Rise in Rate of Homelessness in Brisbane Hits Youth and Older Women
High rates of Brisbane youth and older women are becoming homeless due to the rising cost of rent and lack of entry-level jobs.
Gentrification of inner-city areas is forcing them further out into the suburbs.
Support workers in Brisbane say the issues that lead to homelessness are shifting from substance abuse and mental health issues to an inability to pay rent or find work.
Humpback Whale Skelton New Tourist Project
A 15-metre-long humpback whale skeleton is hanging at Point Lookout in North Stradbroke Island as a tourism project.
The whale platform is one of the key projects in the island’s economic transition from mining to tourism.
Chief executive of the Quandamooka Yooloooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation Cameron Costello says the whale platform will give visitors and locals a greater understanding of humpback whales in Quandamooka culture.
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US Accuses Russia of Nuclear Testing
The United States claims Russia could be conducting low-level nuclear tests, breaching an international ban on nuclear testing.
Russia signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 2000.
Lieutenant General Robert Ashley says Russia has the capacity to conduct these tests, however, no evidence has been provided yet.
Modi Officially Sworn In For Second Term
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been officially sworn into parliament after winning the election last Friday.
Mr Modi is the first Indian leader since 1971 to win two consecutive elections with a single party majority.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he looks forward to working with India to offer more business opportunities to Australians.
Opposition Leader Albanese Pledges to do Things Differently
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese says the Labor party will do things differently to win the next election with a shift to pro-business.
Mr Albanese is promoting a “blank canvas” approach to policy, singling out Labor’s credit policy as a key failure on their part.
The opposition leader says Labor needs to learn from their mistakes and listen to what people are saying.
State Governments Commits 14 Million to International Investors for Local Cane
Mackay Sugar are one step closer to securing an international investor, with the State Government committing $14 million to the sale of the struggling company.
Deputy Premier Jackie Trad said the investment is about providing certainty to Mackay Sugar’s workforce and the regional economy that has relied on sugar for the past 140 years.
The company has faced crippling debt for years, with a German company agreeing to acquire a major stake in the Australian miller.
Plans to Reduce Crime in Boundary Street Precinct, West End
The Boundary Street precinct in West End may receive a new look to decrease crime rates in the region.
West End Traders Association proposed upgrades to the park facilities, lights and CCTV cameras, and the relocation of graffiti.
However, Adrian Bruzolic, President of the West End Community Association, says the study is opinion-based and cannot be regarded as scientific.
Angie: The Underling
- After several releases exploring quiet, contemplative solo piano performance, Sydney’s Angie dives back into her rock and roll roots while navigating a host of new terrain with her new record The Underling.
Pleasure Symbols: Closer And Closer Apart
- Pleasure Symbols are back, after three years in a gauzy, gothic chrysalis, a shadowy new butterfly has emerged, resplendent in various shades of grey. Core creative member Jasmine Dunn has said goodbye to Phoebe Paradise, who’s busy being a fashionista.