New Aboriginal cultural centre on Olkola Country is planned in far north QLD
An Aboriginal cultural knowledge centre is being planned to be built in far north Queensland, on Olkola Country.
The Centre will be designed in collaboration with The Olkola Aboriginal Corporation, The University of Melbourne, Monash University and Arup Engineering.
Australian defence firm in question of war violations in Yemen
Concerns have been raised about an Australian defence company that signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates to help develop a new High Tech Machine Gun in the country.
Victoria's formal reconciliation inquiry into the impact of colonisation on Aboriginal Australians
The state of Victoria will hold a formal inquiry into the impact of colonisation on Aboriginal Australians.
Bangla TV hires the first transgender news reader
Tashnuva Anan Shishir, the first transgender news reader in Bangladesh delivered the news bulletin on the private Boishakhi TV on Monday.
She went for several auditions, but only Boishakhi TV was brave enough to take her in. A spokesperson of the channel says her debut is a historical step in the home to about 1.5 million transgender people.
RINSE: Wherever I Am
<span><span><span>- Across his debut EP, Brisbane dream-pop producer RINSE feels wholly in his element. Here he channels his work from previous bands, expanding his sound in a stargazing fashion.</span></span></span>
Arab Strap: As Days Get Dark
<p><span><span>- For all of the “miserable” and “depressing” tags attached to Scottish duo Arab Strap, many seem to forget one fundamental truth – they’re also hilarious. One only needs to look at the front cover of their 2006 retrospective <em>Ten Years Of Tears</em> to get the hint, as the pair sit looking forlorn in a generic function room, a banner reading “<em>Enjoy Your Retirement, Arab Strap</em>” tacked loosely to the wall. </span></span></p>
Tuesday Zedlines 09/03/2021 with Abbey and Tom
11am Tuesday Zedlines with Abbey and Tom
Image sourced from; Creative Commons by Paul from www.castaways.com.au
Almost 50 service stations to be opened in SEQ as fuel industry continues to expand
Many new service stations are being opened in South East Queensland replacing corner stores as the fuel industry expands. Almost 50 development applications for new or upgraded service stations were accepted across twenty nineteen to twenty twenty.
Josh Frydenberg calls for Quants to reopen Japan to Cairns air route
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is calling for Qantas’ Japan to Cairns air route to be reopened as COVID-19 travel restrictions ease. Frydenberg says the reintroduction of the lucrative Japanese tourist market would be a major boost to North Queensland’s struggling tourism industry. Japanese tourists spent $2 billion in Australia in twenty nineteen.
Hospitality worker reveals extent of sexual harassment in Victorian workplaces
A hospitality worked in Melbourne has spoken out about sexual harassment in the workplace and says there is a culture in Victorian workplaces leaving people feeling unsafe. During her ten year hospitality career the victim says she has had sexual innuendos, physical violence and inappropriate gestures thrown at her. A ministerial taskforce for sexual harassment in the workplace was launched on Monday b