UQ building closed due to asbestos
The University of Queensland has temporarily closed building 22 at the St. Lucia campus following a briefing over electrical concerns and asbestos dust, impacting the Schonell and Geoffrey Rush Theatres, the Pizza Cafe, and Chatime.
Missed opportunities to better prepare for COVID-19, panel finds
The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response has found the majority of countries did not respond appropriately to the World Health Organization’s early COVID-19 alert.
A Public Health Emergency of International Concern, known as a PHEIC, is the highest global alert the WHO can issue, which was announced 30 January 2020.
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Adani mine turns to federal government for help
Adani asked the federal government to finance the construction of its Carmichael mine and rail link, after one of its biggest contractors pulled out due to an inability to acquire insurance.
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research publishes report on indigenous youth incarceration
New data from the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has revealed that the number of indigenous youth in custody in New South Wales has dropped by 25%.
Executive director of the Bureau, Jackie Fitzgerald, says while the data allows for cautious optimism about the downward trend of over-representation of indigenous youth in custody, there is a long way still to go.
Vaccine program begins in Queensland prisons
The Corrective Services Department confirmed that COVID-19 vaccinations are being rolled out to prisoners in Queensland jails.
Corrective Services Minister Mark Ryan said the program is overseen by Queensland Health but faced some complications due to differing ages and health of prisoners, meaning some are eligible for the AstraZeneca vaccine and some are not.
Photographs reveal history of Brisbane textile factory
A Brisbane architectural historian has captured rare photos of a decommissioned textile factory which has been left abandoned in Salisbury since the 90’s.
The photos revealed a building stuck in time, with fabric still fed through the machines.
Bundaberg Mayor calls for more funding from Federal Government
Bundaberg Mayor Jack Dempsey has called on the federal government to support a flood resilience project that would protect six hundred structures and reduce insurance premiums in the town.
The state government has committed $42.5million dollars towards the project but needs the federal government to match the funding for the work to begin.
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Researchers call for global reform of Indigenous perinatal care
Health researchers around the world are calling for better Indigenous perinatal care, using indigenous and community led and based solutions.
50 health researches from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US were part of a recently published paper in Women and Birth, the official journal of the Australian College of Midwives.