Teenage offenders considered for GPS tracking
Up to 100 teenage repeat, offenders could be considered for GPS monitoring under the Palaszczuk government's proposed tracker trial.
The Queensland government introduced new laws to Parliament last month, which target the 10 per cent of repeat juvenile offenders who are responsible for 48 per cent of all youth offending.
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Australia to send 8000 COVID-19 vaccines to Papua New Guinea
Australia will send 8,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Papua New Guinea next week.
PNG is in the midst of a second COVID-19 wave, with more than 14 hundred active cases, although the real figure is expected to be significantly higher.
"It is also true that the escalation of issues with the virus in PNG presents very real risks to Australia as well," said Prime Minister Scott Morrisson.
SA approves drilling in sacred Lake Torrens
The South Australian government will allow mining company Kelaray to continue drilling the sacred Lake Torrens.
The sacred site in South Australia was approved for drilling in 2020 despite Aboriginal groups filing for judicial review.
Capricornia coast under flood watch
Queensland’s Capricornia coast is under flood watch today.
Six-hour rainfall totals of up to 100 millimetres are likely and falls in excess of 200 millimetres are possible in some areas.
Gladstone, Yeppoon and Byfield are among the locations which may be affected.
Queensland GPs struggling to meet vaccination demand
Queensland General Practitioners are struggling to meet demand under Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
The uncertainty comes after almost one third of the population has been expected to receive the vaccine from the twenty second of March.
2021 French Film Festival showing most female directors in its history
The Alliance Française French Film festival continues in Brisbane today with the largest number of female directors on show in its 32-year history.
New Artistic Director Karine Mauris said this year’s program will highlight talented female characters and diversity.
Genesis Owusu: Smiling With No Teeth
<p><span><span>- Ghana-born, Australian based rapper Genesis Owusu is Canberra’s most exciting new export, (though there may not be stiff competition), and his new project, <em>Smiling with No Teeth</em>, is a versatile rap record. It’s 2021’s equivalent to the magnum opus <em>The Return </em>by <strong>Sampa the Great</strong>, and the phenomenal <em>Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 2 </em>by <strong>Tkay Maidza</strong>.</span></span></p>
David Rovics: Rebel Songs
<p><span><span><em>- “You’re not a folk singer, you’re a journalist.</em>” So went Bob Dylan’s famous put-down to his one-time friend and comrade Phil Ochs. It was not meant as a compliment, but to be fair, Ochs had titled his first album <em>All The News That’s Fit To Sing</em>.</span></span></p>
First Native American in US cabinet
Congresswoman Deb Haaland has won Senate confirmation to lead President Biden’s Interior Department, making her the first Native American cabinet official in history.
As Interior secretary, Haaland will be tasked with overseeing nearly 500 million acres of federal lands, including regulating drilling and other fossil fuel activities on them.