Zedlines

  • Japanese politician apologises for wartime sex slavery

    25 May 2013
    In Japan, Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto has apologised for saying wartime sex slavery was a 'necessity'.

  • Riots in Stockholm

    25 May 2013
    On the fifth consecutive night of riots in Stockholm, Sweden, firefighters were dispatched to 70 different locations to extinguish torched cars, dumpsters and buildings, their fire department wrote on Twitter.

  • Star Wars’ Lego model is world’s largest

    25 May 2013
    May the Force be with you! The world's largest Lego model - a Star Wars X-wing Starfighter - has been unveiled in New York to coincide with the release of animated series, The Yoda Chronicles.

  • Asylum seekers flee detention centre

    25 May 2013
    The escape of six Vietnamese men - by plane to Cairns - from an immigration detention centre near Weipa will be investigated by the Australian Federal Police and the Department of Immigration.

  • Coal Seam Gas protest at Tara

    25 May 2013
    Protest group Stop Coal Seam Gas (CSG) Tara will continue their blockade of Queensland Gas Company operations, despite reports of shots fired.

  • Queensland scientists research genetic links to anorexia

    25 May 2013
    The Queensland Institute of Medical Research will investigate the genetic links to anorexia in a two to three year study.

  • EU funding anti-Assad movements

    24 May 2013
    European Union (EU) is directly funding US-backed Sunni Islamist terrorist groups fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

  • TAS to join Gonski

    24 May 2013
    Tasmania seems like it’s ready to sign up for the Gonski reforms due to funding being put aside for the scheme in the delivery of the state’s budget.

  • Ultimatum for QLD Government over QTAAS funding

    24 May 2013
    Queensland Government could stand to lose funding to some of their schemes if they don’t accept a $2.5 million grant from the Federal Government to support the Queensland Tenant Advice and Advocacy Service.

  • US looking to amend Farm Bill

    24 May 2013
    The US congress is currently debating an amendment to the Farm Bill that would take away states' rights to pass laws governing the agricultural products and labelling laws.

  • Protests rock Sweden's peaceful image

    24 May 2013
    Sweden has experienced violent protest over the past five nights in the streets of Stockholm, particularly in areas of high immigrant populations.

  • Northern Territory to benefit from new government initiative

    24 May 2013
    The Gillard Government has announced the seven regions in the Northern Territory who will administer the new $1.5 billion Remote Jobs and Communities Program, which is set to begin July 1.

  • Newman's bus review trumps Brisbane City Council

    24 May 2013
    The Brisbane City Council’s bus review will not be discussed by the council committee until the Newman government begins their review of bus services in June.

  • High Indigenous incarceration rates need attention

    24 May 2013
    Amnesty International has drawn attention to high Indigenous imprisonment rates in Australia with a recent report.

  • QLD Labor to ban un-immunised children from childcare

    24 May 2013
    Queensland Labor have suggested that children that have not been immunised should be banned from childcare.

  • Afghan education empowering women

    24 May 2013
    Director General of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, Irina Bokova has praised the progress that Afghanistan has made in educating and empowering women.

  • Obama defends drones, pledges to close Guantanamo Bay

    24 May 2013
    In his latest policy speech, US President Obama has defended the use of controversial drones in combat and once again begun attempting to close Guantanamo Bay.

  • Shortened life expectancy for mental health sufferers

    24 May 2013
    A study by the University of Queensland has found that people suffering from mental illness have a shorter life expectancy of 16 years compared to average Australians.

  • Amalgamating schools does not add up

    24 May 2013
    South Brisbane Labor MP Jackie Trad has slammed the Newman government’s proposal to amalgamate Brisbane State High School and Cooparoo State Secondary College as unsustainable.

  • WA to take up illegal firearms fight

    24 May 2013
    Western Australia is set to join the rest of the nation in the fight against illegal firearms in Australia.

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