China sets video game bans
China will ban children from playing video games for more than three hours a week amidst a crackdown on tech giants such as Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group.
People under the age of eighteen will only be allowed to play games between 8pm and 9pm on Fridays, weekends and public holidays starting this Thursday.
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Parliament to debate Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirmed Monday that the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill will be debated in two weeks time in Queensland Parliament.
MPs from both major parties will have a conscience vote during the debates starting in the third week of September.
PA hospital begins donation drive
The Princess Alexandra Hospital’s Research Foundation is bringing back its ‘We’re all 4 the Heroes PA Giving Day’ - an initiative to raise $500,000.
The funds will be collected Thursday 2nd of September, will go to staff education, medical research and purchasing state of the art equipment. All donations will be quadrupled on the day.
Caloundra students partner for Wildflowers in Augmented Reality
Caloundra State High School students have partnered with the Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Garden for a technological experience called the Wildflowers in Augmented Reality.
Caloundra State High teacher Adam Baker, who facilitated the project, said it is a self-guided augmented reality tour where visitors at Maroochy Botanic Garden can learn about the local flowers through 3D modelling software technology.
NSW man becomes first Indigenous Australian to die of COVID-19
A man in his 50s has become the first Indigenous Australian to die of COVID-19 in Dubbo, NSW.
This came after 51 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the western NSW region on Monday, including 31 cases in Dubbo.
Civilians reportedly killed by US airstrike in Kabul
Local media in Kabul have reported that nine civilians were killed in a US airstrike on Sunday.
Six children were among those reportedly killed when US forces destroyed car full of explosives.
Arraignments begin as Guantanamo Bay faces closure
Arraignments have begun at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre for an Indonesian and two Malaysian prisoners held without charge for eighteen years in connection with the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings.
A military commission took place over nearly five-hours on Monday inside the US base in Cuba, where the men face charges including murder, conspiracy and terrorism.
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Fraser Island to record license plates
Visitors to Fraser Island will soon have their number plates recorded in an effort to watch for bushfire danger this season.
A spokesperson for the Department of Environment and Science says license plate recognition is only to help monitor visitor patterns and improve emergency response.