A member of a certain British family has attacked the Space tourism industry following Jeff Bezos’ second Blue Origin crewed space mission, that sent William Shatner to space.

Prince William said space tourism is redirecting the world’s greatest minds from fixing the climate crisis right here on earth, to interplanetary escapism.

The legal battle rages on over the 2016 Dreamworld Thunder River Rapids ride tragedy as the theme park owners are suing an engineer who allegedly deemed the ride safe, a day before malfunctioning. The owners are seeking damages for breach of contract and negligence.

The engineer is defending the claims, stating the owners failed to meet obligations under the Workplace Health and Authority. 

The Housing Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 passed in Queensland parliament providing additional rights to tenants, ending leases, preventing evictions without grounds and allowing pets within rental properties. 

The new rules are designed to protect renters experiencing domestic and family violence in addition to meeting the minimum quality standards.

It’s been a big week for climate activism, as Brisbane’s School Strike for Climate forged ahead today despite predicted storms. 

The Strike demands no new coal, gas and oil investments, net zero emissions by 2030, 100 per cent renewable exports by 2030, and funding for workers in the transition away from the fossil-fuel industries. 

A milestone is in the horizon as Northern Territory’s Arnhem Space Centre is set for a mid 2022 launch. 

This historical NASA project is special as it will be the first time the American space organisation will send a commercial launchpad outside U.S soil. 

Deeming the operating environment ‘significantly challenging’, Microsoft pulled the plug on its LinkedIn service in China. The American tech giant chose to shut down operations after several months of issues relating to data collection problems and censorship over users' posts.   

China’s internet watchdog, in May, reported LinkedIn for engaging in improper collection and use of data and requested them to rectify the problem.

Argentina’s government has struck a deal to temporarily pause increases in the price of its food. 

Food and consumer goods prices have risen by 50 per cent annually, as the country emerges from a deep economic recession. 

Briefing documents from the Queensland Ambulance Service revealed the organisation has “insufficient resources to manage the workload”.

The documents cover a period of 11 days between April to May 2021, with reports of patients in South-East Queensland being forced to wait hours for an ambulance.