Proposal for Urban Village in Dutton Park
A development application has been lodged for a mixed-use development that aims to activate the Boggo Road precinct and complement local tourism offers for the Boggo Road Gaol in Dutton Park.
Designed by Buchan Group, will consist of retail and commercial tenancies within a two-storey building with basement and ground level parking, situated between Boggo Road Gaol and the CSIRO Ecosciences building.
Metal blade found inside packet of sultanas
Brisbane mother, Danica Bennet, shared two images a small metal blade in the yoghurt coated sultanas and shared to Facebook yesterday.
She said her daughter found the blade inside the box and was not injured.
Sunbeam Foods said that they were 'deeply concerned' by the discovery and assured that there was 'active monitoring of this situation.'
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Turkey warns Europe of migration increase
Turkey warns Europe they may reopen the route for Syrian refugees if they do not get more 'logistical support' for creating a safe zone in northern Syria.
Turkey is hosting more than 3.6 million Syrians who fled the civil war.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that they need logistical support so Turkey can build housing at 30km depth in northern Syria.
"Either, this happens, or we will be forced to open the gates," he said.
The US back the 'safe zone' plan.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors says National Rifle Association is a “domestic terrorist organisation.”
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has passed an official resolution that says The National Rifle Association is a “domestic terrorist organisation.”
The resolution follows recent mass shootings in the U.S., specifically in the aftermath of the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting that killed three people in July.
A member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors says the NRA "exists to spread pro-gun propaganda."
inquiry examining whether the tax ombudsman needs more powers to help taxpayers when they have grievances
A federal inquiry is examining whether the tax ombudsman needs more powers to help taxpayers when they have grievances, and to protect whistleblowers who make public interest disclosures.
The inquiry comes as former Australian Taxation Office public servant Richard Boyle faces life in prison for blowing the whistle on unfair debt collection practices at the ATO.
Mr Boyle says Adelaide office staff were instructed to seize funds from the bank accounts of taxpayers assessed to owe the ATO money, regardless of their personal circumstances.
Australia's cyber security strategy
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton will release a consultation paper today to update Australia's cyber security strategy as hacking threats increase from foreign states with key sectors under threat from hackers.
Mr Dutton says the government and private sector should co-operate better to fend off cyber threats, which cost businesses $29 billion per year.
"As quickly as we advance, threats evolve and those who wish to do us harm adapt and change," he said.
University of Queensland PHD student is working on a more environmentally friendly technique to extract helium from the Earth.
Helium is used in a variety of equipment including MRI scanners, optical-fibre cables, and space ships.
Mr Quader of the Australian Centre for LNG Futures says the world is experiencing a helium shortage
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76,000 people in need of food and other aid in the Bahamas
An international rescue effort has begun for thousands of victims of hurricane Dorian on the northern Bahamas islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco.
Residents of the Carolinas are preparing for the now Category 2 storm.
More than 76,000 people could be in need of food and other aid in the Bahamas after the Caribbean nation was ravaged by Hurricane Dorian, the UN's World Food Programme said on Thursday, with eight tonnes of supplies ready to arrive.