Private school principals' pay exceeds that of minister in charge
Annual reports reveal that private school principals are earning about $200,000 more than the minister overseeing the entire state school system.
Half employed headmasters on total packages of more than $500,000 in 2020 while the annual salary for Education Minister Grace Grace is $327,705.
Five people were stung by Irukandji jellyfish over the Easter weekend
Five people have been stung by Irukandji jellyfish while holidaying in The Whitsundays over the Easter weekend.
Two children, aged 8 and 10, were stung while swimming at Dingo beach.
The father of one child said that the girls were vomiting from pain by the time they arrived at the local hospital’s emergency department.
Half of the costs for quarantine will be paid by NSW government to international fruit pickers
The New South Wales Government will pay half of the quarantine costs for international fruit pickers under a new scheme to address labour shortages.
The nation's crop losses have exceeded 52 million dollars since December and farming businesses are hoping this help will mean less crops are left to rot.
Agriculture Minister, Adam Marshall says the Agricultural sector will be the only sector to receive this subsidy.
Bushfires caused major damages on habitat of the greater gliders
New research has found a 60 percent decline in the number of greater gliders in parts of the Blue Mountains and Central Tablelands.
Ecologist, Peter Smith, says that this decline is due to the Bushfires that burnt 85 percent of the region last year.
The Greater Glider is already listed as a vulnerable species nationally.
The potential boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on table, says US official
The Biden administration is considering a joint boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
US State Department spokesperson, Ned Price, Says the boycott is in response to China’s egregious human rights violations including the genocide of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province.
The US would expect to be joined by its allies if it were to boycott the games, which are scheduled to be held next February.
Wivenhoe dam at its lowest levels despite the recent rain overflowed major dams
Even though 10 major dams in south-east Queensland are overflowing thanks to the recent rain, Wivenhoe dam just northwest of Brisbane has missed out.
Wivenhoe Dam hit its lowest levels in over a decade last month and now sits at only 37% full.
Residents are being asked to conserve water by authorities until dams are replenished.
QLD government proposes an increase to the minimum wage
The Queensland government is proposing an increase to the minimum wage.
In their submission to The Fair Work Commission, the Palaszczuk government argued that an increase could help close the gender pay gap as many female-dominated industries relied on the award wage.
The Federal government, however, is against the proposal, arguing that an increase in labour costs will have a negative impact on local businesses recovering from the COVID pandemic.
John Lawrie & The Welcome Strangers: First Dates And Funerals
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Former governor of PNG died from COVID-19 in QLD hospital
Former Papua New Guinea Eastern Highlands governor Malcolm Smith has died in a Queensland hospital from COVID-19 complications.
The 77 year old dual Papua New Guinea and UK national, was medically evacuated to Australia for treatment in March, as his condition was worsening.
He died in the intensive care unit at Redcliffe Hospital north of Brisbane on Monday.
EU denies Scott Morrison's claim about missing 3.1 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
The European Union is denying claims that it is blocking 3.1 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from shipping to Australia.
Yesterday Prime minister Scott Morrison accused the EU of blocking the shipments while he was being questioned about the vaccine rollout.
The chief spokesman for the European Commission, Eric Mamer said that the only vaccine shipment denied to Australia was the Italian shipment last month.