South Korean spycam ring caught filming unaware hotel guests

A hidden spycam ring in South Korea has been accused of secretly filming 1600 hotel room guests and live-streamed the footage online.

South Korean police have so far arrested four men accused of using the hidden cameras installed in TVs, wall sockets and hairdryer holders.

The devices were found in 42 rooms at 30 hotels across 10 South Korean cities.

Police said there was no evidence showing the businesses were aware of the privacy breach.

Cyclone Veronica set to hit Western Australia

Tropical cyclone Veronica has intensified to category three as it heads towards the Western Australian coast.

The Bureau of Meteorology said the forecast track has some uncertainty but there is potential for severe tropical cyclone impact along the Pilbara coast over the weekend.

People near Mardie and Pardoo, including Port Hedland, South Hedland, Wickham, Roebourne, Point Samson, Karratha and Dampier are being warned to prepare for cyclonic weather.

U-turn signs too wordy, Brisbane set to trial image-based signs

The Brisbane City Council has found that U-turn signs have too many words on them, with simpler signs being trialled across the city.

The trial is set to replace the current ‘U-turns prohibited sign’ with image-based signs at six locations across the city.

Infrastructure chair Amanda Cooper said the new signs aim to reduce the amount of illegal U-turns which can cause traffic accidents and increase congestion.

Godzilla and Kong set to battle it out in Brisbane

Blockbuster movie Godzilla vs Kong is coming to Brisbane.

Filming is currently taking place at the Gold Coast, with shooting set to move to Wickham Terrace at the end of March.

A presentation to the Brisbane City Council Infrastructure committee this week stated the shoot will take place in the evenings, and will involve smoke, simulated weapons and armoured vehicles.

The film is set to be released in 2020, starring Hollywood actors Millie Bobby Brown, Alexander Skarsgard and Eliza Gonzalez.

Danish politician and her baby kicked out of parliament

A Danish legislator was ejected from parliament after a fellow female colleague said her baby had no place in Parliament.

Danish politician, Mette Abildgaard detailed the experience in a post on Facebook, writing that Denmark’s first female speaker of Parliament, Pia Kjaersgaard, reproached her on Tuesday saying that her baby was ‘unwanted’ in Parliament.

The incident has united many legislators across political lines against what they said is an outdated and unwarranted action, some demanding an apology from the speaker.

 

Kazakhstan names new President and gives new name to capital

Kazakhstan has sworn in a new interim President less than 24 hours after their previous President of thirty years suddenly resigned on Tuesday.

65-year-old Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will now serve the rest of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s term until April of next year.

President Tokayev immediately moved to rename Kazakhstan’s capital Astana to Nursultan in a tribute to the former President.

February employment rates set to see slight decrease

The Australian Bureau of Statistics will release the latest unemployment figures for February on Thursday, which are expected to see a slight increase.

A weakening labour market is a sign the Reserve Bank could cut official interest rates, which are currently at 1.5 per cent.

In its board minutes released on Tuesday, the RBA said employment growth is likely to remain above average, but some recent indicators show a decrease.

Cyclone Trevor could hit Northern Territory as category five storm

Cyclone Trevor could intensify to a category five storm by the weekend, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

The storm, currently sitting in the Gulf of Carpentaria, is expected to become category three by Thursday afternoon, and could become a category five cyclone in the next two to three days.

Authorities are evacuating residents in Gulf communities with the cyclone’s core expected to cross the south western coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria, between Groote Eylandt and Borrooloola, on Saturday.