Seasonally adjusted employment and hours worked. Source : Australian Bureau of Statistics The Australian Bureau of Statistics have confirmed that unemployment rates in Australia have remained at 3.5 per cent between November and December figures. Head of labour statistics at the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Lauren Ford, said the unemployment rate has remained stead over…
Education Minister Grace Grace. Source : Wikimedia Commons (Used under Creative Commons) Four new state schools have been completed in Queensland and are ready to welcome children in for the first day of term. The schools were funded by the Palaszczuk Government and overall cost close to $330 million. Education Minister Grace Grace announced the…
2022 QLD Flooding. Source : Wikimedia Commons (Used under Creative Commons) Regional Queensland have now been afforded the opportunity to obtain flood assistance following recent weather in the state. The assistance is available for 14 local government areas and will go towards covering areas affected by monsoon activity throughout December and January. This will be…
QUT hit by cyberattack breaching thousands of staff and students’ data. Source : Tima Miroschnichenko via Pexels. A cyberattack at the Queensland University of Technology has compromised the personal data of thousands of staff members and 67 students. The attack, which occurred in December, resulted in the data of around 2,500 staff members currently employed…
Parliament house in Adelaide. Source : Wikimedia Commons (Used unded Creative Commons) By the end of 2023, South Australia will be the first to implement a First Nations’ Voice to Parliament. This comes after discussions surrounding a Voice to Parliament have been ongoing in both federal and state/territory spheres. Aboriginal Affairs Minister and Attorney-General Kyam…
Anthony Albanese. Source : Wikimedia Commons (Used under Creative Commons) Ben Fordham has revealed Anthony Albanese’s office has made selective edits to the transcript of an interview conducted earlier this week. Mr Fordham, who is a host at radio station 2GB, accused the Prime Minister of “rewriting history” as he drew attention to the removal,…
Jacinda Ardern. Source : NZ Government: Office of the Governor-General (Used under Creative Commons) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has resigned after she announced a national election in October. She made the announcement on Thursday, revealing that her term will conclude sometime before February 7, where she will then serve as an MP until…
Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter. Source : Abhi Suryawanshi via Wikimedia Commons (Used under Creative Commons) Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter over the shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. In October 2021, Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer for the film Rust was fatally shot by a pistol held by Baldwin, which also…
Queensland Translink bus. Source : Wikimedia Commons (Via SGBuses. Used under Creative Commons) The Palaszczuk Government has committed to making Queensland buses a state-run venture, with busses to be made within the state. The boost to the local manufacturing industry will see buses used in QLD be made in state-run manufacturing facilities, which will ultimately…
Drought in WA. Source : Willem van Aken on Science Image (used under Creative Commons) A grants program has opened up applications to support research into drought resilience. The Long-Term Trials of Drought Resilient Farming Practices Grants program is a part of the Future Drought Fund (FDF) The FDF provides $100 million a year for…