Teacher Chelsea Rose alleges she was assaulted and sexually harassed by students during a strike by 50,000 Queensland teachers.
A primary school teacher from Queensland has reported that tens of thousands of educators across the state participated in a historic strike on Wednesday. This event allegedly led to troubling incidents of students facing physical and sexual harassment. Based in Gold Coast, Chelsea Rose highlighted the misconceptions surrounding teaching, referring to it as “the easiest […]
Australia live news: flood evacuation warnings in NSW and Queensland as waters rise after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred deluge | Tropical Cyclone Alfred
NSW and Queensland flood emergency warning issued There's a little more information on the flooding here from NSW SES. There are major floods on the Clarence River, with emergency warnings to evacuate people for those living in Harwood, Chatworth, Warega, Harwood, Grafton and downstream of the Goodwood Islands. Inhabitants of these islands will be isolated […]
Albanese warns against complacency as Cyclone Alfred weakens to tropical low off Queensland coast | Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Australians warned they should not be satisfied with the dangers posed by former tropical cyclone Alfred after being downgraded to the tropical cyclone system on Saturday morning. Tropical Cyclone Alfred was downgraded after stalling within miles of mainland Australia on Saturday morning, but warnings remain of heavy winds and rainfall in southeast Queensland and northeast […]
Lithuanian rower attempting to cross Pacific activates emergency beacon off Queensland near Cyclone Alfred | Australia weather
Australia's royal naval vessels are tied up towards the coral sea after a Lithuanian man gets into trouble trying to cross the Pacific Ocean from San Diego to Brisbane. Aurimas Mockus activated the emergency beacon about 740km east of Mackay, Queensland and 90km west of the tropical Cyclone Alfred on Friday night. He was traveling […]
Man charged with attempted murder after allegedly setting woman on fire at home south of Brisbane | Queensland
A Queensland man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly setting a woman on fire in a horrific act of domestic violence at a home in Brisbane's south. The 34-year-old woman was rushed to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in a serious condition after being treated by paramedics at the scene in the […]
Man dies after shark bite while fishing with family off Queensland coast | Australia news
A man was bitten by a shark and died while fishing with his family. Emergency services were called to reports of a man being attacked on Humpy Island in the Keppel Bay Islands National Park, about 18 kilometers off the central Queensland coast, on Saturday. A Queensland Police spokesperson said the 40-year-old man was bitten […]
Queensland parliament passes ‘unprecedented’ gag on abortion debate | Abortion
Queensland Parliament has been banned from discussing abortion for four years following a surprise motion by Premier David Crisafulli in what he called an “unprecedented” move. The motion also seeks to invalidate “motions or amendments” that would require the House to “express a position” on abortion. Opposition and cross-party MPs described the move as “unusual” […]
Jack Karlson, who shot to fame after ‘succulent Chinese meal’ arrest, dies aged 82 | Queensland
Jack Carlson, who appeared in what has been described as Australia’s most iconic meme and immortalised the phrase “This is a democratic manifesto”, has died aged 82. Carlson, although there is debate as to whether this is his real name or one of many aliases, is a serial prison escapee and small-time criminal who rose […]
Queensland Maroons v NSW Blues: State of Origin 2024 Game 3 – live | State of Origin
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature New South Wales half Mitchell Moses was dead serious when speaking to Paul Gallen. When asked what the Blues need to do tonight, the Eagles number seven replied: “Kick well, finish our sets, get them off their lines and attack. They’re not […]
Shock losses to LNP and Greens in Queensland elections sound warning for Labor ahead of October poll | Queensland politics
Queensland’s Labor government has been hit hard by two by-elections and is likely to lose the once-safe seat of West Ipswich, as well as Inara, previously held by former premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. is undergoing major changes. Queensland’s ruling party also shed left-wing votes in Saturday’s local government elections, with the Greens posting their best result […]