A roundup of Australian local, state, national and international government news, events and projects.
A Rockhampton man is facing life in jail if convicted for trying to join in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war. The defendant appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court today (March 26), charged by the Queensland Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) with one […]
TAFE training will join university education at Moreton Bay Central with construction on a $60 million centre due to start this year. A TAFE centre and advanced manufacturing hub is to join a University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) Moreton
No more roads funding will likely stop new traffic and housing construction across Moreton Bay City, council says. The comment was made to Council’s submissions for budgetary funding to the state and federal governments. Mayor Peter Flannery says congestion is
Nearly 50 paying parents told News Cop the receiving parent in their case hid income, concealed repartnering or manipulated the system — and every one says the material they gave the agency led nowhere. The Commonwealth Ombudsman says Australia’s Child
About 10,000 e-bikes, scooters and cycling gear worth more than $2 million will go to auction on the Gold Coast this weekend. (In unrelated news, Queensland Police say two teenager riders on an e-bike died in a collision with a
Federal police officers have been visiting North Queensland airports as they strengthen efforts to ‘bust’ people-smuggling flights. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) announced the visits after a Woolshed man faced Ipswich Magistrate’s Court today (March 12) on two counts of
A new Queensland Bill that targets scrap metal theft have been welcomed by Moreton Bay City Council. Last week, the State Government last week introduced draft laws into parliament to stamp out the sale and disposal of stolen scrap metal.
Burwood in Sydney was once dubbed one of the coolest in the world and it could be ringed by high-rise apartment buildings under an NSW Government proposal. The state government wants to rezone the 113-hectare Burwood North Metro precinct to
ENVIRONMENT FUNDING GRANT INVITATION Council says community groups have until March 31 to apply for grants of up to $50,000, to protect the environment. Applications close at the end of the month for projects that must start on or after
Whistleblower allegations, claims of a toxic internal culture, and concerns over discretionary income “reconstruction” raise fears that thousands of Australian families may have been affected. Serious questions are emerging about whether Australia’s child support system is showing some of the
