Gold Coast agency finds no clear pathway to housing for sexual assault survivors.
The Gold Coast Centre Against Sexual Violence has raised concerns over a lack of housing support for sexual assault survivors.
Director Di MacLeod said that shelters were available for women experiencing domestic violence, but there wasn't a dedicated pathway to housing for survivors who were assaulted by anyone except their partner.
Survivors who need to escape from share housing were having difficulty finding stable housing, according to Ms MacLeod.
Macleay Island will lose water for twelve hours.
Macleay Island residents' water will be turned off for twelve hours overnight due to a pipeline leak.
Works for a permanent solution are underway; however, temporarily, water is being redirected with the use of a temporary pipeline to carry water to the island.
SEQWater asks residents to expect another water supply shutdown later in the month and to prepare by bottling up water for drinking and to fill up bathtubs to use for flushing toilets.
Indigenous health organisation received threats over COVID-19 vaccinations.
Donna Ah Chee, the CEO of Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, said the indigenous health organisation has received threats over COVID-19 vaccinations.
After vaccinating many locals in their remote clinics in central Northern Territory, the organisation received two phone calls accusing them of “killing indigenous people”.
This was concerning to Ms Ah Chee, as she was worried some religious leaders were discouraging indigenous Australians from receiving the vaccine.
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Roadside cameras have become permanent fixtures in Queensland.
After a six month trial run last year, cameras designed to catch people not wearing seatbelts or using their mobile phones while driving will be a permanent fixture as of July 26th.
There is going to be a three-month grace period from July 26th where offenders will receive a notice but no fine.
After these three months, anyone caught breaking either of these two offences will be fined $1,033 and lose four demerit points.
Check In QLD app has become mandatory at supermarkets and shops.
Starting Friday, using the Check In QLD app will be mandatory at supermarkets, shopping centres, and other businesses.
Health minister Yvette D’ath said that an additional 77,000 businesses signed up to the app in the last two weeks.
This change comes as the Queensland Government is still working out how to prevent police from accessing the data through a loophole.
Privacy Commissioner Philip Green says he warned the government about this loophole months ago.
Australia expects one million new Pfizer vaccines per week.
Following a deal between the federal government and Pfizer, supply of Pfizer vaccines will more than triple to one million weekly doses starting on July 19.
This may be cause for state and federal governments to once again change the vaccine rollout schedule as the vaccine may become available to more Australians under 40 years of age.
Indigenous advocates criticised Australia over age of criminal liability.
Australia is facing criticism from human rights groups and indigenous advocates for failing to acknowledge a recommendation from the United Nations to raise the age of criminal liability to fourteen years old.
At a UN hearing in January this year, thirty countries agreed to raise the age of criminal liability to fourteen.
The lack of progress made by Australia to address these calls has made headlines.
Cosmic Psychos: Mountain Of Piss
<p><span><span>- A delayed record from Cosmic Psychos is leaps and bounds better than no new Cosmic Psychos’ record at all so I had no qualms in waiting. Brewed in 2019 and bottled with the finishing touches before the world shat the bed, the record was placed on the very top shelf for safe keeping. During its sojourn collecting dust, I’d like to think all the flavours and elements fermented in their own juices with the passing of time. Now, <em>Mountain of Piss </em>is being released for public consumption and what a glorious experience it is.
Reality Instructors: The Timeless Threat Of...
<p><span><span>- The story of Reality Instructors is one of the most poignant you’ll come across. It’s centered on <strong>Dan Pash</strong>, a life-long musician and, if you talk to certain tastemakers, one of Australia’s most gifted guitarists; he’s also been inexorably going deaf. Thanks to a genetic condition his hearing has been in decline for his whole adult life, but it didn’t stop Dan from music-making in such well-regarded bands as <strong>Leader Cheetah</strong>.