Queensland public service fails to meet 2022 target of 8% of its workforce made up of people living with a disability

Queensland's public service will fail to come close to reaching its 2022 target of 8 per cent of its workforce made up of people living with a disability. 

In light of the failure, the government is doing an audit across the public service to reclassify any employers who might have been missed from the official disability count.

Daniel Andrews refuses to comment on allegations he knew about Labor’s red shirts rorts scheme in the lead up to the 2014 election

Victoria premier Daniel Andrews has refused to comment on allegations he knew about Labor’s red shirts rorts scheme in the lead up to the 2014 election. Former government minister, Adem Somyurek, told the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) earlier this week that Mr Andrews knew about the scheme and dismissed him when he tried to warn him about the rorting. 

Kenya declares national disaster

Kenya’s government has declared a national disaster in 10 of its 47 countries. The United Nations says that more than 2 million people are severely food insecure and observers warn that tensions among communities could sharpen as people are trekking further in search of food and water. 

Mess Esque: Mess Esque

<p><span><span><span>- Strumming that’s both meandering and moody and the wandering symbolism of dreams overflow the boundaries of one record, seeping into this year’s second, by Mess Esque. Why two in one year? The truth about many things here may, perhaps, only be puzzled out by scholarship in elemental symbolism and the strange logic of the unconscious. Different tides, different flows have taken over our recent lives and they rule the music too.</span></span></span></p>

Flying doctor services prepare for border reopening

The flying doctor services that sustain rural and regional Queensland are set to be tested this week, with rescue crews bracing for what a COVID outbreak means in the bush. 

The critical medical lifelines have already rescued and transported 88 suspected or confirmed COVID patients in Queensland since the pandemic began.