Tag: Queensland

Queensland Opposition Leader to Vote Against Euthanasia

Queensland’s Liberal National Party leader will vote against legalising euthanasia laws saying there are no guarantees terminally ill patients will have access to high-quality palliative care. Crisafulli had been non-committal on his position leading up to parliamentary debates, which began Sept. 14 around the prospective laws. Under Queensland’s Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Bill, those with…


Queensland Bill Proposes Lifting Age of Criminal Responsibility to 14

A new bill will go before the Queensland state parliament on Wednesday proposing to lift the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years of age. The new legislation will bring the Australian state’s standard in line with the United Nations’ recommended age for prosecution. Michael Berkman, Greens member of Parliament will introduce the…


Governments Cracking Under the Weight of COVID-19 Bureaucracy

Commentary Social engineers have long aspired to perfect the world by improving humans and their living conditions. But such “improvement” can only be achieved when an “elite” segment of society has increasing control of our world. What we have seen around the globe over the past year with the advent of COVID-19, is that the…


Angel Flight Reunites Boy, 3, With Parents Separated by Queensland Border Closure

A charity has stepped in to help reunite a three-year-old boy with his mum and dad after they were separated when the Queensland government shut its border to New South Wales (NSW) amid the CCP virus Delta variant outbreak. The toddler has been separated from his mum and dad for eight weeks, stuck on a…


Queensland May Keep Border Closed to NSW Until Kids Vaccinated

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has signalled a potential divergence from Australia’s national plan to reopen internal borders once 70-80 percent of people are fully vaccinated. Instead, she indicated she would keep Queensland’s border to New South Wales (NSW) closed until children under 12 are vaccinated too. “I honestly believe that we need to have further research done…


Gold Coast Family of Five Refuse COVID-19 Test After Secret Road Trip to Melbourne

The Queensland government has announced that it will quarantine all children who attended the Australian International Islamic School at Carrara on the Gold Coast after two students travelled to Melbourne with their family. The family of five, including two adults and three young kids under 10, travelled by “back roads” to get back into Queensland…


Updated: Gold Coast Family of Five Refuse COVID-19 Test After Secret Road Trip to Melbourne

The Queensland government has announced that it will quarantine all children who attended the Australian International Islamic College at Carrara on the Gold Coast after two students travelled to Melbourne with their family. The family of five, including two adults and three young kids under 10, travelled by “back roads” to get back into Queensland…


2 Truck Drivers from Queensland and NSW Test Positive for CCP Virus

The Queensland government has issued a public health alert after a Queensland-based truck driver tested positive for COVID-19 after travelling to New South Wales (NSW), which is in the midst of a severe CCP virus Delta variant outbreak. The contact tracing alerts, last updated on the Queensland Health site on Sept. 1, named the locales of…


Queensland Govt Releases Griffen Report into Prince Charles Hospital

An independent report has found no evidence that an unvaccinated hospital worker breached Queensland COVID-19 public health directions when she contracted the virus at the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane, Australia. The Queensland state government on July 12 appointed Dr. Paul Griffin and Katherine Taylor to report on the events surrounding the infection of the…


PM Calls on Queensland to Allow Home Quarantine

The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called on Queensland to allow home quarantine as the state government deals with a shortage of hotel quarantine rooms and faces criticism over border exemptions for sports stars. The Queensland government granted border passes to more than 100 NRL players’ family members and league officials while the New…