New Queensland learning license implementation

Getting drivers license in Queensland will require more rigorous training following changes to the provisional license test, as increasing fatal crashes amongst P-plate drivers.

 

Starting from 29th of March, Queensland P-plate exams are being upgraded with an added-on hazard-perception test, in an attempt to assess drivers' reactions to dangers on the road.

 

Inflated discrimination against LGBTI+ Australians

Respect Victoria has released a new report which has revealed the discrimination and inequalities faced by LGBTIQ+ Australians were grossly inflated during the pandemic.

 

Young people have had to move back home as a result of COVID -19 and consequently some had to go back into the closet, according to General Manager at the Centre for Family Research and Evaluation, Beth McCann. 

 

EndSARS movement aftermath on protestors

The #End-SARS movement in Nigeria initiated because of the shooting of an unidentified young Nigerian by a police officer in the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit known as SARS.

 

Started from October, in the weeks and months since the protests have abated, demonstrators are still being abused meanwhile the government sidesteps accountability.

 

GPS trackers call for repeat juvenile offenders

A call for repeat juvenile offenders to wear GPS trackers after their release from the youth justice system has been criticised by the Queensland Human Rights Commissioner.

 

Commissioner Scott McDougall says GPS trackers are best suited to sex offenders, not children, and says the proposal raised a number of human rights issues.

 

New net-zero emissions target by 2050

Australia may follow New Zealand in excluding the agriculture sector in its efforts to achieve a net-zero emissions target by 2050. 

 

According to Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, he is not worried about what might happen in 30 years time. His main focus being on getting Australia back on its feet after a challenging year.

 

Conspiracy theories on backbencher's social media

Liberal party backbencher Craig Kelly continues to push COVID-19 conspiracy theories on his social media.

 

The Federal Member for Hughes was given a dressing down by Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week over peddling misinformation over the COVID vaccine, but has continued to advocate for hydroxychloroquine treatments online in clear defiance of the PM’s advice.