A retail chain owner says he will not mandate the COVID-19 vaccine to his staff or exclude customers based on their vaccination status—calling newly announced health restrictions in Queensland “preposterous and ridiculous.” Heath Goddard, co-founder and CEO of national homewares and bedding retailer, Pillow Talk, was critical of the lack of transparency around medical advice…
‘Totalitarian’: Retail Chain Owner Lambasts State’s New Restrictions on Unvaccinated
Queensland Legislates Net Zero Emissions by 2050
Queensland (QLD) has become the second state in Australia to legislate a net zero target amid heavy investment into hydrogen and other renewable energy technologies. This will means QLD will join Victoria—which became one of the first jurisdictions in the world and the first Australian state to legislate a net zero target—in legally enforcing the requirement….
Mining Billionaire and Queensland Pair Up For Global Hydrogen Hub
Mining billionaire, Andrew Forrest, continues to ramp up Australia’s renewable export industry after partnering with the Queensland government to create a hydrogen mega-manufacturing centre on the state’s central coast. Forrest’s Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) will inject $114 million into helping transform Gladstone into an international hub for both the production of green hydrogen-making equipment, known…
Australian PM Criticises Premier for Holding State ‘Hostage’ to Extort Hospital Funding
The Australian Prime Minister said the state of Queensland should take responsibility for their state health system rather than hold the federal government to ransom for money over domestic borders. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he would not respond to “shakedown politics” during a pandemic and criticised Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk for threatening to keep…
Will the Right to Die Always Trump the Right to Religious Liberty?
Commentary Once again, rights to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion—all fundamental freedoms set out in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and which Australia has ratified—are under attack. This time, the threat comes from the recent decision of Queensland’s Palaszczuk government to deny faith-based hospitals and aged care facilities the right to…
Governments Cracking Under the Weight of COVID-19 Bureaucracy
Commentary Social engineers have long aspired to perfect the world by improving humans and their living conditions. But such “improvement” can only be achieved when an “elite” segment of society has increasing control of our world. What we have seen around the globe over the past year with the advent of COVID-19, is that the…
‘This Cannot Go on Forever’: Australian Leaders at Loggerheads Over Easing Restrictions
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued a public plea to break the cycle of lockdowns and has called on state leaders to abide by a National Cabinet agreement to ease restrictions once certain vaccination thresholds are met. “That is our goal—to live with this virus, not to live in fear of it,” he told reporters…
Australia’s Vaccination Task Force Commander Sets Record Straight Amid Political Squabbling
The head of the Vaccination Taskforce, Lieutenant-General John Frewen, has cleared up the controversy surrounding eligibility for vaccinations after Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Queensland’s Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Chief Health Officer Dr. Jeannette Young appeared to give conflicting advice to Australians about the AstraZeneca vaccine. On Monday, the prime minister said that people aged under 40 could…
Australia’s Vaccination Task Force Commander Clarifies ATAGI Advice Amid Political Squabbling
The head of Australia’s Vaccination Taskforce, Lieutenant-General John Frewen, has clarified the expert advice about eligibility for vaccinations after Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Chief Health Officer Dr. Jeannette Young appeared to give conflicting advice to Australians about the AstraZeneca vaccine. On Monday, the prime minister said that people aged under 40 could…
Australia’s largest dinosaur discovered in Southwest Queensland
After 14 years of excavation, palaeontologists have officially confirmed that titan sized dinosaurs once walked across Australia after the discovery of dinosaur skeletons in 2007 by a couple in Eromanga of Southwest Queensland led to the findings. The dinosaur —now officially named Australotitan cooperensis—is as long as a basketball court (25-30 metres) and reaches 5-6.5…
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