Theresa May Delayed Plans To Publish EU Withdrawal Bill Delayed

British Prime Minister Theresa May is backing down from plans to seek parliamentary support for a Brexit Bill already rejected by most of her party.

May has delayed plans to publish the EU withdrawal bill for the fourth and likely final time.

Conservative legislators have scheduled a meeting for Friday, where they hope May will announce her departure date.

WA Company Ambitious Business Model

An Indigenous-owned pastoral company in Western Australia’s ambitious business model has been propelled forward alongside the nation’s business elite.  

Kimberley Agriculture & Pastoral Company chair Wayne Bergman spent four years working with agricultural advisors and banks to lay the groundwork for the deal.

The company’s chair says the skills being demonstrated are ground-breaking within the community.

Refugees Recieve Medical Trearment After Medevac Bill

More than 40 refugees have received medical treatment in Australia since the Medevac bill came into effect in February of this year.

Refugee advocacy groups have reported on a spike in self-harm among asylum seekers because of the Coalition’s decision to repeal the bill.

Asylum-seeker advocates say the plan to repeal the bill is a death warrant for refugees in offshore detention.

Indigenous Communities Encouraged To Have Say On Cultural Heritage

Indigenous communities are encouraged to have their say on Cultural Heritage Acts ahead of their first review in ten years.

Deputy Premier Jackie Trad says the legislation aims to balance the growing economy with conservation of Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal culture.

The Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships intend to review how cultural heritage is defined and the legal obligation of land users.

Uber And Queensland Bring Rideshare Subramine To Great Barrier Reef

Uber and Queensland joined to bring a rideshare submarine to the Great Barrier Reef.

From May 27 an Uber submarine can be ordered from your phone at a cost of 3000 AUD for two passengers or 1 500 AUD for one.

Andy Ridley, chief executive of Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef, says the partnership between the Queensland government and Uber means they will be able to tap into Uber’s 50 million customer base worldwide.

Northern Ireland Still Without Government

Northern Ireland's Parliament is still without government after 850 days.

Since the resignation and death of the former deputy first minister Martin McGuiness in 2017, a replacement has still not been agreed on.

Dr Jamie Dow, Northern Ireland expert at Belgium’s University of Leuven says federal budgets are now being administered by civil servants who lack the authority to draft new ones.

Second Meteorite Sighted This Week

A meteor the size of a ‘small car’ was sighted in South Australian and Victorian skies last Wednesday according to NASA.

It is the second to land in Australian borders this week, after a meteor lit up the sky in purple and shook windows near Alice Springs on Monday.

Astronomer David Finlay, who manages the Australian Meteor Report Facebook page, said the event was the biggest he’d seen in the four years of running the site.

Errors in Opinion Polling Trigger 'Parallel Universe'

Ongoing errors in opinion polling has created a ‘parallel universe’ in Australian politics according to experts.

Labor Party veteran pollster John Utting says Malcolm Turnbull might still be prime minister if Labor hadn’t been favoured so far ahead in the polls.

Mr Utting says they would randomly call landlines in the past, but a move to online polling has made assessing public opinion more difficult.