Ipswich Police are beefing up security at the former Goodna Asylum for the Insane as a response to the increase of a large number of groups trying to sneak into the facility.
Many resources and police man hours have been wasted chasing away groups of teens and wannabe ghost hunters from the facility, which is now a safe haven for those who are dealing with mental illness.
New $7.2 million police facility for Cairns
A new state-of-the-art police facility at Woree will be built to accommodate the Cairns Road Policing Unit and other support services.
Police Minister Mark Ryan and Commissioner Ian Stewart announced the new 7.1 million dollar complex would provide much needed resources to boost public safety.
The Cairns Road Policing Unit were evicted from their current building at the airport due to a redevelopment. Construction on the new facility will begin in early May.
NT gas pipeline raises concerns over deathadder
The proposed $800m gas pipeline that will span from Tennant Creek in Mount Isa has progressed to the next stage, despite disputes with traditional landowners and conservation concerns raised about the native deathadder.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ensures his government will consider all measures before approving Jemena, the Chinese-Singaporean government-owned company, to go ahead with construction that will disturb more than 791 hectares of the death adders territory. Traditional owners from the Warumungu and Wakaya land trusts have protested against the approval that is expected to initially transport surplus gas from the Blacktip pipeline which brings supplies from the Timor Sea.Australian’s Support Tax Increases
An online poll has found many Australians are in support of tax increases, which include the Buffett rule and setting a minimum rate for multinational companies.
The Guardian Essential poll, which was conducted over the weekend found support for both the Liberal Party and Labour Party continue to slide, while One Nation and other minor parties and independents have grown.
The Poll also found there is limited support for the Turnbull government’s $50 billion corporate tax cut.
Japan to send warship to South China Sea in show of force
Japan is planning to dispatch its largest warship on a three month tour through the disputed waters of the South China Sea in its biggest show of force since World War Two.
The Izumo helicopter carrier will embark in May, making several stops in Asia before joining India and the US in a joint naval exercise in the Pacific Ocean in July. China’s growing military presence has been heavily criticised by the US, prompting Japan in recent years to test the limits of its postwar pacifist constitution. Turkey threatens diplomatic sanctions against the Netherlands for Nazi fascist remarks. Turkey has threatened diplomatic sanctions against the Netherlands for acting like 'Nazi remnants' Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan plans to impose sanctions on the Netherlands and take the Dutch government to the European Court of Human Rights.Mr Erdogan accused the nation of acting like fascists over the Dutch authorities banning his Turkish politicians rallying across Holland, prompting protests across both nations. This diplomatic row marks another low point between Turkish and European relations.