“The pandemic impacted the mental health of nearly every Queenslander, so we’re funding a record amount of mental health services,” said the Premier. The Queensland government has handed down its budget with over $23.6 billion worth of funding heading to healthcare. Three new hospitals as well as 11 expansions and over 2500 beds will be…
“82% [of teachers] say shortages are leading to higher teacher workloads at their school,” according to Unions NSW. Teachers around the state will protest the government’s three per cent pay rise, arguing that it’s not enough to combat the teaching crisis. Staff shortages are plaguing the NSW education system with not enough people coming into…
“For many Australians, this flag represents dispossession and the lingering pains of colonisation,” Bandt said. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Greens leader Adam Bandt has sparked controversy after he refused to stand in front of the Australian flag in a press conference on Monday. The flag was pushed off to the side by a member of the…
It’s expected an updated decision will come later this year or early next year. Source: Steeden. International Rugby League (IRL) has stated the ban will take place in women’s rugby league matches. They made mention of the fact that more research needs to be conducted in order for them to make a permanent decision on…
The claim alleges Apple slowed the performance of older iPhones, known as “throttling”, to avoid expensive recalls or repairs. Apple is being sued in the United Kingdom, the legal claim that could reimburse millions of users has alleged the company secretly slowed down the performance of older iPhones. Justin Guttman, a consumer rights campaigner in…
The court has ruled that the case will be delayed. Source: Brittany Higgins, Twitter. Update- June 22 The trial has been delayed due to Ms Wilkinson’s speech with Justice Lucy McCallum commenting that the recent publicity of the trial could have an affect on the outcome. “Because of its immediacy, its intensity and its capacity…
The two men had a long working relationship, having collaborated on several projects over the past few years. Source: The Guardian. The bodies of Dom Phillips and Bruno Araujo Pereira were officially identified by Brazilian police on Friday after the main suspect in the case led authorities to where they were buried. According to police…
This species of worm is being dubbed the “superworm” by scientists. Source: UQ. Researchers from the University of Queensland (UQ) are hailing the Zophobas Morio as a “superworm” when it comes to its capabilities to eat through and break down polystyrene. They found that a special bacterial enzyme in their gut gives them this superpower.…
Blake Lemoine published a transcript of an interview conversation with LaMDA to support his claims that the AI is sentient. A Google engineer was so impressed by one of their artificial intelligence (AI) systems that he believes it has its own feelings, with the tech giant rejecting his claims. Google calls The Language Model for…
“The press went wild, but no one was asking obvious questions, like why no Egyptian workers had died from the curse,” said paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi. Tutankhamun’s “curse” seems to have been unwrapped, with its origins traced back to an angry writer, according to a new documentary. The documentary “Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb” claims the…