Mansfield Families Fear Consequences of Brisbane Rates Hike
Mansfield families facing the biggest rate rise in the 2018-19 Brisbane council budget are warning the flow-on effects will be felt by their kids and local businesses.
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Global Warming to Exceed 1.5 Degree Rise
A new United Nations report has warned that global warming will exceed 1.5 degrees by roughly 2040.
The report comes after the United States pulled out and weakened the Paris climate change agreement last year.
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states that only “rapid and far-reaching” transitions in the world economy could prevent global warming of more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.
LGBT Rights Activist Arrested in Moscow
Australian born British gay rights activist, Peter Tatchell, has been detained by Russian Police and charged with breaking the law for holding a one man protest in Moscow.
Tatchell was protesting the human rights abuses of gay men in Chechnya, where dozens of men have come forward and spoken out against the use of torture in prison facilities.
He has been charged with violating Federal Law 54 and the Presidential Decree 202, which ban all protests around the Kremlin during the World Cup.
1 Billion Dollar Investment for NSW Ambulance Service
The New South Wales state government announced a $1 billion dollar investment into the state ambulance service ahead of the NSW budget next Tuesday.
The investment will see 750 new paramedics and call centre staff added to the service, with the first 200 being deployed in the next 12 months.
Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said that the investment will mean more paramedics in Sydney’s West and South-West regions.
Australian’s Trust ISP’s and Banks more than Electricity Providers
The Australian Energy Market Commission has found that fewer households in Australia are confident in their electricity providers than internet and bank companies.
A survey found that trust in the energy sector is at 39%, down from 50% from last year.
AEMC Chairman, John Pierce, said that the closure of Northern and Hazelwood generators is partly to blame, as it’s leading to price fluctuations, but that retailers are still not doing enough to help their customers.
Fire Destroys Landmark Longreach Pub
The fire that destroyed a closed pub in Longreach will be investigated by a scientific crew from Brisbane.
Longreach police inspector, Mark Hendersen, said the Lyceum Hotel was completely ruined when authorities arrived around 8:15pm on Thursday, but no one was injured and no surrounding properties were damaged.
Mr Hendersen says the landmark pub in Central West Queensland has been closed for several months and was believed to be up for sale.
Council to Build Sport Fields on Flood Prone Land
Brisbane City Council will spend $40 million over the next three years to turn flood-prone land into sporting fields.
The new sporting facilities will be located at Wakerley, Chermside, Mitchelton, Moggill, Rocklea and Windsor.
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said that a synthetic surface will be used at four of the locations, which is a first for the Brisbane council.
Fair Rights for Sex Workers
Sex work is real work; everyone has the right to be safe in their workplace; and everyone has the right to come home at the end of their shift
The legal status of sex work in Australia is convoluted, not because of any inherent complexity in the work itself, but because of myriad discrepancies between state and territory jurisdictions, and the countless legal and regulatory contradictions within state laws themselves.
Greenwave Beth: People In Agony
- What a difference a tiny change can make. Flowertruck fans beware, the band’s core creative unit -Charles Rushforth and Will Blackburn- have (largely) abandoned their drums and guitars in favour of an MPC 1000 and a MicroKorg and boom, we’re out of Triffids-esque pop-rock and into banging electro.