Broadbeach Apartments The Palaszczuk Government is delivering on its commitment to make renting fairer, with the introduction of new legislation into Queensland Parliament today. The proposed laws will make it easier for Queensland renters to have a pet, and end ‘without grounds’ evictions, providing more certainty about ending a lease. Minister for Communities and Housing Leeanne Enoch said the proposed reforms provide a balanced approach and help deliver certainty for the 34 per cent of Queensland households who rent. “Queenslanders rely on safe, secure and affordable housing and we’re delivering on our election commitments to improve confidence in the rental market,” Ms Enoch said. “The new laws provide a strong, balanced approach that protects the rights of renters and lessors, while improving stability in the rental market. “At a time when more Queenslanders are renting, and renting for longer, we need to encourage market growth to help increase the number of rental properties in
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Talks between Vladimir Putin and President of the United States Joseph Biden took place in Geneva. Russian-American consultations began with a restricted-format meeting that included Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. After that the talks continued in an expanded format. Following the summit, the US – Russia Presidential Joint Statement on Strategic Stability was adopted.
Oxley Highway NSW Deputy Premier and the minister responsible for disaster recovery John Barilaro said the vast majority of roads impacted by the March floods are now open to traffic. “The Regional Flood Recovery Taskforce has successfully reopened 28 of the 30 roads impacted by floods and has commenced the longer-term goal of restoring all roads to their pre-flood standard,” Mr Barilaro said. “The damage in some of these areas has been immense and while we’re confident crews will be able to restore access in most remaining areas in the next six weeks, restoring them to their pre-flood condition will be a much bigger task.” Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole said crews are working tirelessly to re-open the two remaining roads and get all affected roads back to normal as soon as possible. “We have 170 people working on the worst hit corridors - the Oxley Highway, Waterfall Way, Bells Line of Road and Jenolan Caves Road and the difference in just a few months is quite
The Victorian Government is supporting multicultural and multifaith communities to tackle racism through funding for local anti-racism initiatives and the establishment of a landmark Anti-Racism Taskforce. Minister for Multicultural Affairs Ros Spence today announced 42 community organisations will share in more than $3.8 million to boost cross-cultural understanding across Victoria. Non-profit organisation Youth Activating Youth will use $110,000 to increase young people’s knowledge of their rights in the face of racism, while the Tenants Union of Victoria will receive $70,000 to empower the South Sudanese community to combat racism in the rental housing market. Funding of $100,000 will help Rumbalara Football Netball Club, in partnership with the Kaiela Institute, to deliver courses that improve understanding of Indigenous culture and reduce racism in the Goulburn Valley, while Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council will receive $70,000 to deliver anti-racism and bystander training.
PM Morrison and PM Boris Prime Minister ScoMo: The relationship we have with the United Kingdom is about as long as any relationship we care to mention of all of our great partners around the world and I appreciate the Chamber coming together again here today. There are a couple of things I wanted to mention. I had some prepared remarks today, but I really wanted just to share a couple of views. The first of these is the relationship we have with the United Kingdom. It is strong for many, many reasons. I was remarking last night about my own family’s history in going back to the First Fleet and I had the opportunity to go and visit - very briefly - the little village from which William Roberts came from, over 230 years ago. He didn't come of his own volition to Australia at the time, it was the compulsion of the state, but he never returned. Those family links are obvious to the United Kingdom and that's always obviously been a part of the relationship. But Australia's div
Surfers Paradise with two trams Photo by Blow the Truth Queensland’s health response to COVID-19 and its strong plan for economic recovery sees the state now leading the nation for jobs and growth. That’s the message from Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk with the release of the 2021-22 budget update to Queensland’s COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan. “We put the health of Queenslanders first, and because of that we’re in the best possible position to create more jobs for those same Queenslanders,” the Premier said. “Our health response to the pandemic now sees Queensland’s economic recovery leading the nation and the envy of the world, and we’re making critical investments to capitalise on our position. “When we developed our Unite and Recover strategy last year to combat the pandemic, we knew it was going to be an evolving, encompassing approach that would guide us for years. “This new budget update to Queensland’s Economic Recovery Plan shows we’re getting the results Queenslanders deserve
