Katherine Vidgen as a Clean Energy Regulator to Help Reduce Emissions and Reduction Roals

Energy Minister Angus Taylor, has appointed a former Quadrant Energy Head, Katherine Vidgen as a clean energy regulator to help reduce emissions and reduction goals.

Quadrant Energy is one of the largest independent exporters of oil and gas in Western Australia and was sold in 2018 for 2.1 billion US dollars. 

New Treatment developed at University of Queensland to Potentially Save Lives

A new treatment being developed at a Queensland University could potentially save lives by treating patients with a range of serious conditions.

University of Queensland researchers are developing a treatment that could potentially benefit critically ill patients with sepsis or acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Emmy history is made after First Transgender Person Nominated

Mj Rodriguez makes Emmy history as the first transgender person nominated in a lead acting category. Member from the Australian Transgender Association Queensland, Christine Johnson, stated that,

“It’s wonderful, a real boost for the whole community to see her on-screen, and hopefully she gets the Emmy”. 

US President Joe Biden says US is Facing Biggest threat to Fair Elections

The United States President, Joe Biden, has said the US is facing the biggest threat to fair elections in its history as the Republican Party pushes to tighten voting laws and make it harder for Americans to vote. 

Republican-led states, Georgia, Texas, and Florida have all proposed or are passing laws to limit postal ballots which were a contributing factor to Biden’s success in the 2020 Presidential election.

Brisbane Festival and River set to return in 2021

The Australian Council of Social Service has said that the New South Wales’ lockdown support package announced on Tuesday excludes people on the lowest incomes. 

It comes after it was found that almost 4 hundred thousand people in Greater Sydney are on income support payments like JobSeeker that are below the poverty line.