Nauru court system planning to split from Australian high court
Nauru’s government is preparing to sever ties with Australia’s high court.
Scrapping the treaty which has stood since 1976 will leave residents, including asylum seekers, without any avenue to appeal decisions made by Nauru’s Supreme court.
Nauru Law Society and Chief Justice Filimone Jitoko hopes to implement Nauru’s own appeal court to encourage the development of home-grown justice and development of customary law in the pacific nation.
Australians are getting dumb and costing us the big bucks
A new analysis by the Public Education Foundation has said Australia’s declining performance in maths, reading and science will cost $120 billion over the next 45 years.
The analysis claimed kids at the top end of the system have better access to teacher coverage and resources, whereas the bottom 10 percent of students have fallen one and a half times as much as those in the top decile.
This is the first time the foundation has linked students’ results as an impact on the economy.
Explosive Device Found In Footwell Of Car At Shopping Centre
Two people have been taken to an Ipswich watch-house after an explosive device was found in their car.
The pair are known to police, and were searched after City Safe network operators noticed their number plates did not match their vehicle.
Police confirmed they found a "fairly large glass jar" containing explosive liquid, and are charging the man with ‘manufacture of explosives without authority’ and the woman with fraud, uttering and forgery among other charges.
Sons Of Kemet: Your Queen Is A Reptile
-You might not be aware of it, but London’s jazz scene is on the verge of a golden age. A rising generation of young players is breathing new life into a genre marred by tradition. Sons of Kemet have been active since 2011, wowing live audiences with pounding tribal rhythms and unrestrained jamming.
Hop Along: Bark Your Head Off, Dog
- In the era of Run For Cover, Topshelf, and even on our own shores, Poison City records affiliated acts bringing emotionally heavy bands that oft are birthed in the D.I.Y scene out of the basement shows, and away from stage divers, the market for indie folk and folk punk bands has now become a flooded one. It might sound like a band thing but there is where Hop Along flourish.
11AM Zedlines
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$84 Million Mental Health Boost
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced $84 million dollars worth of funding will be put towards improving mental health services in remote parts of Australia.
Australian Bravery Awards
The Australian Bravery Awards was announced for people who have performed acts of courage in dangerous situations.
68 People Killed in Venezuelan Jail Fire
At least 68 people was killed in a fire that swept through a Venezuelan police station on Wednesday.
Ads pulled from Fox News due to mockery of parkland survivor
Three companies had pulled their advertisements from Laura Ingraham’s show on Fox News due to the TV host’s mockery of David Hogg, a survivor of the Florida school massacre.