Emergency services volunteer forum
Heads of emergency services volunteer organisations are meeting in Brisbane this morning for their third Emergency Volunteer Advisory Forum.
State Minister for Fire and Emergency Services Craig Crawford is attending the meeting, which will see key agencies collaborating to help bring positive outcomes for emergency services volunteers.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Katarina Carroll said the forum provides a crucial platform for volunteers to raise important issues with senior levels of government.
Measles alert for South Brisbane and Logan
Queensland Health has released a measles alert in South Brisbane and Logan.
A child diagnosed with measles visited several public locations on Friday the 25th, including Springwood Shopping Mall and the Logan Emergency Department.
Health professionals advise people who are concerned about their immunity to contact their doctor.
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Buy Queensland policy to support best practice in workplaces
The State government’s buy queensland policy will support best practice workplaces in Queensland with the delivery of key enhancements to government’s procurement policy.
Minister for Housing and Public works Mick De Brenni said the government was delivering on its commitment to quality, secure local jobs and safe workplaces for all Queenslanders.
The Minister said Buy Queensland had delivered a boon for local Queensland business since it was introduced.
New chapter for Queensland’s shared reconciliation story
The Queensland Government Reconciliation Action Plan 2018-2021 was launched by Deputy Premier, Jackie Trad, with Elders, community and peak reconciliation bodies to kickstart 2018’s National Reconciliation Week.
The action plan will be delivered in partnership with Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander people, service providers, peak bodies and industry leaders.
ASIC requests funding for staff to be embedded in banks
Corporate Watchdog ASIC has requested more funding from the federal government to install staff into the big banks to combat misconduct.
ASIC would install specialist supervisors to ensure compliance with rules and regulations in the wake of banking misconduct uncovered in the royal commision, and comes after ASIC’s approach to regulating has been criticized for being subservient.
Financial Services Minister Kelly O’Dwyer is expected to receive the proposal in the coming days.
Rooftop protests on Christmas island continue
Two Iranian asylum seekers have spent a second night on the roof of Green one compound inside the christmas island detention centre according to Refugee action coalition.
The protest began around 2:30 Friday May 25, the two protesters have food and blankets to sustain themselves.
The two protesters are long term detainees, both protesters have been in detention for over four years, one as long as six years.