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Tired emergency crews will be better managed after Cyclone Debbie and more...
The Queensland government will better manage fatigued workers in emergency situations in the wake of a review into the response to Cyclone Debbie. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)Despite identifying...
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Townsville and Rockhampton councils to pay over $31 million for Adani coal...
Image source: Lock the Gate Alliance/Flickr Townsville and Rockhampton councils are paying $31 million for an airstrip for Adani’s Queensland coal mine hundreds of kilometres away from both towns, and...
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Thailand orders donation halt for monks and sale of holy objects at...
Image source: Pexels In an attempt to overhaul a religion recently marred by controversy, Buddhist in Thailand monks are launching reforms to impose tighter checks on the finances of the thousands of...
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Apartment prices forecast to fall... and more zedlines
There might still be hope for young people who are looking to buy their first home. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)A new report from QBE shows apartment prices are forecast to drop by as much as 7 percent...
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Asia’s biggest gay pride parade takes place in Taiwan and more zedlines...
Tens of thousands of people marched through Taipei on Saturday in the annual Taiwan gay pride parade, the biggest of its kind in Asia.Taiwan’s LGBT Pride Community, the parade’s organiser, estimated...
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Thousands of regional apprentices are dropping out... and more Zedlines
Almost 2000 apprentices in regional Queensland have quit their training, as shown by figures from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research. (Image: Pexels)Currently, the dropout rate for...
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NAB to cut 6,000 jobs while reporting $5.3 billion profit and more Zedlines...
NAB has announced 6,000 jobs will be cut by 2020 at the same time as reporting a full-year net profit of $5.3 billion. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)Announcing the cuts, NAB chief executive Andrew...
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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...
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Locals 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...
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Heritage-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...
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Nuclear 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...
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Curfew 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...
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Migrant 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...
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Welfare 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...
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Three 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...
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Same-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...
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NBN 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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