Dating App for Trump Supporters

A dating app for Trump supporters due to launch later this month is employing a zero tolerance policy for liberals who try to infiltrate the leftist free zone.

Christy Edwards Lawton, creator of the Righter dating app, said the company is more than willing to sue any non-Trump supporting imposters, but is less than clear on how the site might be able to determine a user’s political leanings.

Sororities and Fraternities take Harvard to Court

Several sororities and fraternities have filed lawsuits against Harvard University, saying their crackdown on single-sex clubs has violated anti-discrimination laws and the US constitution.

The university’s policy was made in an an effort to combat gender discrimination and prevents members of single-sex organisations from receiving certain scholarships and taking leadership positions.

Sydney Lecturer Sacked Over Swastikas

The University of Sydney has moved to sack lecturer Tim Anderson, alleging serious misconduct, after he showed students images of a Nazi swastika imposed over the flag of Israel.

Dr Anderson has drawn widespread criticism following several visits to Syria and North Korea, expressing support for their dictatorial regimes, and condemning western Imperialism and the US.

Dr Anderson has dismissed the complaints against him as petty and absurd, saying he will appeal the university’s decision and accused them of “political censorship”.

There’s A Snake In My Bed

Animal experts continue to warn of the parallel between acute climatic events and snake behaviours after a North Queensland man was bitten multiple times by a non-venomous tree snake that ended up in his bed.

Mackay based snake catcher Brett Modra said the occurrence was only one of many recent erratic snake behaviours witnessed in Australia, with the likelihood of a snake coming into a dwelling to escape the heat, higher than it used to be.

Questions Being Raised Over Use of Qantas Points

Qantas club memberships have been given out to five Brisbane Councillors, in their roles as committee chairmen, for travelling on business.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has admitted he does not know if the memberships are used for personal use, but says they are provided as a “part of the package” to ensure travels taken in their role are supported.

These memberships include access to private lounges and corporate memberships are available to purchase for up to one or two years.

Review: Lady Sings The Blues Wonderland Festival 2018

 

 

In a smoky room, as part of the 2018 Wonderland Festival, we have Mama Alto sing the one and only Billie Holiday, and she does so with warmth, storytelling and a whole lot of nostalgic feeling. Referred to as a “Jazz Singer, Cabaret Artiste and Gender Transcendent Diva”, Mama Alto is also a “queer trans femme person of colour who works with the radical potential of storytelling” which is a beautiful way to summarise the performer.

 

Shocking Stillbirth Statistics

A landmark report into stillbirth in Australia has revealed the rate has not changed in more than 20 years, and is twice as high among Aboriginal mothers.

There were emotional scenes in Parliament last night as Labor senator Malarndirri McCarthy tabled the report, which found stillbirth affects more than 2000 Australian families each year.

Federal health minister Greg Hunt announced a national roundtable to address the rate of stillbirth in Australia in response to the report, as well as $7.2 million for medical research and education programs.

ATO Scam Stings Aussies

Scammers posing as the ATO have stolen more than $800 000 from Australians in the past month, using software that resembles a legitimate phone number, and then threatening jail or deportation.

There were more than 37,000 reports of scammers in November, with one elderly person losing more than $230,000 over 5 months.

The ATO has said they will never request payment of debts via iTunes gift cards, prepaid visa cards or cryptocurrency and will never request a fee to release funds.

QLD Digital Health Project Blow Out

Parliament have found the budget for Queensland’s multi-million dollar project to digitalise the state’s hospital has been blown out.

The $600 million integrated electronic medical record (ieMR) project has proven not of value for the money provided, with the draft business care from the department said to require another $256 million.

The project coordinated by eHealth Queensland aims to digitise all patients medical records to make it easier for clinicians to access, reduce costs, lower patient days spent in hospital and improve clinical care.