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Palm Island Class Action
''Wotton v Queensland'' (the Palm Island Class Action case) is a class action lawsuit brought against the State of Queensland and the Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service on behalf of 447 Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders who live on Palm Island in Queensland, Australia. The class action arose out of the events surrounding the death in police custody of Mulrunji Doomadgee on 19 November 2004, the subsequent protests by the community, which led to the police station being burned down on 26 November 2004, and the police response to those protests. The first applicant in the class action, Lex Wotton, was alleged to have been the "ring leader" in what police called the " Palm Island riot", and was subsequently convicted of "riot causing damage". The case was heard between September 2015 and May 2016, with an appeal brought and then withdrawn in early 2017. In May 2018, the plaintiffs were granted a -dollar settlement and an apology by the Queensland Gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Court Of Australia
The Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law (with the exception of family law matters), along with some summary (less serious) and indictable (more serious) Criminal law, criminal matters. Cases are heard at first instance mostly by single judges. In cases of importance, a full court comprising three judges can be convened upon determination by the Chief Justice. The Court also has Appellate court, appellate jurisdiction, which is mostly exercised by a Full Court comprising three judges (although sometimes by a panel of five judges and sometimes by a single judge), the only avenue of appeal from which lies to the High Court of Australia. In the Australian court hierarchy, the Federal Court occupies a position equivalent to the supreme courts of each of the states and territories. In relation to the other courts in the federal stream, it is superior to the Federal Circuit and Family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Stewart (politician)
Scott James Stewart is an Australian politician. He served as the Labor member for Townsville in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2015 until his defeat in the 2024 state election. Stewart was a high school principal and educator in the Townsville region. He was the principal of Pimlico State High School when he contested the seat of Townsville. During his time in education, Scott established a boxing program, aimed at helping under-achieving indigenous students re-engage with schooling through sport. Scott and his wife Jackie moved to Townsville in 1999 to raise their three children. He is a volunteer with Townsville Rotary and sits on several committees including the North Queensland Stadium Activation Group, Community Aviation Consultation Group, CBD Taskforce, Regional Economic Development Sub-Committee, Palm Island Economic Development and Palm Island Liveability Project. Scott holds a Bachelor of Education and a master's degree from the Queensland University of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Court Of Australia Cases
Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to: Politics General *Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies *Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or regional governments that are partially self-governing; a union of states *Federal republic, a federation which is a republic *Federalism, a political philosophy *Federalist, a political belief or member of a political grouping *Federalization, implementation of federalism Particular governments *Government of Argentina *Government of Australia *Federal government of Brazil *Government of Canada *Cabinet of Germany *Federal government of Iraq *Government of India *Federal government of Mexico *Federal government of Nigeria *Government of Pakistan *Government of the Philippines *Government of Russia *Government of South Africa *Federal government of the United States **United States federal law **United States federal courts *Federal gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Section 18C Of The Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Section 18C of the ''Racial Discrimination Act 1975'', Offensive behaviour because of race, colour or national, or ethnic origin. deals with offensive behaviour "because of race, colour or national or ethnic origin" in Australia. It is a section of the ''Racial Discrimination Act 1975'',. which was passed by the Australian Parliament during the term of the Whitlam government and makes racial discrimination unlawful in Australia. Section 18C was added by the Keating government in 1995. The Section has been controversial and subject to much debate. Contents As of November 2016, Section 18C is worded as follows: Defences to 18C Defences to 18C are found under 18D of the ''Racial Discrimination Act''. Exemptions are made under Section 18D for: * artistic works, * academic, scientific or other purposes that are genuinely in the public interest, * fair and accurate reporting, or * fair comment that is an expression of genuine belief. Exemptions. The law in practice Complaints u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Human Rights Commission
The Australian Human Rights Commission is the national human rights institution of the Commonwealth of Australia, established in 1986 as the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) and renamed in 2008. It is a statutory body funded by, but operating independently of, the Australian Government. It is responsible for investigating alleged infringements of Australia's anti-discrimination legislation in relation to federal agencies. The ''Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986'' articulates the Australian Human Rights Commission's role and responsibilities. Matters that can be investigated by the Commission under the ''Australian Human Rights Commission Regulations 2019'' include discrimination on the grounds of age, medical record, an irrelevant criminal record; disability; marital or relationship status; nationality; sexual orientation; or trade union activity. Commission officebearers The Commission falls under the portfolio of the Attorney-General of Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Mail
