8am Zedlines
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Japanese zookeeper mauled to death by rare tiger
A rare white tiger has mauled and killed a zookeeper in its enclosure at a zoo in Kagoshima in Japan.
US ambassador to the UN unexpectedly resigns
American ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has unexpectedly resigned from her role.
‘Healthy Masculinity’ photo exhibition on display in Tasmania
The Men With Heart photo exhibition opens today at Mawson Pavilion in Tasmania, which showcases healthy masculinity at the Tasmanian Men’s Gatherings.
Protestors shine lights on Opera House to disrupt Everest horse race promotion
More than 1 000 people gathered outside the Opera House last night to protest the Everest horse race draw numbers being projected onto the sails of the building.
Camouflage cameras across Brisbane catch illegal dumpers
Almost one-hundred covert cameras across Brisbane are working to catch residents illegally dumping, which can impose fines up to two-thousand-six-hundred dollars.
Morningside boasts southern hemisphere’s largest charity kitchen
A former serum laboratory in Morningside in South Brisbane, has been transformed into the largest charity kitchen in the southern hemisphere.
11AM Zedlines
Good morning, this is Aleisha and Tessa with your 11am Zedlines.
Carseldine billboard causes fear speech
An anti-vaxxer billboard displayed on a Brisbane road has been condemned by Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles.
Miles is investigating whether the Carseldine billboard can be removed, saying that is not free speech but fear speech.
An Ads Standards spokeswoman has revealed the body has received multiple calls objecting to the sign, but has no jurisdiction over such subject matter.
Third shark attack incident in the Whitsundays
A 55-year-old Queensland man was bitten by a reef shark yesterday aboard his vessel at Swains Reef, north-east of Yeppoon, and was taken to hospital this morning after spending a night at sea.
The man mistakenly hauled the shark aboard at approximately 5pm on his fishing expedition, when he sustained the large bite to his upper left arm.
The incident follows two more shark attacks in the Whitsundays last month.