11AM Zedlines
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Boy Chugs Methanol, Gets Sick.
A boy who drank pure methanol and felt ill was rushed to the Queensland Children's Hospital overnight.
The boy, described as primary-school aged, drank more than 30 milliliters of pure methanol and was flown from Emerald in central Queensland to Brisbane by a LifeFlight Air Ambulance.
Children's Health Queensland said the boy was in a stable condition on Tuesday morning.
Two Tonnes of Documents Dumped in Ipswich.
Two tonnes of documents have been dumped in an Ipswich tip, after a Queensland Union Boss ordered them to be burned by two officials.
David Arthur Hanna is accused of destroying, concealing or mutilating documents in April 2014 that could have been required as evidence at a royal commission into alleged trade union corruption.
Prosecutor Glen Rice, QC, told the court Mr. Hanna deliberately set out to destroy nearly seven tonnes of documents after learning the Trade Union Royal Commission would focus on the CFMEU.
Australian Scientists Discover Breakthrough in Poo.
Australian Scientists have found a way to identify donors for people battling chronic gut diseases.
Researchers have discovered the types of bacteria that is best when used in the process of fecal transplants. Once inside the patient's body, the good bacteria from the donor can establish a healthy community that can reduce some of the symptoms experience by patients.
The Study conducted at the University of New South Wales has found remission is possible with this discovery.
Australian Gov. Accused of Mistreating Asylum Seekers
The Australian High Court has received two class action lawsuits from human rights group, National Justice Project.
The group claims the Australian government has broken international law by not adhering to its duty of care for asylum seekers, arguing that arbitrary imprisonment and a severe deprivation of physical liberty are among some of the many problems they face.
In the past, Australia’s Department of Home affairs has refuted claims of dangerous conditions for people in offshore detention centres.
Man Picks Up Ceremonial Mace in Protest of UK PM.
Labour Party MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle was ordered to leave the House of Commons for the day after he picked up a ceremonial mace in protest of Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to delay the vote on her Brexit Deal.
The Brighton Kemptown MP was seen approaching the front of the room and grabbing the ‘antique symbol of parliamentary authority’ from its holder while other MPs shouted “expel him” before John Bercow ordered him to put it back.
Illegal Mining Epidemic in Brazil
Illegal mining in the Amazon rainforest has become an ‘epidemic’ in Brazil.
Illegal artisanal mining across the Amazon rainforest has been revealed in an new map published the Amazon Socio-environmental Information Project, pinpointing over 2000 sites in 215 areas across the Amazon.
Taxpayers To Pay $363 Million For New Queensland Train Issues
Taxpayers have been slapped with a $363 million dollar bill to fix disability access issues with Queensland’s new trains.
This comes after an independent inquiry led by judge Michael Forde found the project was flawed from “day one”
The inquiry also shows that the Queensland Government was warned by Bombardier, the company that build the trains, that they did not meet disability standards, but that the project was given the go-ahead anyway.
City Council Pushes For Gold Coast Cable Car Project
Gold Coast City Council will spend the next 12 weeks investigating a renewed push to get a cable car project airborne between Mudgeeraba and Springbrook.
It is the latest example of a 20-year wish to build a Gold Coast equivalent to the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway between Smithfield and Kuranda, north of Cairns.
The skyrail in far north Queensland runs through World Heritage-listed rainforest. It has attracted more than 10 million passengers since it began in 1995.
Banks Receive Over $1 Billion from Mortgage Interest
Australia's biggest banks reaped more than $1 billion from hiking interest-only mortgages rates in response to new regulations introduced to take some heat out of the housing market.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has criticized the big four banks and Macquarie Bank for making it hard for home loan customers to work out the best mortgage deal, stifling competition in the process.