Hydro-don’t becomes hydrogen
A CSRIO innovation from their Brisbane branch could help Australia become one of the top clean energy exporting countries in the world.
A new method of transporting hydrogen has been tested to extract the volatile element from ammonia through a type of membrane researchers have developed.
The idea is to use renewable energy sources to produce ammonia and then export to other countries where cars powered by hydrogen will are gaining a foothold.
Yesterday, cars powered by hydrogen from the membrane were test driven around Brisbane city.
Fine not fine
More than 13,000 Brisbane residents successfully overturned at least $850,000 in Brisbane City Council-issued parking fines in the last financial year.
Officer error, faulty meters, and meters paid with incorrect registration were among the top reasons for the parking fines being cancelled.
Opposition councillor Jared Cassidy said it was concerning so many fines had been issued that shouldn’t have been.
Soloists and Spontaneity and Orchestral Soloists: Morning Masterworks
Rachmaninov Concerto No.3 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, op.30
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
Review: Jasper Jones
There aren’t too many stories that have received such critical praise through the forms of a novel, play, and film in such a short time. But in less than a decade Craig Silvey’s Jasper Jones has done it all. Directed by Sam Strong, presented by Queensland Theatre in association with Melbourne Theatre Company, is the story of Jasper Jones.
11am Zedlines
This is Amy and Ha-Teya with your 11am Zedlines.
Tokyo University apologies after female applicants were deliberately marked down
Tokyo Medical University is publically apologising after an investigation in the schools application process revealed the university deliberately marked down all female applicants to limit the number of women studying.
Senior officials at Tokyo Medical University wanted to keep the number of women at about 30 per cent, so they altered the computerized marking system.
Missile accidentally fired by Spanish fighter jet
Estonia’s military is undergoing an investigation for the remains of a missile accidentally fired by a Spanish fighter jet.
The Eurofighter Typhoon from the Spanish Air Force was taking part in aerial drills for the NATO policing of the Baltic airspace when it launched a missile in southern Estonia.
Homeless couples either freezing together or are apart in shelters
Men and women experiencing homelessness in Canberra are having to choose between freezing together in their cars of taking their chances apart in shelters.
Support services have been overwhelmed over the winter with homeless people desperate for help, but support workers have been struggling to keep couples together.
The 2016 census estimated more than 116,000 people were experiencing homelessness in Australia.
Deteriorating car batteries piling up in outback QLD
Tonnes of used car batteries are piling up on outback Queensland cattle stations and expensive transport licenses are being blamed.
The cost for a permit to transport more than 250 kilograms of batteries costs almost $1,900, making it unviable for many landholders to transport them away to recycling facilities.
Emergency Departments clogged up by minor ailments
Doctors are telling patients with acne, splinters, warts and minor ailments to instead seek help from a GP rather than clogging up Queensland emergency departments.
Queensland Health’s Chief Clinical Information, Officer Keith McNeil, said that about 32% of the 155,000 emergency department presentations in the state’s public hospitals every month could instead be treated by a GP.