Urannah Dam could terminate a rare turtle
A turtle first documented by Steve Irwin could be facing extinction due to plans to build a dam.
The Urannah Dam, proposed by the federal government, will flood the Urannah and Massey Creeks and will destroy the turtle’s habitat.
Queensland Feral Pest Initiative will set 6th round of rural pest control programs
Round 6 of the Queensland Feral Pest Initiative is set to go ahead with 1.4 million dollars worth of grants being given to rural pest control programs.
Minister for Rural Communities Mark Furner said “there is also funding to continue coordinated ten eighty baiting programs.”
Australia to send 8,000 Astra Zeneca vaccines to PNG as country's cases rise
PM Scott Morrison announces the distribution of eight thousands doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Papua New Guinea while the government will suspend flights between Port Moresby and Cairns.
PNG records about a hundred cases a day and a half of the 500 tests conducted by Queensland facilities for PNG on Monday came back positive.
National anti-racism framework is needed in Australia
Australia’s Race Discrimination Comissioner is calling the federal government to back an anti-racism framework to be implemented nationally.
Chin Tan says he is deeply troubled by a recent resurgence in racism both in Australia and nationally and it's time to approach the problem in the same way we look at issues like domestic violence.
Calls for JobSeeker to be extended
People on JobSeeker and the community sector are calling on Parliament to stop cuts to JobSeeker and Parenting Payment in Parliament House today.
Australian Council of Social Service are calling for the base rate in the JobSeeker bill to increase by at least $65 a day which they claim will keep it above the poverty line and ensure it delivers on gender equality and justice for First Nations peoples.
Brazil’s newest health minister will follow President Bolsonaro's plan
Brazil’s newest health minister says he intends to continue implementing far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s policies.
Cardiologist Marcelo Queirogar is the country’s fourth health minister since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brazil has reported 11.5 million COVID-19 cases and more than 279,000 people deaths to date.
Councillors attend a closed door meeting to sign an agreement for 2032 olympics
Brisbane city council will hold a closed door meeting and require councillors to sign a confidentiality agreement for a 2032 olympics briefing.
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said the meeting would give councillors confidential information on the Olympics bid that could affect Brisbane's property prices.
Child adaption rates declined in Australia over the last decade
Adoption rates in Queensland have decreased over decades and only 34 children have found home over the past year.
According to the data released by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, while the adoption rate has declined over all, known-child adoption increased over the past decade from 124 in 2010 to 249 in 2019, which accounts to 75% of all finalised adoptions in Australia.
Emergency alert is issued around Sapphire amid a torrential rain
People living in the central Queensland township of Sapphire have been told to evacuate after severe storms hit the area early this morning causing a torrential downpour in the town’s creek catchment.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued an emergency alert before 5 am warning that Retreat Creek was rising rapidly and major flooding was expected.
People aged 70 are able to book COVID-19 vaccine
Coronavirus vaccines are now available to all Australians aged 70, in the phase 1B of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Appointments will be available starting next monday, with Roughly 1,000 GP clinics able to start vaccinations.
Vaccination bookings can be made online through the vaccine eligibility checker on the health.gov.au website