A woman has been arrested for allegedly throwing eggs into the crowd during a Labour Day march in Brisbane. The woman, understood to be a pro-Palestine supporter, was detained by police during the march, which took place in Fortitude Valley on Monday morning. Queensland Police said the activist allegedly causedContinue Reading
Labor’s ambitious plan to build 1.2 million new homes over the next five years could be stifled by chronic shortages of tradies, a new report has warned. Australia needs 90,000 extra construction workers over the next three months to meet the federal government’s housing target by 2029, according to theContinue Reading
Large parts of Australia’s east coast continue to be lashed with rainfall as dangerous floodwaters surge, trapping residents and causing widespread flood warnings. The NSW State Emergency Service responded to more than 115 call-outs in the past 24 hours, completing 27 rescues as waist-high floodwaters ravaged the Northern Rivers region.Continue Reading
Safe Work Australia has called for a total ban on engineered stone, as tradies die with horrific illnesses caused by cutting the product — but the government says it won’t make any changes until it decides on a “national response”. Engineered stone is a marble- and granite-alternative that’s hugely popularContinue Reading
A Queensland teacher has sounded the alarm over a disturbing rise in “eating disorder pacts” among Aussie schoolchildren, fuelled in part by viral social media trends. An investigation into the topic by the Courier Mail revealed an astoundingly high rate of eating disorders among Queensland children and young people. Data fromContinue Reading
A ban on mobile phones and smartwatches will begin in Queensland schools from next year. Students at state schools will have to give up their devices for the entire school day starting from Term 1 of the 2024 school year. The decision is a backflip from the state’s Education MinisterContinue Reading
Today Show host Karl Stefanovic has unleashed on a state government after it was revealed patients from a hospital had been transferred to a nearby theme park resort amid a crisis of bed shortages. On Thursday, Stefanovic condemned the actions of politicians in the Queensland government after they were seenContinue Reading
Rules around mobile phone use in schools could come in across Australia with one Minister calling for a national policy. Queensland is the only state not to have implemented phone rules for state schools, with other jurisdictions either having a ban or asking students to turn them off. Federal EducationContinue Reading