Brisbane Festival Closing Party @ Riverstage
It can be sad when things come to an end, knowing you have almost a full twelve months to wait until the festivities resume, but it's hard to be too sad when the finale of a month long celebration of arts, culture and music is a stacked lineup at the iconic Riverstage in Brisbane Cities Botanical Gardens. Despite it being a drizzly night, the massive venue was packed out with fans waiting to catch a glimpse of Brisbane veterans Violent Soho, who were headlining the event.
Women urged to consider a career as a pilot
Women are being encouraged to pursuit a career as a pilot, as figures show females currently account for only five per cent of pilots worldwide.
A new Qantas pilot academy landing in Toowoomba mid-next year may help smooth the gender imbalance among aviators.
The national carrier says almost one-fifth of people who have registered their interest in the academy are female.
Queensland skills funding
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said today that Scott Morrison must give Queensland its fair share when it comes to skills funding.
She said the Morrison Government’s offer would not deliver Queensland its fair share and did not guarantee funding for Queensland’s trainees and apprentices.
Training and Skills Development Minister Shannon Fentiman said that Queensland had only received a guarantee in 2017–18 for $39.4 million, which would be invested in priority training initiatives.
Tampon tax down the toilet
In breaking national news, the tampon tax is down the toilet after the states and territories agreed to make sanitary products exempt from GST.
The decision was reached this morning after state and territory treasurer's met and unanimously agreed to pass the Federal Government’s proposal.
It follows an 18 year long campaign to remove the 10% tax on pads and tampons.
Calls for Domestic Violence legislation update
Domestic violence support services are calling for a update to legislation to help women on temporary visas as womens shelters are being flooded with temporary visa holders
Currently, the Migration Act allows for some holders to apply for family violence related assistance, however some people are not eligible due to issues concerning business, working and/ or student visas
First woman to win the Nobel Physics prize in 55 years
Canadian Scientist Donna Strickland has become the first woman to win the Nobel Physics Prize in 55 years for her pioneering work on laser pulses.
Of the 112 physics prizes the Nobel committee has awarded since 1901, the only women winners before Strickland were Marie Curie in 1903 and Maria Goeppert Mayer in 1963.
Journalists life sentences in Turkey Upheld
A Turkish court has upheld life sentences for prominent journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan, Nazli Ilicak and three others, on charges of aiding the plotters of a failed military coup in 2016, according to local media.
The journalists, who were originally sentenced in February, were previously sentenced to life in prison for alleged links to the network of US-based religious leader, accused by Ankara of orchestrating the coup attempt.
Tampon tax down the toilet
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Charlottesville Rioters charged with riot offences
Four men linked to a white supremacist group were charged this week in connection with the far-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The men were charged with riot act violations as they travelled from California to incite a riot and bring violence to the rally in August last year.
Each men faces ten years imprisonment if found guilty and the trial is expected to start at the end of this year.