10AM ZEDLINES
Good morning, this is Alex and Mel with your 10 am Zedlines.
Virgin engineer sacked after raising safety concerns
Brisbane-based pilot Yahya Khattabi has made allegations training manuals given to Virgin Australia airlines new Boeing 737 pilots have failed to comply with federal regulations.
Khattabi raised safety concerns in September with his superiors and was almost immediately suspended, due to serious allegations that he had breached Virgin’s code of conduct and shortly after had his employment terminated.
Needle Found In Pear In Melbourne
A needle has been found lodged in a pear in Melbourne just days after Queensland Police made their first arrest over the original strawberry scare.
The pear was purchased from a Woolworths in Berwick in Melbourne’s south-east, following nationwide incidents of strawberry contamination that had a crippling impact on the industry.
A spokesman for the supermarket said they were aware of the report and were currently investigating.
Historical Soviet minefield accidentally discovered
A snippet of Soviet history has been unearthed by a group of Russian history buffs in the form of an improvised minefield, which was discovered in woodlands by a busy road on the outskirts of St Petersburg.
The group reported the finding to local authorities, who have since begun dismantling the field, which is expected to contain almost 400 mines.
The minefield is a reminder of Soviet resistance to Nazi occupation in World War II.
Deadly Fire Traded Across Border Israel-Gaza
Eight people have been killed in a border clash between Israeli and Palestinian soldiers in Gaza.
More than 460 rockets have been fired into Israel since Monday night after an undercover Israeli special forces operation inside Gaza was exposed.
Several Palestinian civilians died in the strikes on Gaza, while one Palestinian civilian was killed in a rocket attack in southern Israel.
Chinchilla unveils big melon
Chinchilla has unveiled its newest attraction in conjunction with its annual melon festival; the nine-metre high, three-metre wide and four tonne, Big Melon.
Chosen by online travel company Wotif as Australia’s “Next Big Thing”, the Big Melon was selected ahead of a Big Peanut, a Big Kilt and a Big Tulip.
Daniel Finch, Managing Director of Wotif hoped the attraction would provide travellers with a fruitful experience, and encouraged Australians to road trip to the region 300 kilometres west of Brisbane.
4 in 5 Queenslanders Want Miners to Foot the Clean Up Bill
4 in 5 Queenslanders believe the mining industry should meet the cost of clean up bills when a mine is closed, leaked ALP research has shown.
The research has come as Queensland Parliament, last Wednesday, debated a bill to introduce stricter rules that would make mining companies responsible for the rehabilitation of their own mines.
There is bipartisan support for this view, with only 4.1% of all people surveyed believing taxpayers should foot the bill.
Review: Bespoke
Bespoke, presented by the Queensland Ballet, is a beautiful collection of contemporary ballet pieces that connect to the audience in different ways. It explores the meaning of movement and shows a connection between the human form and the various ways in which it moves and connects to other bodies. The three part that feature include Carbon Field, B-Sides and Parts per Million.
9am Zedlines
Good morning, this is Maison and Becky with your 9am Zedlines.
Bacteria outbreak in QLD Hospitals
More than half of Queensland hospitals and aged care facilities have tested positive to the deadly Legionella bacteria, a year after the State Government launched a crackdown on outbreaks.
The bacteria was detected in numerous water sources, including showers and hot water systems, and impacts 170 facilities in Queensland alone.
Queensland Health has not yet released a statement in regard to the outbreak of the deadly bacteria.