US Military provides detainment camps to support President Trump's border policies
The US Military is preparing to house immigrants in temporary camps in an effort to support President Trump’s controversial immigration policies.
Immigrants will be detained in camps built on military bases, with reports of one camp expecting to contain 20,000 unaccompanied children.
Security continues to tighten around the US-Mexico border in a call from the President to fight illegal immigration and drug trafficking.
Complaints of inappropriate behaviour lead to closure of two internship programs
Poor working conditions and delays in payment have lead to the closure of two internship programs which formed part of the Prepare Train Hire scheme for jobseekers.
Jobseekers complained about a number of violations within the companies, including inappropriate ‘overnight excursions.’
The Greens family and community services spokeswoman, Rachel Siewert said she had raised major concerns about similar issues in the PaTH scheme previously, stating that there isn’t enough protection from these inevitable loopholes.
Accusations against gynaecologist prompt independent investigation from NSW Health
Numerous accusations against a gynaecologist accused of misconduct have prompted the New South Wales Ministry of Health to review several hospitals.
Complaints made against Dr Emil Gayad include performing surgeries without informed consent, misdiagnosing a pregnancy and an unnecessary oophorectomy.
The review will examine the complaint management responses from hospitals to ensure all possible measures were taken to provide safety and support to patients treated by Dr Gayad.
Military training exercise will see 8,500 troops near Shoalwater Bay
A major military training exercise will take place in Central Queensland for about 8,500 soldiers before deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan this August.
Troops from the Australian Army, Air Force and Navy as well as US marines and New Zealand forces will participate in high intensity training over the course of three weeks.
The camp is located in Shoalwater Bay, a military training area near Rockhampton.
Black market fishing operation sees four men fined over $30,000
Four men have been fined over $30,000 for a black market fishing operation, including the catch and unlawful sale of female and undersized blue swimmer crabs around Brisbane.
Two commercial fisheries will appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court in April, charged with 59 offences and fined over $29,000.
Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries, Mark Furner, said the black market has a real potential to impact commercial fisheries and lead to unsustainable fishing practices.
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616 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Spain as authorities picked up 20 vessels on Monday, including a kayak.
An EU mini summit was held on Sunday to discuss the migration issue, but no concrete measures were agreed on.
12,155 people have arrived in Spain this year, with more than 290 migrants dying in their attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
Thousands protest in Iran following devaluation of rial value
Thousands of traders have gathered in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar to protest the devaluation of the Iranian rial.
Abdollah Esfiandari, head of the Bazaar’s administrative board, says the striker’s demands are legitimate as they want the situation on the foreign exchange market to be clarified.
The value of the rial has dropped by almost fifty percent in the past six months, and Iran faces further economic trouble.
Tasmanian government delays provision of additional beds for mental health facilities
New mental health beds promised by the Tasmanian State Government are facing delays due to a lack of available space in which to move current medical specialists.
10 new beds were expected to be provided by March 2019 at the Mistral Place facility, however the time frame is now an area of uncertainty.
A further 15 beds are also estimated to be given to the Peacock Centre in the next two years, however the government has not given further comment on the certainty of this.
Women's self-defence group holds classes near Eurydice Dixon memorial
The memorial for Eurydice Dixon in Melbourne’s Princes Park is now holding a self-defence course for women wanting to learn how to fight off male attackers.
It is known as the “Women Fight Back” self defence course and has received extremely positive feedback, with more than 600 expressions of interest on social media.
The group of 20 women who are taking the course are taught which parts of their bodies to use, how to avoid dangerous situations and how to target weak spots on an attacker.
$400,000 donation funds Queensland stem cell research for spinal cord injuries
A donation of almost $400,000 will provide funds for the University of Queensland as they research the potential of stem cells to repair spinal cord injuries.
Dr Marc Ruitenberg, who will be heading the research, says this money will enable researchers to “investigate stem cell-based therapies to treat chronic spinal cord injury finding and assist in finding a cure for spinal cord injuries.”
The research hopes to transplant nerve cells into spinal cord injury sites to improve broken circuits and return lost functions.