On average, one woman a week is murdered by her current or former partner in Australia. To mark Domestic and Family Violence Prevention (DFVP) Month this May, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) has today launched a five-part podcast series to put domestic and family violence under the spotlight. Behind the Doors of Domestic Violence, presented … [Read more…]
Professor Laura Mackay, Laboratory Head and Immunology Theme Leader at the Doherty Institute, and National Health and Media Research Council (NHMRC) Leadership Fellow at the University of Melbourne, has been awarded the LEO Foundation Award in Region Asia-Pacific for her contributions to our understanding of T cells and their relevance for immunology memory. The prestigious … [Read more…]
A woman was lucky to escape serious injury after she was hit by a car on her e-scooter – but police warn she could face a fine for breaking a crucial road rule. The woman had not been wearing a helmet when her e-scooter collided with a car leaving the Milton Street Mini Mart about … [Read more…]
A Bowen Basin mine approved late Thursday is the first since the federal Labour government came to power in 2022, and has already drawn fury from anti-fossil fuel groups. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek indicated late on Thursday that Bowen Coking Coal’s Isaac River mine in Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin would get the green light. The … [Read more…]
Origin 1 for the 2023 season is now just a matter of weeks away, and so close you can almost smell the liniment, hear the winner’s chest thumping, and predict the excuses from the loser’s. There have been some great encounters since that memorable first game way back in 1980, and while Queensland currently holds … [Read more…]
A woman was lucky to escape serious injury after she was hit by a car on her e-scooter – but police warn she could face a fine for breaking a crucial road rule. The woman had not been wearing a helmet when her e-scooter collided with a car leaving the Milton Street Mini Mart about … [Read more…]
/cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/nzme/GGCCSCJIWFHCLPZNGFVN25RMMM.JPG "Shared pathway is part of the Ōtaki to Peka Peka Expressway project")
Brent Cherry cycles through the Makahuri underpass. Photo / David Haxton Early users of the new 10km-long shared pathway alongside Kāpiti’s newest stretch of expressway have been impressed. Built as part of the Peka Peka to Ōtaki (PP2Ō) expressway project, the shared pathway, which officially opens tomorrow, links with the previously completed MacKay’s to Peka … [Read more…]
A mining giant cannot be faulted for one workplace fatality, a court found. Brisbane Magistrates Court recently ruled Anglo American was never responsible for the death of Bradley Hardwick at the Moranbah North Coal Mine, 211km southwest of Mackay. This was despite a faulty park brake causing the PPK Mining Equipment grader to roll backwards … [Read more…]
Former Australian Test captain Tim Paine has announced a shock return as captain of a premier league cricket team. Find out where. Paine will captain the brand new Great Barrier Reef Rays team, based in Mackay, in the three-day competition starting in August this year. Paine, who retired from first-class cricket in March, will lead … [Read more…]
Marvel Comics has revealed a teaser for Avengers #4, out August 9th, which features the Ashen Combine. First revealed in April, this villainous crew gives the Avengers plenty to worry about. City-ravaging things to worry about! Written by Jed MacKay with art by C.F. Villa, the issue promises a showdown between Iron Man and Citysmith. … [Read more…]