Queensland police have “overturned” the ban of a controversial and potentially deadly chokehold after it was outlawed just over a month ago. The use of the lateral vascular neck restraint (LVNR), also known as the “sleeper” chokehold, was banned on April 14 following a 12-month review, bringing Queensland into line with other states and territories….
Desperate Rescue Operation Under Way for Missing Miners
The desperate search has continued through the night for two mining contractors missing after an underground zinc mine collapse in northern Queensland. Rescuers using drone technology have found a light vehicle the workers were believed to be driving when the collapse happened at Dugald River Mine near Cloncurry on Wednesday. The collapse, which happened about 125…
3 Youths Charged With Weapons Offences in Queensland, Australia
Three youths have been charged with weapons offences following reports of shots being fired in the country town of Tara—close to Wieambilla, where a deadly siege took place last month. The incident comes amid a spate of youth-oriented crime in Queensland, Australia, that has sparked criticism of the Labor government’s handling of young offenders. On…
Qld Coal Miners Plan Action Over Pay Deal
Workers at four Queensland coal mines could stop work in protest over conditions being proposed by BHP-Mitsubishi Alliance in a fresh pay deal. The Mining and Energy Union and the miner have been negotiating an enterprise bargaining agreement for workers at the Saraji, Peak Downs, Blackwater and Goonyella Riverside mines for 18 months. Talks have become…
Queensland Is Missing 20,000 Rental Homes: Summit
The Queensland premier is hoping next week’s federal budget will give Queensland housing sector the significance it deserves after a summit of industry leaders was told the state is missing 20,000 rental properties. More than 100 representatives from governments, social services, charities, property and construction groups took part in Thursday’s summit to address what’s been…
Queensland Government Announces $766 Million Wind Farm Project
The Queensland government has announced $766 million in funding for a major wind farm as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk foreshadows “the biggest energy announcement” in the state’s history. Billed as Australia’s largest publicly-owned wind farm, the project in the South Burnett, northwest of Brisbane, will include up to 150 turbines and potentially generate enough electricity to…
NSW Residents Urged to Cancel Their QLD Easter Holidays
The New South Wales (NSW) government has urged the state’s residents to cancel any holiday plans to Queensland as Brisbane battles an emerging coronavirus outbreak. Greater Brisbane has been ordered into a snap three-day lockdown after a coronavirus cluster grew to seven cases, sparking fears of significant community transmission. In addition, NSW is on high…
Qld Quarantine Hotel Shut as Cluster Grows
The Queensland government is shutting a quarantine hotel after six people staying there contracted the deadly UK strain of COVID-19. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says all six cases in the COVID-19 cluster stayed on the seventh floor of Brisbane’s Grand Chancellor Hotel while in quarantine. They are all in isolation. All 129 people staying at the…
Queensland Quarantine Hotel Shut as Cluster Grows
The Queensland government is shutting a quarantine hotel after six people staying there contracted the deadly UK strain of COVID-19. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says all six cases in the COVID-19 cluster stayed on the seventh floor of Brisbane’s Grand Chancellor Hotel while in quarantine. They are all in isolation. All 129 people staying at the…
Relief UK Virus Strain so Far Contained
There were sighs of relief around the country that the highly-infectious UK COVID-19 strain found in a Brisbane cleaner has so far not taken hold among the community. Indeed, there were just three new locally acquired virus cases reported in the past 24 hours, and all linked to established clusters in NSW. In stark contrast,…
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