UFO Space Craft I mage by Comfreak from Pixabay Speculation has been rife about the contents of an unclassified report set to be released later this month from the Pentagon’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) task force. The document, expected to drop on June 25, will supposedly provide a comprehensive summary of what the US government knows about UAPs — or, to use the more popular term, UFOs. While the report is not yet public, the New York Times recently published what it claimed was a preview of the findings, provided by unnamed senior officials who were privy to the report’s contents. According to the Times’s sources, the report does not provide any clear link or association between more than 120 incidents of UFO sightings from the past two decades, and a possibility of Earth having been visited by aliens. If the Times’s sources are to be believed, there’s clearly still no good reason to interpret an unexplained object in the sky as evidence of aliens. But d
A customised Lamborghini coupe seized by police under Queensland’s tough anti-hoon laws will go up for auction next week. After spotting the distinctive purple Lamborghini Huracan travelling at high speeds and then subsequently evading police interception, officers from the Nambour Road Policing Unit seized the luxury sports car under Queensland’s tough anti-hoon legislation. In total, the driver has been linked to 20 traffic offences including evading police and disqualified from driving offences. The driver, a 28-year-old Sunshine Coast Bitcoin millionaire man, also appeared in court on a raft of serious charges including dangerous operation of a vehicle, evade police, driving under the influence of drugs, attempting to pervert justice and other traffic offences. He was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and disqualified from driving on February 19, 2021. Following the seizure of the car under Queensland’s tough anti-hoon laws, inquiries were undertaken into the dri
State of Origin Photo NRL YouTube Townsville is only hours away from becoming the first regional city in Australia to host a State of Origin blockbuster. The State of Origin opener at Queensland Country Bank Stadium was secured by the Palaszczuk Government as part of the state’s economic recovery plan to rebuild the tourism sector. “Tonight’s the night. It’s Townsville’s time to shine,” said Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. “The atmosphere is already building. You only need to look around the city to see that tonight, Townsville will host something special.” The Premier said State of Origin one would inject $7 million into the local economy with 22,500 room nights booked out at local accommodation providers. “Jessica Mauboy, Birds of Tokyo and Busby Marou are preparing to play to thousands of fans in Flinders Street,” she said. “Food and drink vendors are getting ready for a big night’s trade on Flinders Street – the Caxton Street of the North. “And groundskeepers are putting the finish
Victoria Government Make no mistake our collective efforts have changed the course of this outbreak.
Victoria Acting Premier Merlino Make no mistake – our collective efforts over these past few weeks have changed the course of this outbreak. As individuals, as families and as a community, we have again done an incredible thing: protecting our state with grit, guts and determination. Thanks doesn’t seem enough, but I’ll say it anyway. To every Victorian for following the rules, for doing the right thing, and for doing it with kindness and compassion – thank you. For staying home and staying safe. For ordering in and taking out. For Zoom calls and virtual catchups. And for looking out for each other. As much as we’ve achieved – this isn’t over. And it’s up to all of us to protect this precious thing we’ve worked so hard for. That means staying COVIDSafe – most importantly, getting tested if you have any symptoms. It’s singlehandedly the biggest contribution we can make, ensuring that if the virus is circulating – we catch it early. Whether you do it for your family, your mates or your
An Australian Federal Police-led operation has charged more than one hundred organised crime members after developing a world-leading capability to see encrypted communications used exclusively by organised crime. The encrypted communications – which allegedly included plots to kill, mass drug trafficking and gun distribution - were decrypted from a platform covertly run by the FBI. More than 4,000 members from the AFP and state and territory police have been involved in the execution of hundreds of warrants since 7 June 2021, under Operation Ironside, which covertly began three years ago. Operation Ironside has led to the arrest of 224 offenders on 526 charges in every mainland Australian state. 3.7 tonnes of drugs, 104 number of weapons, $44,934,457 million in cash, and assets expected to run into the millions of dollars, have been seized under Operation Ironside since 2018. The AFP also acted on 20 threats to kill, potentially saving the lives of a significant number of innocent bys