Brisbane City Council plans a $2.5 million land purchase for a sports park
The Brisbane City Council plans to purchase a $2.5 million piece of land for a sports park in Brisbane’s south.
The property is located in the underdeveloped southern suburb of Pallara.
The project comes under the Lower Oxley Creek south neighbourhood plan and is also a part of the Lord Mayor’s pledge to give Brisbane more green spaces and parklands.
Increased temperatures threatening Great Barrier Reef
A recent study has found Coral algae in The Great Barrier Reef has not acclimatised to more acidic waters caused by increased temperatures.
Oceans absorb about 22 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere a day, meaning seas have become about 30 per cent more acidic over the past two centuries.
Researchers suggest vulnerable reefs may not be able to adapt fast enough to cope with climate change.
Review: Silver Lining by The Centenary Theatre Group
Directed by Brian and May Hinselwood
Written by Sandi Toksvig
Naughty Humour from the Devilish Dane!
I brought my whole family along to see Sandi Toksvig’s Silver Lining, as we are all massive fans of the humour of the devilish Danish dame of QI and The Great British Bake-off fame. We were not disappointed, despite the morbid topic of “waiting for god” in a decrepit retirement home in Gravesend of all places, the location being a constant reminder of where you would be soon heading!
Cardinal George Pell won’t appeal child abuse sentence if conviction stands
Cardinal George Pell will not seek a reduced sentence if the court of appeal upholds his conviction for sexually abusing two Melbourne choirboys in the 1990’s.
Since February, Pell has been behind bars and is due to return to court next week to contest his conviction, but won’t be adding an appeal against his already six-year prison sentence.
Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz, the youngest world leader, outed in a confidence vote
Austrian conservative chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s government has been voted out of office by Austrian MPs.
Parliament passed a motion of no-confidence days after the country’s politicians found themselves in the aftermath of a corruption scandal.
Mr Kurz suggested he was more of a victim of the political crisis set off by video evidence, rather than an enabler who brought the far right to power in the country.
Myanmar soldiers jailed for Rohingya killings freed after less than a year
Myanmar has freed seven soldiers early who were jailed for the killings of 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys in a military crackdown in 2017.
They were the only soldiers to be punished over the 2017 crackdown in the western state of Rakhine, which drove more than 730,000 Rohingya people to flee to Bangladesh.
The UN investigators dubbed this ‘genocidal intent’, Myanmar officials, however, deny any wrong-doing.
Review: English Baroque with Circa at QPAC
On Tuesday I found myself in quite a predicament. I’d lined up a first date with just about the loveliest lady a dating app could ever hope to show me, and I was also asked to review a show at QPAC that very same evening. First dates are risky enough, and I never thought I’d be asking a girl if she’d like to go and see a Baroque orchestra performing songs from the 17th century while circus performers demonstrated incredible feats of strength and athleticism, as an internationally renowned Soprano sang ghostly melodies from a swing suspended over the stage.
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UQ students to vote on major issues
Students at the University of Queensland will stage a general meeting on two major issues on Wednesday.
The students will vote on the proposed demolition of the Schonell Theatre and a proposed UQ deal with the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation.
The UQ student union councillor Priya De (DI) said the university cannot ignore a mass assembly of students on the two biggest issues to impact the campus in decades.
Increased funding for Big Pineapple
The development plans for the Sunshine Coast’s Big Pineapple have been boosted with an extra $2.5 million from the State Government.
The funding aims to rejuvenate the site and establish it as the tourist attraction it once was.
The master plan includes a treetops ropes course, water park and numerous cafes.