Clive Palmer in Federal Court today over collapse of Queensland Nickel and more Zedlines

Palmer, who appeared unwell last Wednesday, was in court to answer to the whereabouts of his nephew Clive Mensink. Mr Mensink has been AWOL since last June, overseas evading liquidators while Palmer is currently present in Queensland albeit clutching a sick bag and claiming memory loss due to the medication he is taking. Disability housing to open in Townsville Disability Services Minister Coralee O’Rourke has put her money where her mouth is, opening a 1.3 million dollar housing project in Townsville, for people living with a disability. There are hopes these new housing facilities will allow for people with disabilities to live within the community, rather than in hospitals and aged care homes. The project, which is in partnership with Cootharinga will create hundreds of local jobs the state’s north. 240 people left homeless in Arnhem land due to government housing renovation project Up to 240 indigenous people have been left homeless in the Arnhem Land community of Maningrida while the government is renovating and replacing houses, but failed to provide transitional accommodation. Residents were told by the government contractor responsible for the project to move in with family members as alternate housing would not be provided, and if they didn’t cooperate the refurbishments would be delayed indefinitely. The Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation said 24 homes are being replaced, which have around 10 residents each. Mafia used Roman Catholic charity as cover to Take Charge of Migrant Centre Italian police have arrested 68 people after it was discovered mobsters had taken charge of one of Europe’s largest migrant centres for over a decade under the guise of a Roman Catholic charity. Among the arrestees were a priest and head of the local Misericordia association that manages the Sant'Anna Cara immigration centre. Police say that at least 36 million euros of the 103 million euros that were given to the centre between 2006 and 2015 ended up in the hands of mobsters. The centre can hold up to 1200 migrants, and the mafia took charge of key services such as catering and laundry. Emmanuel Macron’s big Promises French president-elect, Emmanuel Macron has declared a historic reconstruction of Europe, in his endeavour to fight populism. Speaking with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Macron says he will be deepening the ties of the European Union and reform the Eurozone. Macron has also made advancements to give the Eurozone a separate budget and is aiming to rebalance Germany’s large trade Surplus.