Gaza death tolls rises to 35
Gaza’s death toll continues to rise, with Palestinian health officials saying 35 people have now been killed in air strikes conducted by the Israeli airforce.
On Monday, Hamas demanded Israel stand down its security forces in Jerusalem, after attacks on Palestinian worshippers in the final days of the holy month of Ramadan.
Superannuation requirements loosened under new federal budget
The federal government’s budget will see hundreds of thousands of Australians in casual and part-time jobs paid superannuation in a bid to make the system fairer.
Moderna to supply Australia with 25 million vaccines
Pharmaceutical company Moderna says it has struck a deal with the Australian government to provide 25 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the nation.
Moderna says it will provide 10 million doses this year, and 15 million doses of an updated variant booster vaccine in 2022.
UQ citizen science program create Great Barrier Reef virtual excursion
The University of Queensland citizen science program CoralWatch has held snorkeling and coral identification classes on Heron Island.
A virtual excursion of the workshops will be produced as an educational tool for remote and disadvantaged students.
The educational videos unpack the history and formation of the island and coral biology.
Queensland Police Service unfairly hired women to meet gender targets
Queensland’s anti-corruption watchdog found Queensland’s Police Service engaged in discriminatory practices to achieve a 50 percent female hiring target between 2015 and 2018.
QPS staff manipulated processes, data and language in order to progress women who failed physical, cognitive and psychological assessments in the recruitment process.
Cross River Rail results in more trucks traveling through Brisbane CBD sites on Sundays
Cross river rail has met strong opposition from the Brisbane city council after proposing more than 100 trucks would cross through the city on Sundays.
The multi-billion-dollar rail project is currently in the construction process for Roma and Albert street stations.
Rudimentary Peni: Great War
<p><span><span>- In a subculture not noted for its longevity, <strong>Nick Blinko</strong> of '80’s anarcho-punk legends Rudimentary Peni is an unlikely survivor. Blinko’s uneven mental state has seen him in and out of psychiatric facilities and severe depression has debilitated his musical and visual artistic output.
Budget misses housing crisis.
The Queensland Council of Social Service the federal budget has missed its opportunity to act on the housing crisis in Queensland.
CHO no concern for last weeks case
The Queensland chief health officer says there was no need for concern when a Covid-19 positive traveller arrived in Brisbane last week.
The traveller had arrived from Papua New Guinea and News corp had reported that the ground crew fled the plane when doors were open.
UQ fight covid
University of Queensland researchers have discovered a molecular pathway they hope will help fight COVID, cancer and other diseases.
They’ve visualised the protein M-Y-D-eighty-eight, responsible for passing messages from immune cell receptors to the body, triggering the body’s immune response.