The ''Daily Mail'' is a British daily Middle-market newspaper, middle-market Tabloid journalism, tabloid conservative newspaper founded in 1896 and published in London. , it has the List of newspapers in the United Kingdom by circulation, highest circulation of paid newspapers in the UK. Its sister paper ''The Mail on Sunday'' was launched in 1982, a Scotland, Scottish edition was launched in 1947, and an Ireland, Irish edition in 2006. Content from the paper appears on the MailOnline online newspaper, news website, although the website is managed separately and has its own editor. The paper is owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere, a great-grandson of one of the original co-founders, is the chairman and controlling shareholder of the Daily Mail and General Trust, while day-to-day editorial decisions for the newspaper are usually made by a team led by the editor. Ted Verity succeeded Geordie Greig as editor on 17 November 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dune Buggies
A dune buggy — also known as a beach buggy — is a recreational off-road vehicle with large wheels, and wide tires, designed for use on sand dunes, beaches, off-road or desert recreation. The design is usually a topless vehicle with a rear-mounted engine. A dune buggy can be created by modifying an existing vehicle or custom-building a new vehicle. Design Dune buggies are typically created by modifying an existing road vehicle, while sandrails are built from the ground up as a custom vehicle. Beetle-based buggies For dune buggies built on the chassis of a rear-engined existing vehicle, the Volkswagen Beetle has been most commonly used as the basis for the buggy, though conversions were made from other rear-engined cars (such as the Corvair and Renault Dauphine). The model is nicknamed Bug, lending partial inspiration to the term "buggy." The Beetle platform chassis was used because the rear engine layout improves traction, the air-cooled engine avoids the complexit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Car
A sports car is a type of automobile that is designed with an emphasis on dynamic performance, such as Automobile handling, handling, acceleration, top speed, the thrill of driving, and Auto racing, racing capability. Sports cars originated in Europe in the early 1910s and are currently produced by many manufacturers around the world. Definition Definitions of sports cars often relate to how the car design is optimised for dynamic performance, without any specific minimum requirements; both a Triumph Spitfire and Ferrari 488 Pista can be considered sports cars, despite vastly different levels of performance. Broader definitions of sports cars include cars "in which performance takes precedence over carrying capacity", or that emphasise the "thrill of driving" or are marketed "using the excitement of speed and the glamour of the (race)track" However, other people have more specific definitions, such as "must be a two-seater or a 2+2 seater" or a car with two seats only. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine News
Nine News (stylized as 9News) is a national News agency, news service on the Nine Network in Australia. Its flagship program is an hour-long ''9News'' bulletin at 6:00 pm, with editions produced by Nine's owned-and-operated stations in TCN, Sydney, GTV (Australian TV station), Melbourne, QTQ, Brisbane, NWS (TV station), Adelaide, and STW, Perth. Regional editions for Northern New South Wales and the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast are broadcast under the NBN Television, NBN News brand and are produced in NBN (TV station), Newcastle. A supplementary regional news program for the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast in Queensland also airs every weeknight. National bulletins air throughout the day and evening, broadcast from Nine's headquarters in Sydney. Until the mid-2000s, ''Nine News'' was positioned as the highest-rated news service in Australia, but it was overtaken by rival news service ''Seven News'' in 2005 before regaining the top position in 2013. History ''9News, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Network
Nine Network (stylised 9Network, and commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of the five main free-to-air television networks in Australia. From 2017 to 2021, the network's slogan was "We Are the One". Since 2021, the network has changed its slogan back to the iconic Golden Era slogan "Still the One". As of 2024, Nine Network is the second-rated television network in Australia, behind Seven Network, and ahead of ABC TV (Australian TV channel), ABC TV, Network 10 and SBS (Australian TV channel), SBS. History Origins Nine Network's first broadcasting station was launched in Sydney, New South Wales, as TCN-9 on 16 September 1956 by ''Daily Telegraph (Sydney), The Daily Telegraph'' owner Frank Packer. John Godson introduced the station and former advertising executive Bruce Gyngell presented the first programme, ''This Is Television'' (so becoming the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also known as the Labor Party or simply Labor, is the major Centre-left politics, centre-left List of political parties in Australia, political party in Australia and one of two Major party, major parties in Politics of Australia, Australian politics, along with the Centre-right politics, centre-right Liberal Party of Australia. The party has been in government since the 2022 Australian federal election, 2022 federal election, and with List of state and territory branches of the Australian Labor Party, political branches active in all the States and territories of Australia, Australian states and territories, they currently hold government in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria (state), Victoria, Western Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. As of 2025, Queensland, Tasmania and Northern Territory are the only states or territories where Labor currently forms the opposition. It is the oldest continuously operating political party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathy O'Toole
Catherine Elizabeth O'Toole (born 30 August 1956) is an Australian former politician. She served as the Labor member for Herbert from 2016 until 2019. Early life and career O'Toole was born and raised in Townsville, Queensland. O'Toole left school in year 11, when she was 16 years old, to become an apprentice hairdresser. When she was 18 she and her mother purchased and ran the business. O'Toole and her husband Dennis later bought out her mother's stake in the business, and ran local family-owned small businesses including hairdressers, a news agency, and vocational training organisation. From 1988 to 2002, O'Toole was involved in vocational training organisations: from 1988 to 1991, O'Toole was a teacher at Townsville College of TAFE and Kangaroo College of TAFE, and from 1991 to 1993 was Program Manager of Curriculum Design at Townsville TAFE; O'Toole was an Associate at the Tropical Industry Training Associates from 1994 to 1995, then from 1996 to 1997 was Manager; In 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
