New parole laws for 'worst of the worst' offenders
Content warning for this next story for mentions of murder.
Federal member Dan Purdie proposed new laws that give the Parole Board the power to make a declaration against child killers and other ‘worst of the worst’ offenders.
This will stop them from applying for parole for up to 10 years after their eligibility date.
QLD budget casts doubt on Callide C explosion repairs
The Callide C power station that catastrophically failed after an explosion in its turbine hall on May 25th, has faced a setback recently as the Queensland State budget for 2021/22 may have insufficient funds to repair it.
Greens repeal online safety bill
The Greens seek to repeal the new online safety bill mainly due to the misspelling of several words. However, critics have also responded with other concerns, namely that the bill may unfairly impact the LGBTQI community and sex workers.
End of Israeli-Hamas ceasefire
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came to an end after the Israeli military fired two rounds of airstrikes over the past three days.
According to the Israeli military, these strikes were in retaliation to a series of balloons launched by Palestinian militants which aimed to set fire to surrounding farmland.
Astronauts fly to Chinese space station
In interplanetary news,
Three astronauts have flown to China’s unfinished space station where they will live for three months in China’s first crewed space flight since 2016.
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Plans have been set for a new major sporting precinct in the Redlands.
Mt Cotton will see the construction of the new precinct commence in 2022 or 2023.
Redland City Mayor Karen Williams said the forty seven hectare site will allow for sports like netball, basketball, and gymnastics to expand, and that the project will take pressure off the Cleveland Showgrounds.
Rockhampton homes are set to be demolished amidst Queensland’s rental housing crisis.
The state government has resumed work on its one-billion dollar ring-road project, and residents have had to leave their homes to make way.
Among those affected were Sarah Greene and her three flatmates. Ms Green said that it was hard to find their house in the first place.
Queensland towns are set to lose abortion clinics.
A major abortion provider is going to close clinics in Rockhampton, Townsville, the Gold Coast and Newcastle, citing high operation costs in the wake of COVID-19.
The non-profit organisation Marie Stopes was the only abortion provider in Townsville.
The NSW Government has given a large grant to capture the story of rural NSW.
Heritage New South Wales has granted ‘Mid-Coast Stories’ fifty-thousand dollars in a bid to capture quirky histories of small coastal towns north of New South Wales.