Premier Annastacia Pałaszczuk refuses to reveal whether Queensland will mandate Covid jab for teachers.
Premier Annastacia Pałaszczuk is refusing to say if Queensland will mandate the Covid jab for teachers.
Crown Resorts Melbourne retains casino license despite “disgraceful misconduct”
Crown Resorts Melbourne will retain its casino license despite findings it had engaged in “disgraceful misconduct”.
The royal commission found Crown Melbourne “unsuitable” to hold a casino licence after findings of “illegal, dishonest, unethical and exploitative” conduct.
Regional New South Wales locals present mixed emotions ahead of reopening
Regional New South Wales locals express mixed emotions ahead of reopening to tourists.
One local, Clark Webb from Coffs Creek on the NSW north coast says he has lost essentially 100 percent of trade for his stand up paddle board business.
Despite the loss in revenue, Mr Webb says he remains “apprehensive and nervous” about reopening.
Democrats press for a lift of the embassy ban on discussing gay marriage
Democrats are pressing Biden admin to lift the embassy ban on discussing gay marriage.
Over 60 house Democrats are calling on secretary of State, Anthony Blinken to lift the state department’s ban on US diplomats lobbying for gay marriage in an official capacity.
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The Gold Coast death tolls at tragic highs
The Gold Coast death tolls are reaching tragic highs.
The Gold Coast highways have seen 18 traffic accident deaths so far in 2021.
These figures are just short of 2020’s total of 22 deaths, which proved to be the worst year on record. This data shows the Gold Coast featuring in the top ten most dangerous regions in Australia.
Palm beach residents urge local councils to introduce bollards to protect pedestrians
Palm beach residents are urging local councils to introduce better bollards to prevent hoons from whizzing down the beachfront pathway.
A slew of cars are mounting footpaths which teem with families and toddlers.
Barnaby Joyce stays silent on net zero emissions deal
Barnaby Joyce and the Nationals are staying silent on the net zero emissions deal
The prospect of the Nationals signing up to net zero has been a subject of internal division within the coalition with concerns over how the transition would impact regional Australia.
St Kilda protesters against vaccine passports
Protesters took to the streets of St Kilda in Melbourne over the weekend to protest against the introduction of vaccine passports.
Large parts of Aceland Street were blocked off by protesters having a picnic in the street. There were police patrolling the area and no arrests were made.
Casino and hotel giant MGM to diversify its art collection
Eleven Picasso artworks have been auctioned off in Las Vegas fetching a total of 100 million US dollars.
The auction held on the weekend was part of a bid from Casino and hotel giant MGM to diversify its art collection. The move aims to include more art from women and people of colour, as well as artists from the LGBTQIA+ community and artists with disabilities.