The permanent installation will be created by internationally renowned artist, James Turrell and will feature a major architectural light installation, illuminating GOMA’s facade at night and transforming the way the cultural landmark is seen and experienced.
Queensland Premier and Arts Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk says the one-of-a-kind work will further enhance GOMA’s position as a cultural drawcard, showcasing the best in contemporary art worldwide.
TechnologyOne stands up to Brisbane City Council
Australia's largest enterprise software company, TechnologyOne, has vowed to “vigorously persue” its legal rights after being issued with a 28 day notice to show cause over its role in the Brisbane City Council’s local government systems project.
Conflict arose between the two parties after Brisbane Lord Mayor, Graham Quirk told the media the council's LGS replacement was running 18 months behind schedule and had potentially gone $60 million over budget.
TechnologyOne executive chairman Adrian Di Marco said: "Until the Lord Mayor’s statement there was no contractual dispute and all parties were working and progressing to the agreed contracted ‘go live date’ of January 2018."
TechnologyOne said it had made proposals to the BCC for the project to continue on two occasions, but that the matter remained unresolved, resulting in the recent 28-day notice.
Cashless welfare card called into question
The cashless welfare card, otherwise known as the Indue Card, is being called into question after its trial in Ceduna, South Australia, has raised serious concerns, despite coalition praising results.
South Australian Greens are backing calls made by the Accountable Income Management Network for a review of the welfare card, with member Tammy Franks claiming it to be a “massive failure”.
With around 21 000 failed transactions, Franks notes that there has been a 400% increase in non-aggravated robberies, and four out of five people agree that the card does not work.
New Research finds environmental harm impacting animals
New research has indicated environmental harm is impacting upon animals and their ability to identify safe habitats.
Professor Stephen Swearer and Dr Robin Hale, from the University of Melbourne, have found modern environmental impacts are leading to population collapses and extinction as animals fall into an “ecological trap”.
Amongst the most harmed are turtles, who use moonlight to navigate toward the ocean after hatching, but may instead head away from the water because they mistake it for streetlights.
South Korean presidential candidate angers LGBT communityMoon Jae-In, a former human rights lawyer who is widely expected to become South Korea’s new president, has angered the LGBT community after admitting he opposes homosexuality and is against the legalisation of gay rights.
Moon, a conservative Liberty Korea party member, claims homosexuality in the military would undermine South Korea’s ability to fight North Korea’s 1.2-million-strong army.
This came before a controversial investigation into dozens of suspected gay South Korean army servicemen, which saw military investigators confiscating mobiles from suspected gay soldiers and pressuring their colleagues to identify them.
While South Korea does not criminalise gay sex amonst civilians, soldiers found guilty of violating the military’s “sodomy clause” can face up to two years in prison.
Beijing facing the ‘airpocalypse’
Beijing’s air pollution problems have gotten worse over night as a massive sand-storm slams the capital city.
Deemed the ‘airpocalypse’, a putrid, brown mist now lies over the city plummeting visibility to 1 kilometre, with that number set to deteriorate further.
Dozens of flights are reported to be cancelled and citizens urged to stay indoors to avoid breathing in the dangerous particles.