Major Bus Stop Upgrades in Moreton Bay

The Moreton Bay Regional Council has been awarded funding for major bus stop upgrades in Sandstone Point and Ningi.

The upgrades will see new bus shelters built and wider concrete slabs laid to provide people in wheelchairs and prams more access.

Councillor Brooke Savige said the improvements will comply with the Federal Government’s Disability Act.

Indonesian universities ban niqab

Two Indonesian universities have announced a ban on female students wearing niqab face veils due to the rising fundamentalism in the country.

The Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University has recently declared expulsions to be enacted if students do not comply with the new rule.

The niqab face veil is seen by many Indonesians as an unwelcome export from Arab and to have a close ties with radical Islam, which the majority of the country tries not to associate with.