Queensland to make Redland bay a new growth area
The Queensland Government has chosen a bayside precinct near Redland Bay, to be a priority growth area for the influx of interstate residents.
Following the new Covid outbreaks along the Australian south east, Queensland is expected to gain nearly 62 thousand residents over the next three years.
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New mandatory check in rules
Starting at 1am this morning, the Check In Queensland contact tracing app is being expanded to include shops, gyms, and some cultural events.
There will be a two-week period before the new rules are mandatory.
$200 million for 12 south east QLD councils
The state government says it will give $200 million dollars to twelve councils across south east Queensland over the next six years.
The twelve eligible councils extend from the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast regions.
Update on friendlyjordies defamation case
Producer of the political commentary YouTube channel friendlyjordies, Kritso Langker, has had his bail conditions lessened and most gag orders unsuppressed ahead of his trial today.
Medevac refugees hospitalised after hunger strikes
A third Medevac refugee from the MITA detention centre has been taken to hospital this afternoon, after an ambulance attended the centre around 4.00pm, Thursday 24 June.
Two men were taken to hospital after a hunger strike a few days prior. This leaves 12 Medevac refugees on hunger strike in the MITA detention centre.
News UK wants to remove editorial independence rules
Rupert Murdoch’s News UK asked the United Kingdom Government to remove the editorial independence rules for the Times and Sunday Times newspapers.
Under these rules the two newspapers are required to have separate editorial teams and Mr Murdoch’s oversight is limited.
Rockhampton Council aims to help drought victims
The Rockhampton Regional Council is investigating options to send water to towns suffering from drought in Outback Queensland.
Gold mining town Mount Morgan has been receiving daily water deliveries by truck since its local dam hit 6% in March, at a cost of $9,000 per day.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Butterfly 3000
<p><span><span><span>- In their newest record -and one that’s shockingly straightforward- Melbourne ensemble King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are in disguise. Like plain clothed police, they’re hardly recognisable. Across </span><em>Butterfly 3000 </em><span>- their psychedelic, dream-pop tinged new album, a few drum flourishes and vocal cues are the only indication of this being King Gizz’s eighteenth album.</span></span></span></p>
Bacchus Harsh: Caveat Tumultum
<p>- Strange times down in Naarm / Melbourne, it hardly needs to be said. The people engage in acts they’d never imagined they would and their government is taking measures that previously would have been considered bizarre. It’s all come to a head in an unusual initiative, heralded by an unsettling, fierce and dark celebration.</p>