An Australian first has seen a central Queensland bus company ditch diesel for hydrogen
The regional transport service in Emerald has opted to switch its fleet of diesel-powered buses to hydrogen fuel cell electric ones.
Each year, the fleet of Emerald buses consume over one million litres of fuel and produce 3,100 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
The family-owned company has sit a net zero emissions target by 2040, 10 years ahead of the federal government’s current deadline.
A Townsville mother has launched The Cheeky Brain book series in an attempt to help children overcome mental health issues
Lauren Cavati runs private mental health clinic Deep Speak and has just released her first two books in the series.
Mrs Cavati says she wrote the book implementing cognitive behavioural therapy which is based on people’s thoughts predicting how they feel and subsequently how they act.
She created the series after she “wanted a resource story book to show kids how to use their brain to help their mental health but couldn’t find anything.”
The rift between Australia and France has taken a further turn
Secret text messages about the scrapped ninety billion dollar submarine contract have been leaked.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron claiming the leaked message shows the French knew the submarine contract was at risk.
Speaking in Glasgow last night Mr Morrison again defended Australia’s decision to abandon the contract with France and claimed Mr Macron had ‘sledged’ Australia.
Nup to the Cup protests in full swing
Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane will see Nup to the Cup protests today against the horse racing industry.
The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses (CPR) alongside a number of animal justice foundations have organised protests at track gates around the country.
The CPR Campaign Director Elio Celotto says quote, “The Nup to the Cup movement is growing stronger each year because the racing industry has proven time and time again that they only care about maximising profit, not horses".
Sir Paul McCartney teams up with the Wombles for World Vegan Day
Yesterday, on World Vegan Day, Sir Paul McCartney joined forces with popular UK characters, The Wombles, to encourage people to eat less meat for the sake of the environment.
The #onestepgreener campaign will be live throughout the climate change conference supporting the UK Government's Together for Our Planet drive.
This campaign has joined forces with the Meat Free Monday campaign, started by Sir Paul McCartney in 2009.
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An ambitious new clean-up plan could see the iconic brown Brisbane River turn crystal clear
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has revealed a key initiative of the Southeast Queensland City deal in a plan to clean up Brisbane’s rivers and creeks.
He says, quote, “Cleaning-up our creeks, river and bay can be an important goal on our journey towards the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.’’
However, this plan has sparked a political feud between the state and federal governments
Negotiations over the deal have been tracking for over two years but relations between the state and Commonwealth have seen arguments over the cause of the delay.
Locals are still waiting for Yarrabah jetty to be finalised
Yarrabah’s new $11.5 million jetty has been labelled “useless” with a ferry boat operator saying it will be inaccessible for around a third of the year.
Two vessels built to run a ferry operating at Yarrabah have been sitting at the Gold Coast for a number of years waiting for the planned 165 metre long jetty to be finalised.
Ferry boat operator Peter McAllister says nobody will be able to run the service unless serious changes are made. He says he could not get closer than 120 metres at low tide.
NT Australian of the Year announced
Indigenous justice advocate, Leanne Liddle, has been named the Northern Territory Australian of the year.
Liddle is responsible for powering a major agreement aiming to reduce indigenous incarceration rates and bettering justice outcomes in the Northern Territory.
She has now been named the 2022 Northern Territory Australian of the year.
She announced at the awards ceremony in Darwin, "I want people to know that we don't live in a fair and just system, where everything is equal."
Western Australians express frustration with continued restrictions
As New South Wales and Victoria open international borders, Western Australia’s remain partially open to the rest of the country.
Western Australians no longer have to apply for an exemption to travel overseas, however the number of people allowed into the state remains capped at 265 passengers a week.
Perth travel agent Ceri Grantis says, “it’s super frustrating. We are so far behind the rest of Australia.”