"Tried to catch the fog this morning but we mist" - Queensland Police

Queensland Police Service said “they tried to catch some fog this morning, but they mist”  after heavy fog blanketed Brisbane.

The fog formed overnight due to the showery conditions over the last couple of days.

Queensland Police suggested putting your lights on and that they will stop with the dad jokes.

Brisbane airport fire ant free

Brisbane Airport could be announced as fire-ant free within the next couple of months after the latest scans and surveillance found no evidence of the ants at the airport.

The  $440 million national eradication scheme was formally launched last year after all states and territories committed to a 10-year plan to evict the ants from Australia.

The fire-ant treatment season will conclude in June before beginning again in September after the winter hiatus.

Search ends for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370

Families members of the victims on missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 have said the Malaysian Government have broken an election promise after the final search for the plane ended on Tuesday.

 

Grace Nathan, whose mother was on MH370, said “When the new transport minister was appointed, the first statement he made was that MH370 would be his top priority. A mere two days later, he said we’re not extending the search anymore.”

 

Regional television stations failing to meet local content obligations

A report published by the Australian Communication and Media Authority has revealed 12 regional TV stations are failing to meet their local content obligations.

 

All regional stations must broadcast 1,400 hours of Australian programs each year on their multi-channels, in addition to main channel requirements.

 

Several stations fell short by more than 200 hours with Indigenous TV station, Imparja, not meeting the criterion.

Hobart offered a new Indigenous name

Hobart City Council will be offered a new Indigenous name today, presented by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre as part of reconciliation week.

 

The TAC’s chief executive officer, Heather Sculthorpe said: “It would be fantastic if Hobart were to become the first capital in Australia to adopt the original name for the territory on which it is located.”

 

Mrs. Sculthorpe said that while the new name hasn’t been announced just yet, it is the original and proper name for the city.

Change to U-Turn signage

The Brisbane City Council have proposed a change to U-Turn signage due to web-crash data showing dangerous U-Turns cause more than three deaths annually.

 

The council’s infrastructure chairman, Amanda Cooper said: “Council is seeking permission from the state government to use new high-visibility warning signage to help more motorists understand where they are permitted to perform U-turns.”

 

The new signage propositions are currently being trialed at six locations in Brisbane including Greenslopes and Holland Park.

Brisbane council backtracks on its plan to allow aged care developers to build on recreation grounds

The Brisbane City Council has backtracked on its controversial plan to allow retirement and aged care developers to build on sport and recreation grounds.

 

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said it was not his desire to see the issue of the shortage of aged care and retirement places to be caught up in community controversy.

 

The council will commence consultation on the aged care proposal in the coming weeks.

Starbucks to close stores for anti-bias training

Anti-bias training will see Starbucks close 8,000 of its US stores today after two African American men were arrested in a Philadelphia store last month.

Starbucks chairman, Howard Schultz, wants the training to start a conversation and says employees will watch a documentary and discuss their own experience of discrimination.

The decision is estimated to cost the company up to $14 million dollars in lost sales.