White House - will join Mr Trump to open billionaire businessman Anthony Pratt's newest factory in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
WHO suggests Tanzania is keeping Ebola crisis secret
The World Health Organisation has suggested Tanzania may be keeping its emerging Ebola crisis secret, even as the region struggles to contain an already declared outbreak.
The WHO reports a woman who had been diagnosed with the disease, died on the 8thof September, and two further cases have been identified, but the limited available information from Tanzanian authorities represents a challenge for medical responders.
Iran calls for the US to cease Military Presence in Persian Gulf
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for the United States to cease patrol of the Persian Gulf, claiming that the removal and distancing of Western powers would increase security for the region.
The US has continued to maintain a presence with allied Arab nations- tens of thousands of military troops stationed at the location, as the Persian Gulf has long been perceived as crucial to national security due to the energy exports such as a fifth of the world's oil trade, passing through the region.
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Transport Minister waiting for council reports on proposed underground station in Brisbane Metro
Transport Minister Mark Bailey has expressed that he is still awaiting the City Council's reports on a proposal for an underground metro station in South Brisbane.
The Brisbane City Council has reported that they have not yet finalised a tender with interested bidders, operating under the concern that the proposal to move the Brisbane Metro station from the Cultural Centre to a location under the Exhibition Centre would cause route delays and overblow the original budget by over $300 million dollars.
Sinkhole opens at popular Inskip Point
A sinkhole opened up on a beach at Inskip Point on the Sunshine Coast yesterday morning- marking the second to appear at this popular camping area.
This comes on the second day of the school holidays, as a crowd of approximately 30 onlookers formed to marvel at the sight.
Brisbane resident Chris Fry was one of the first to notice the sand giving away as she was in the middle of capturing drone footage for her social media accounts when she began to notice blocks of beach sand falling into the ocean.
Malcom Roberts slammed for suggesting family law system behind domestic violence
The Law Council of Australia has warned accusing family law courts of driving domestic violence is “dangerous” behaviour after video emerged of One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts making the suggestion.
The Law Council of Australia has labelled ‘irresponsible and plain stupid’ past comments by Senator Malcolm Roberts, blaming the family law system for driving men to lash out with violence.
It’s urged all MPs to undergo family violence awareness training ahead of an inquiry examining the nation’s family law system announced last week.
Thousands of students across the country walk out of school for climate protests
Hundreds of thousands of school students across Australia walked out of class last Friday to attend the Global Climate Strikes.
Over 100 Australian cities and towns were joined by hundreds of wharfies who walked off the job in the first known instance of workers taking industrial action to attend the climate rallies.
Thousands of workers from other industries were also expected to take part, with over 2,000 businesses encouraging employees to use flexible hours and other initiatives to attend the protest.