Brisbane Restaurant allegedly poisons eight customers with Salmonella
The new owner of a popular Vietnamese restaurant, in Brisbane's West End is desperately trying to salvage its reputation, after being accused of poisoning eight customers with salmonella.
Maria Nguyen bought the business off David Duong after council health inspectors last year discovered pigeons in the kitchen, black slime near food preparation areas and raw meat defrosting on the floor underneath dirty dishes.
Indonesia warns Norway over proposed ban on CPO imports
Indonesian Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita has warned Indonesia will reject fish imports from Norway if they go ahead with the proposed ban on crude palm oil.
Last June, the Norwegian parliament voted to introduce a ban on the procurement of palm oil and palm oil products for use as biofuels with the EU following suit with calls to halt CPO-based biofuel imports in 2020.
Indonesian export value to Norway reached US$65.5 million in 2017, while Indonesia's imports from Norway were $237.7 million consisting of mostly fish and fishery products.
Screamfeeder: Patterns Form
- Brisbane’s indie-noise guitar outfit Screamfeeder first started pumping out tunes over a quarter of a century ago. They produced six quality albums over the next decade or so, topping it off with their 2004 compilation Introducing Screamfeeder, which was a collection of their singles and almost-singles up until then. Whilst there were the occasional live performances after that, the recorded output from the individual members of Screamfeeeder was through various other collective and solo projects.
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Castro Successor Announced in Cuba
Cuban officials have selected the successor to the retiring President Raul Castro.
Miguel Diaz-Canel, foremost of the country’s vice presidents, will assume the role, marking the end of the nearly 60 years of Castro rule in Cuba.
Mr Diaz Canal will take charge of a stagnating economy and disenchanted younger population eager for change.
Former First Lady Dies at 92
Former first Lady Barbara Bush died on Tuesday at the age of 92, after she elected to receive ‘comfort care’ over additional medical treatments following a series of hospitalisations.
A statement issued by the office of former President George H.W. Bush said that Barbara “has been a rock in the face of her failing health, worrying not for herself, but for others”.
Refugee groups calls for new resettlement plan
Refugee groups are urging the Turnbull government to create a new community-sponsored resettlement program that would allow for up to ten thousand people to immigrate to Australia over the next five years.
The proposed scheme would work in addition to the current Australian humanitarian migration quota, and Australian communities, individuals, families and businesses can nominate humanitarian visa applicants for settlement, but must be able to prove the refugee has strong employment prospects and can be cared for during their first year in the country.
Secret report reveals plans to delay new train timetables in Sydney
A secret high-level report has revealed overnight that NSW top transport officials were warned to delay the recent timetable changes for Sydney’s rail network, several months after experts warned there was a “substantial risk of failing to deliver the level of performance which the public expect”.
The report warned there was ‘little room’ for rail systems to fail and also revealed tensions and resentments between the transport agencies.
Researches reveal injury rates of released Queensland Prisoners
A study by the University of Melbourne has found people released from Queensland prisons with mental health and substance abuse issues are 12 times more likely to be hospitalised compared to the general community.
University of Melbourne Centre for Mental Health, research fellow Jesse Young said of the 1307 men and women analysed the top three injuries recorded were assault, self-harm and mechanical force, such as crushing injuries from external forces.
Other councils will follow Ipswich's lead on dumping recycling: LGAQ
The Ipswich City Council have announced that the waste in yellow lid recycling bins will be dumped in landfill.
The announcement comes after the city’s recycling contractor announced the the cost of their services is projected to rise by $2 million a year.
The Ipswich City Council also stated that the large amount of non-recyclable material deposited in yellow top bins was also a factor in their decision.