Bid to Boost Gold Coast Tourism Results in 30,000 Vouchers
30,000 travel vouchers are on offer to boost Gold Coast tourism.
Queenslanders keen to win the travel voucher valued at $100 each for the Gold Coast will have 72 hours to enter the draw from Monday, June 7.
The state government is providing the vouchers as part of its post-COVID recovery plan.
Songtradr acquires MassiveMusic
The world’s largest Business-to-business music licensing marketplace, Songtradr, has announced that it has acquired leading global creative music agency MassiveMusic.
The partnership will see the world's largest music licensing technology company team up with the leading global creative music agency.
Container Ship Causes Environmental Disaster in Sri Lanka
A burnt-out container ship that has already caused Sri Lanka's worst maritime environmental disaster continues to sink in the Indian Ocean.
Fears of a mass oil spill remain as the burnt-out chemical cargo ship sinks off the Sri Lankan west coast.
Queensland Winter Could Bring Snow
The Bureau of Meteorology says snow could sweep across regions of south east Queensland as Brisbane enters another cold winter.
Forecaster Matt Marshall says the weather shows all the necessary signs for a light sprinkling of snow.
Queensland Government Unveils Vaccination Hub Plan
Mass vaccination hubs will open across the state as the government follows states like Victoria and New South Wales.
Fourteen vaccination hubs are set to be opened at locations such as Suncorp Stadium and the RNA Showgrounds.
Queensland Premier to have COVID-19 Vaccination
Queensland's Premier Annastasia Palaszczuk said she will be getting her first COVID-19 vaccination next week.
Ms Palaszczuk is the only eligible premier yet to receive a dose.
Channel 9 Presents Lack of Diversity in New Advertisement
Channel nine are facing scrutiny over their “COVID19 vaccination ad campaign”.
Nine’s campaign sparked controversy due to a lack of cultural diversity.
The ad features an all-white roster of channel nine's most recognisable talent such as Scotty Cam and Karl Stefanovic.
Returning To Venus After 30 Years
NASA will launch two new scientific missions to Venus between 2028 and 2030 to study the atmosphere and geologic history of Earth's closest planetary neighbour.
Both missions aim to understand how Venus became an inferno-like world.
They will be the first missions to Venus in decades.
Queensland Police Respond to Arrests at Land Forces Expo
Senior police officials are reviewing footage of an arrest of a protester yesterday during demonstrations at the Land Forces Expo.
It comes after protest groups and legal observers labelled Queensland Police’s use of force at the protest “excessive”.
Furious Brisbane Residents Protest Flight Paths
Over 100 Brisbane residents frustrated with aircraft noise gathered at Brisbane Airport Corporations head office this morning to protest against current flight path conditions.
It comes after a parallel runway opened last year has seen an increase in air traffic over densely-populated suburbs.