Luxembourg's financial laws questioned after money laundering investigation

An investigation has found nearly half of Luxembourg’s registered corporations are shell companies used for tax avoidance and a range of financial crimes.

 

The fifty five thousand companies have a combined value of over ten trillion dollars, yet have no offices or paid employees.

 

Critical crash in north Queensland

Three people have been injured and one left dead after a car crash yesterday afternoon in North Queensland.

The driver  from Mareeba was airlifted to hospital where she remains in serious condition, while a male passenger in his twenties died at the scene.

Two other male passengers were transported to hospital with minor injuries.

 

Political tensions rise over carbon emission targets

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan says he will ‘cross the aisle’ if the government legislates its plans to be carbon-neutral by 2050.

Canavan is the latest Nationals member to criticise the plans following Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack’s calls yesterday to make the agriculture industry exempt from the mid-century target.

Youth offense taskforce appointed

Brisbane police officers are being relocated to Townsville to form a new repeat youth offenders task force this week.

This follows multiple incidents, including the death of Jennifer Board last week. 

Assistant commissioner Brett Shafferious says nearly 80 minors on over 300 charges for property offense have been recorded this year.  

Reptant: Return To Planet X'trapolis

<p><span><span>- <strong>Lou Karsh</strong> aka Reptant has debuted his first album, <em>Return To Planet X'trapolis</em>. Coming after a number of releases under both the pseudonym and his own name, Karsh has carved out his own space in the Australian music landscape, honing his skills as a DJ and live performer while refining an individual, acidic style of electro and techno. If you were in Brisbane you may have been lucky enough to see him DJ alongside <strong>Shedbug</strong> pre-pandemic.