Global gender equality not expected for another century
According to the World Economic Forum (WEF) to will take 100 years to close the gender inequality gap at the current rate. (Image from: Pixabay)The WEF report has ranked 144 countries on their gender...
View ArticleLocals Won’t Benefit From NT Space Base, says local MP and more Zedlines
Australia’s first commercial rocket launching facility is to be built at a remote site near Nhulunbuy, in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Image Source: Wikimedia Commons/NASA/Carla CioffiThe NT Government has...
View ArticleHeritage-listed property in West End sells for $2.9 million and more Zedlines
A commercial heritage-listed building at two-hundred-and-one Boundary Street, West End recently sold at auction for two-point-nine million dollars. Image: Wikimedia CommonsThe property was owned by the...
View ArticleNuclear power station proposal in Ipswich and more Zedlines
The chairman of the board at SMR nuclear technology is proposing to open Australia's first Nuclear power station in Ipswich. Image Source: Creative Commons/Benita5Chairman, Robert Pritchard, says he...
View ArticleCurfew imposed by Honduras government and more Zedlines
A delay in the release of election results has lead to a ten day curfew imposed by the Honduras government. Image Source: Wikimedia Commons Protests erupted in the capital of Tegucigalpa after...
View ArticleMigrant workers forced out of Beijing
The Chinese government have begun forcing migrant workers out of the capital city Beijing. Image source: Flikr/Matt MingThe government says the move is due to safety concerns after deaths in migrant...
View ArticleWelfare reform and the Cashless Debit Card
playpausestopmuteunmutepreviousnextbl_rachel_siewert_cashless_welfare_justine_reilly_mixdownweb.mp3You've probably heard of the BASICS card, brought in to manage and quarantine the income of people...
View ArticleThree LNP candidates vying for party leadership following election loss and...
The Queensland LNP will decide today who will lead the party following its state election loss. LNP will choose from candidates Deb Frecklington, John-Paul Langbroek and Tim Robinson who are vying for...
View ArticleSame-sex couple to wed before Christmas and more Zedlines...
Two Melbourne women have been granted legal permission to wed before Christmas, sooner than the expected date same-sex couples could marry.Stephanie Dybal and Megan Stapleton, who have been together...
View ArticleNBN Co pushes cheaper and faster internet bundles and more Zedlines...
Australia’s National Broadband Network aims to offer cheaper wholesale bundles to promote faster connection speeds, but with no assurance retailers will pass on savings to customers. NBN Co will not...
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