Kenji Sato

Jan 9, 2025 | abc.net.au | Kenji Sato

Politicians and news outlets have repeatedly claimed union traffic controllers are paid more than $200,000 on government worksites. The claims focus on concerns that taxpayers are paying the price for inflated union wages. The industry says such claims sensationalise extreme scenarios that are implausible for most workers. Australian news outlets and politicians have repeatedly claimed that traffic controllers are earning more than $200,000 per year for turning a stop sign.

Jan 5, 2025 | abc.net.au | Kenji Sato

Christina Druery-Chiconi has started a backyard animal rescue farm for children in her neighbourhood. The City of Moreton Bay says the farm violates local planning law. The council says Ms Druery-Chiconi must either file a development application or surrender her animals. When Christina Druery-Chiconi started keeping rescued farm animals in her backyard, the local council threatened to take them away.

Dec 31, 2024 | abc.net.au | Kenji Sato

Brisbane City Council has approved a new St Lucia apartment development despite complaints from nearby home owners that it could cause their property values to fall. The proposed four-storey development at 7 Ryans Road, St Lucia, received stiff opposition from residents in the seven-storey Jerdanefield Towers next door. Jerdanefield Towers' body corporate, Australia Body Corporate Management, urged residents to write submissions to the council opposing the new development.

Dec 6, 2024 | abc.net.au | Kenji Sato

With the press of a button, Thang Vo-Doan can make a beetle walk up, down, left, right, and climb walls like a video game character. The University of Queensland researcher is one of the scientists creating "cyborg" insects that can be controlled with microchips strapped to their backs. The microchip has electrodes connected to the insect's nervous system, capable of stimulating the insect's sense of touch and controlling its movements.

Dec 5, 2024 | abc.net.au | Kenji Sato

A proposal to allow people to drink alcohol on top of Brisbane's Story Bridge has enraged nearby residents. The Story Bridge Adventure Climb company has lodged plans to extend its walk along the entire length of the bridge and to serve drinks at the top. The plans were tabled at a Brisbane City Council meeting on Tuesday and they will be debated at next week's council meeting.