Hopes of ending weeks of heartache for communities on the Queensland-NSW border have been dashed once more, with the states’ leaders again strongly disagreeing over a proposal to move the hard border checkpoints south. Queensland in late July reintroduced a hard border with its southern neighbours in response to the spiralling outbreak of COVID-19 in…
Queensland Shuts Border to Residents and Australians Escaping Lockdowns
The Australian state of Queensland has announced that it will shut its borders for two weeks to its own residents currently interstate, as well as people escaping lockdowns in other states, starting midday on Aug. 25, citing capacity issues with hotel quarantine. The announcement came less than two hours before the border was due to…
COVID Grant Helps Popular Sunshine Coast NightQuarter Live Music Venue Survive Pandemic
The Queensland government has announced a new round of economic support for the state’s live music industry, which one popular Sunshine Coast venue operator described as being “on its knees” due to COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions. Australia’s live music industry and the arts sector has been among the hardest hit by various state government pandemic…
Southeast Queensland Residents Forced Into ‘Strictest’ 3 Day Snap Lockdown
Millions of Queensland residents in 11 local government areas (LGA) have been forced into a snap three-day lockdown after six new locally acquired cases of the CCP virus were confirmed in the Australian state. The snap lockdown begins at 4 p.m. on Saturday and encompasses Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan City, Moreton Bay, Redlands, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast,…
UNESCO’s Great Barrier Reef ‘In Danger’ Listing Part of CCP’s Ruthless Campaign Against Australia: MP
July 26, 2021
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The China-chaired UNESCO panel has given Australia eight months to submit a progress report on the Great Barrier Reef after it agreed to defer the ‘in danger’ vote until mid-2022. In the committee meeting, 19 out of 21 countries agreed that there should not be an immediate in danger listing. Federal MP George Christensen who…
Former State Premier Quits Party Over ‘Heavy-Handed’ COVID-19 Response
Former Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has resigned from the Liberal National Party, citing disappointment with the response of state and federal governments to COVID-19. In a statement released on July 26, Newman said, “I have in recent months become dismayed that the political wing has failed to stand up for our core values of fiscal…
Energy, Gas Prices Surge Amid Coal Plant Outages and Cold Weather
A sequence of unforeseen coal power plant outages and cold weather has put a severe strain on Australia’s electricity grid, sending energy and gas prices soaring. The National Electricity Market witnessed a threefold increase in consumer spot prices, reaching an average of $120 per megawatt-hour (MWh) in June, compared with around $43 per MWh for…
UNESCO Keeps Great Barrier Reef Off ‘In Danger’ List After Pushback From Australia
July 23, 2021
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The Great Barrier Reef will not be added to a list of World Heritage Sites that are “in danger” after a UN panel on Friday agreed to defer a vote until 2022 amid pushback from Australia. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee was held virtually in the Chinese city of Fuzhou. The committee members agreed to an…
Australia Awaits UNESCO Vote for Great Barrier Reef ‘In Danger’ Listing
July 23, 2021
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Australia is waiting for the decision of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee that could put the Great Barrier Reef under the list of ‘endangered’ sites. The committee is being held virtually and in the Chinese city of Fuzhou, with the decision is expected to pass down on Friday night Australian Eastern Standard Time. The Australian…
Brisbane Wins Bid to Host 2032 Olympic Games
Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympic Games, making it the third time Australia will be a host nation for the global sporting event following Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palazszczuk, leader of the host city’s state, made the announcement from Tokyo on Wednesday, after she travelled to Japan to present Brisbane’s…
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