Australian Labour Party Defector, Ronan Lee has revealed Premier Anna Bligh was unaware police minister Judy Spence planned to roll out taser guns across the force.
Mr Lee, who defected from the party last year, came out last week saying he believes Premier Bligh was unaware of the Police Minister's plan to roll out tasers throughout the state, until after the announcement was made.
The controversial weapon was meant to be trialled for 12 months but was cut back to 6 when Spence approved their use by police.
The use of tasers within the police force is still widely debated, after the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission received 15 complaints about tasers; including one from a 16 year-old-girl, since their initiation.
The National Union of Students have employed the help of activist group GetUp to launch a student services campaign.
The NUS want parliamentarians to support a government proposal which would see the implementation of an annual HECS style fee of $250, compulsory for all university students.
The group says the fee will go towards the restoration of services lost after Voluntary Student Unionism legislation was passed in 2006.
Last year, the Australian Greens Public Transport spokesperson, Senator Scott Ludlam, initiated the first ever senate inquiry into public transport.
The inquiry is to be held at Clifton's Conference Centre in Brisbane Wednesday March 4th at 9am.
Anglo Coal Australia announced it will lay of 650 staff and contractors.
The job losses include 60 voluntary and 120 other redundancies among ACA staff, as well as a reduction of 470 contractor positions.
The redundancy program is in response to a review, finding the company must cut labor and contract costs by 20 per cent.
ACA Executive Seamus French says these changes will be implemented over coming weeks.
These cuts have created more bad news for Premier Anna Bligh, whose bid for re-election has been hit daily by job losses.
Three industry executives are among 13 Australians under arrest in Dubai, over property related bribery allegations.
Lawyers and the Australian embassy are particularly concerned about the serious allegations the three executives are facing, as United Arab Emirates law allows suspects to be held indefinitely without charge.
It is said that the bribery allegations involve millions of dollars in consultancy payments by Sunland to Nakheel and a third party over a waterfront property purchase.
reported by Ellie
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