The former race discrimination commissioner has suggesting the federal parliament should take caution as to not ‘normalise’ white supremacy.  

Speaking at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Sydney,  the commissioner outlined his believe that certain members of parliament such as Pauline Hanson’s recent comments on race are causing a ‘dangerous precedent’.

Brisbane families are concerned after Brisbane City Council revealed graves are intentionally flooded after burials at Mount Gravatt Cemetery.

Brisbane resident Doreen Awabdy (Ah-wab-dy) says the council broke ethical and moral boundaries by not informing the family of planned water damage prior to paying over 6000 dollars to bury their loved ones at the site.

Major Korean bank lenders have declined any involvement in the funding of Adani’s Queensland  coal project.

Anti-Adani supporters, including traditional owners, are currently lobbying these Korean lenders to continue non support of the project.

This comes as Adani continues searching for funding of the down-launch, in an estimated cost of $16.5 billion.  Traditional owners have also made a complaint to the United Nations in regard to the treatment of land exploitation.

Israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu continues to support Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Mr Netanyahu’s first public comments on the Khashoggi affair described it as ‘horrendous’ but stressed the importance of Saudi Arabia’s stability on the world stage.

While the two countries have no formal diplomatic relations, Israel considers Saudi Arabia central to its efforts to counter Iran’s influence in the Middle East.

A storm in Sicily, causing widespread flooding has killed 12. Italian emergency services have declared 9 of the victims come from a single family holidaying in the area of Palermo.  

This storm has seen a government cabinet meeting, providing 1.5 billion US dollars to aid storm ravaged communities, as well as introduce safe cleaning of river beds and hydrogeological conditions.

Virgin Australia has outlined its decision to allow priority boarding towards veterans and members of the Australian Defence Force.   

Defence Industry Minister Steve Ciobo says it was “tremendous” for Virgin to commemorate servicemen and women.

Veterans’ Affairs Minister Darren Chester praised the announcement, however suggested veterans may prefer discounted airline tickets.  

Liberal MP Peter Dutton’s constitutional eligibility is under attack after Wentworth by-election winner Kerryn Phelps declared she is seeking an urgent briefing on the matter.

Mr Dutton could face disqualification from parliament if it is found his business interests in federally subsidised childcare financially benefit from his role in government.

Queensland’s new recycling scheme has been declared a success after 1.5 million cans, plastic bottles and stubbies were collected in its first weekend.

‘Container’s for Exchange’ offers a 10 cent return for every container, paid directly into bank accounts via an app.

Envirobank opened 40 shops in one day for the scheme, providing a welcome boost to the local economy.

Documents obtained under freedom of information laws show a wealthy Queensland family have lobbied government officials to redirect the Australian Government’s inland rail project to be closer to the family’s private airport.

The $10 billion Brisbane-to-Melbourne rail line had been diverted, with emails between Dennis Wagner and government officials seen as a key reason for the redirection towards the private airport.