Landslide Labor victory in Western Australia
Labor is set to win a historic victory after the Western Australia state election over the weekend, with current estimates predicting the party will hold 52 of the 59 seats in the lower house.
Mark McGowan, the returned WA Premier, has said that the landslide victory is thanks to his party’s centrist and "middle-of-the-road" stance.
Backlash against London police after peaceful vigil disrupted violently
Content warning: This story mentions murder.
Police in London are facing significant backlash from citizens and politicians alike after heavy-handed tactics were used to quell a peaceful vigil in memory of Sarah Everard who was allegedly murdered by a serving police officer.
Bagot community leaders battle to stop a Dan Murphy development in their dry community
The Woolworths Group is continuing with their plans to develop a Darwin Dan Murphy superstore in the vicinity of three dry Aboriginal communities, despite strong opposition from local community leaders and over 150,000 Australians protesting the development.
Queensland Theatre Presents Triple X Playwright Glace Chase
Playwright Glace Chase
Director Paige Rattray
Billie Brown Theatre
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Holy Guacamole!
Dr Gemma Regan
International Students and The Elderly Partner up to Combat Loneline
Written By Daniela Pizzirani
International students and the elderly have teamed up through an Adopt A Nonni Program (ANP) to combat increased loneliness and depression.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, culturally and linguistically diverse seniors and international students have been increasingly isolated.
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Your 11am Zedlines with Vi and Beth
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Brendan Murphy makes confusing statements about COVID-19 vaccinations
The Secretary of Australia’s Health department, Brendan Murphy, has been criticised for his claim one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is enough to be fully vaccinated.
Labor senator Katy Gallagher says Professor Murphy’s statement was ‘dangerous’.
AstraZeneca vaccinations on hold in European nations after reports of blood clots
Danish health authorities have suspended AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations for fourteen days after a sixty-year-old woman died from blood clots following vaccination.
A similar suspension has been introduced in Norway and Iceland. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has not said how long the suspension will last.
First public golf course in Brisbane in 70 years to be opened 2022
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner visited the site of the first new public golf course opened in Brisbane in seventy years.
Adrian Schrinner said the St. Lucia public golf course will cater for the golfers unable to use the Victoria Park Golf Course when it closes for its major transformation.
Gold Coast primary school incorporates First Nations culture in activities and architecture
Gold Coast school St Francis Xavier primary has opened a new building and school song program which pay homage to the First Nations traditional owners of the land.
Both indigenous and non-indigenous students will come together once a week to sing in the Yugambeh language.