Casinos Investigated by Gaming Regulator

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Wed, 13/10/2021 - 11:28

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.

The inquiry adds to several other Australian Casinos already being investigated for similar allegations, including the Star Casino in Sydney.

 

Workers Walk Off Wharf Amidst Asbestos Concerns

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Wed, 13/10/2021 - 11:27

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.

 Multiplex, the construction company managing the site, says testing has found no traces of asbestos yet at the Brisbane redevelopment.

Frontline Workers Against Mandate Granted Stay

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Wed, 13/10/2021 - 11:26

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 stay extends for another week ahead of a two day Supreme Court Proceeding to decide the outcome. 

Australian Rover Headed to the Moon

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Wed, 13/10/2021 - 11:25

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. 

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the government has invested more than $700 million in the civil space sector since July 2018

GPs Heading to Queensland State Schools

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Wed, 13/10/2021 - 11:25

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.

Indigenous Americans Protest Climate Change

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Wed, 13/10/2021 - 11:24

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.

Although demonstrations have been predominantly peaceful, tensions at times rose, with protesters alleging violence from Washington police.

The Hard-Ons: I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Already Been Taken

Submitted by chrisc on Tue, 12/10/2021 - 17:45

<p><span><span>- Spring time and camping, eggs and halloumi, coffee and a smoke, Brett Lee and Bollywood. All of what we just listed are combinations made up of parts that are top shelf by themselves. It is once they contribute together to a whole, however, that they rise to an entirely different level. Now, I want you to take that theory-establishing preamble and apply it to this new record from The Hard-Ons. The long-standing stalwarts have kept the metre ticking over and now, they’ve only gone and bloody co-opted <strong>Tim Rogers </strong>into the fold.

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