Queensland Line Dancing Scam Said to Have Swindled Retirees For Thousands
Police are searching for a South-East Queensland man and his father after their Line Dancing Scam reportedly swindled hundreds of dollars from many local victims.
It is alleged that at least 100 victims paid money for line dancing holidays, including overseas trips and domestic line dancing festivals, balls, and cruises that were never set to happen.
Senior Sergeant Ken Rogers says many victims lost hundreds of dollars, while others lost close to ten thousand. Investigators are pleading any further victims to contact them.
New Brisbane Lord Mayor Announces City Hall Shake Up
Following the announced departure of Brisbane’s current Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, the Brisbane City Hall is in for a shake-up!
Brisbane’s incoming Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has wasted little time in filling key committee chairs ahead of his ‘swearing-in’ next week – making sure the new chairs provide an equal representation of both men and women in leadership roles.
He says that the new Cabinet Members will bring fresh energy and fresh ideas to their work and will continue the very strong legacy that they have helped to create so far.
Budget to Bring Tax Cuts for Low to Middle Income Earners
With the Budget to be announced today, it appears the Coalition is planning on reconfiguring their tax plan to the tune of several billion dollars.
The ten million Australians who earn between $37,000 and $126,000 per year are set to receive some form of tax relief and the government is expected to forecast a return to surplus for 2019-20.
Changes are slated to include tax offsets and tax bracket shifts for low to middle earners.
50% of new cars said to be electric by 2030 under the Labor Climate Change Policy
Bill Shorten has announced new vehicle emissions policies that Labor will carry into the upcoming election.
The proposed policy includes 50% of new car sales being electric vehicles by 2030 as well as stricter pollution standards for car retailers.
The coalition has been criticised for not imposing stronger regulations on car pollution but Labor is still likely to face significant pushback from influential stakeholders.
British Protesters disrupt Brexit debate by showing their bums whoops
British MP’s were treated to a different kind of protest yesterday afternoon, with members of climate change action group Extinction Rebellion stripping half-naked in the public gallery during a Brexit debate.
14 protesters stripped down to their underwear to show the words “Climate justice now” painted on their backs, and some appeared to have glued themselves to the glass.
Researchers uncover 66 Million-year-old fish fossils from the day dinosaurs died
Researchers have uncovered fossilised evidence of a 66 million year old asteroid impact, including fish with hot glass beads lodged in their gills from raining debris.
The site was found in Tanis, North Dakota, and shows that the fossilized fish died soon after the asteroid hit Earth. Also at the site was evidence of charred trees, an inland tsunami and melted amber.
The impact marked the end of the Cretaceous Period and was responsible for a mass extinction event for most of life on Earth.
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1. Sweater Curse - See You EP
2. Tiana Khasi - Meghalaya (Album Of The Week)
3. Being Jane Lane - Be Okay
4. Bad Sext - Existential Crisis Nap (Single)
5. The Blockades - The Blockades
6. Jodie Flange - Drunk At Uncle Greg's
7. WAAX - FU (Single)
8. WE ALL WANT TO - On The Dots
9. May Lyn - Froot Loop / Like A Woman (Single)
10. Chakra Efendi - Until The Children Grow Old EP
11. Clowns - I Wanna Feel Again (Single)
12. The Chats - Pub Feed (Single)
13. tomtom - Better Know Better (Single)
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Queensland calls for renewed consent laws
There have been renewed calls for an overhaul of Queensland’s consent laws following a debate as to whether saying “I don’t want” constitutes “no.”
The Women’s Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ) says existing laws are “not in line” with modern-day attitudes and were “confusing jurors”, and disadvantaging vulnerable complainants.
The State Opposition says it will support a parliamentary inquiry into the laws, and Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath says she is consulting with legal stakeholders on the matter.
Brisbane local wins $2.5 million in Keno jackpot
A young Brisbane concreter has won $2.5 million at a Keno jackpot on Saturday night.
The man went to the Acacia Ridge Hotel Motel after work with his boss and was gobsmacked after realising his big win.
The man plans to “[work] less and [enjoy] life more” with the money.