First school strike since pandemic set for Friday
Thousands of students will walk out of school on Friday to join School Strike 4 Climate marches across the country.
The planned protest will be the organisation’s first since before the pandemic, with rallies planned in most capital cities, along with regional centres and country towns. Brisbane’s rally will be held from 1:00pm in King George Square.
Two US men compensated for decades of wrongful imprisonment
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Two African American men wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in the United States in 1983 have been awarded $US75 million in compensation.
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The Muslim Charitable Foundation recognised in Volunteer Awards
The City of Logan Volunteer Awards were held over the weekend, with locals and organisations being recognised for their continued service to the community.
Among the winners was not-for-profit The Muslim Charitable Foundation in Woodridge, who took out the Davida Steele Memorial Award for Outstanding Community Organisation for their work with homeless and disengaged youth.
Queensland flood victims heads to the Court of Appeal
The appeal hearing against the 2019 Supreme Court decision for the class action involving Queensland flood victims is scheduled to begin in New South Wales today.
Residential buildings targeted in Gaza air strike
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Three residential buildings in Gaza have been destroyed by an Israeli air assault over the weekend in another escalation in the deadly war between Israel and Hamas.
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NASA working on growing hydroponics in space
A project by NASA is looking at how to effectively water plants in space. The space agency is a step closer to working out how to feed astronaut crews during long-duration missions, that could last anywhere between weeks and years in space.
Providing adequate hydration to plants' roots has proved an issue in zero gravity, with the NASA team trialling using hydroponics, meaning no soil was needed for the plants.
Pilots uninjured in mid-air collision in Denver
Officials in Denver have confirmed no injuries were sustained by the pilots and passenger of two planes that collided in mid air despite one plane suffering severe damage to its tail section.