The Star Entertainment Group is being investigated by the Queensland gaming regulator amidst allegations of money laundering. 

Queensland’s Attorney General Shannon Fentiman says the regulator will work with the Queensland Police Service and Australia’s Anti-Money Laundering Agency Austrac, to consider the effectiveness of Star’s due diligence and processes in relation to Anti-Money Laundering.

Hundreds of workers have walked off Brisbane’s Queen’s Wharf $3.6 billion dollar redevelopment site due to asbestos concerns.

Plasterboard supplier company USG Boral sent a letter to customers, including Queens Wharf developers, warning of “very low asbestos contamination” found in the company’s Sydney plant.

Frontline workers protesting against the COVID-19 vaccination mandate have been granted an extension of stay in a ruling from the Supreme Court.

The group comprised of Queensland Health and Police Service employees challenged the mandate last month, which required all frontline workers to be fully vaccinated on the grounds of breaching human rights and anti-discrimination laws.

The Australian space agency has signed a deal with NASA to launch an Australian made rover as part of a NASA space mission this decade. 

NASA intends to fly the small rover to the moon’s surface to collect lunar soil that contains oxygen atoms. 

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced the 50 state schools in Queensland which will host GPs as part of a state pilot program.

The program aims to make healthcare more accessible for students across the state, including in remote and regional areas. 

The schools selected includes Brisbane, Ipswich and Benowa state high schools.

A large group of Indigenous Americans have gathered around the White House to urge US President Biden to stop approving fossil fuel projects and declare a national climate emergency. 

This climate protest has occurred on the Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the US.