South Brisbane road closures

A major Brisbane road will partially close for up to 3 months so that a $28 million upgrade can be completed.

Green Camp Road between Manly and Rickertt roads at Wakerley and Ransome is used by 30,000 vehicles a day and has been identified as a priority project by the Brisbane City Council in an effort to reduce congestion, improve safety and traffic efficiency.

The $28 million project is jointly funded by the council and Australian government and is expected to be finished by mid-2019.

LNP wins SA election

The Liberal National Party have won the South Australian election claiming the 24 seats required for victory.

The election has ended the ALP’s 16 year rule in South Australia with the Labor Leader Jay Weatherill announcing he will step down after the defeat.

The new Premier Steven Marshall was sworn in this morning alongside MPs Vickie Chapman  who will be Deputy Premier and MP Rob Lucas who will become treasurer.

 

18-year-old student death in Nottingham

Prosecutors in Rome have opened an investigation into the death of an 18-year-old student in Nottingham.

Investigators said they were keeping an "open mind" about whether the attack on Miss Moustafa, an engineering student at Nottingham College was racially motivated.

A post-mortem examination into Miss Moustafa's death was inconclusive.

UN will support predatory process for Zimbabwe's election

The United Nations has announced they will support the preparatory process ahead of Zimbabwe’s election in July.

The election is the first for President Emmerson Mnangagwa assumed office after the military removed Robert Mugabe who had been in charge for 37 years.

It is estimated 5.4 million Zimbabweans have engaged in Biometric Voter Registration since the process started in October.

Dorset ensemble forms 'first ensemble of disabled musicians'

An orchestra in Dorset, England has formed what is thought to be the world’s first ensemble of disabled musicians.

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is led by disabled conductor James Rose, who has cerebral palsy, 
and conducts the group using a specially-designed baton attached to his glasses.

The musician’s disabilities include blindness, autism and partial deafness. Mr Rose says he would like the group to challenge the industry’s perception of musicians.

National Geographic apologises to Indigenous Australians

US magazine, National Geographic, has apologised for decades of racist coverage on Aboriginal Australians.

The magazine had previously featured images of Indigenous Australians with captions reading “South Australian Blackfellows: These savages rank lowest in intelligence of all human beings." Editor Susan Goldberg said that the captions had left her “speechless”.

Mental health report of FIFO workers receives backlash

A researcher who released a study into the mental health of Fly In Fly Out workers has revealed there has been significant negative backlash on the report.

On social media many people attacked the report saying that FIFO workers know what they signed up for and the financial gain is worth the sacrifice.

The report detailed how many FIFO workers feel they should toughen up regarding their mental health and do not have the right to speak out because of their high income.

Environmentally friendly cattle breed introduced in Brisbane

A new ‘environmentally friendly’ cattle breed has been introduced in Queensland.

Dr. Steve Murray said the breed have 25 percent less methane production and a 15 percent reduction in nitrogenise gases and carbon dioxide.

Dr. Moore from the University of Queensland says it is fairly daunting to start with but is what we have to do in order to improve the system.