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Road reconstruction to enhance access to popular precinct
Council’s focus on improving infrastructure across Townsville is continuing with a project to reconstruct two streets in Currajong beginning next week.
Illuka and Palara streets are in a mostly residential area and provide access to the popular Warrina Precinct – home to Otto’s Markets, ice-skating rink, cinema and other shops.
The road upgrade has received $348,000 in funding under the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program.
Council Infrastructure Services Committee chairperson Kurt Rehbein said the improvements to Illuka and Palara streets would be welcomed by local residents and businesses.
A dance troupe performed a racy routine to commission a war ship on Saturday
The ceremony was later attended by the Governor-General and head of Navy
A Liberal backbencher and former soldier called the dance inappropriate
The group has slammed the ABC for misleading editing and say they feel unsafe
101Doll Squadron said the public broadcaster s editing amounts to upskirting
The ABC is continuing to face heavy criticism for its misleading editing of footage of a twerking dance troupe unveiling new war ship HMAS Supply.
The dancers from 101Doll Squadron performed a racy routine before the arrival of Governor-General David Hurley and Defence Force chief Angus Campbell in Sydney Harbour on Saturday.
But the ABC edited the footage to make it appear those dignitaries were watching the raunchy moves, causing uproar from politicians and the general public.
The ABC has apologised for the error but radio 2GB host Chris Smith has claimed the editing was deliberate. Having spent countless thousands of hours in television edit suites in my 30-odd years I know how this stuff works, he said.
Assistant defence minister Andrew Hastie has insisted the military s main role is to carry out lethal violence and win wars.
The former SAS-soldier, who fought in Afghanistan before turning to politics in 2015, outlined the military s purpose in an emailed newsletter to constituents this week. Our military serves a vital role across Australian society, whether during pandemic, flood or fire, he wrote.
Assistant defence minister Andrew Hastie (pictured in Afghanistan) has insisted the military s main role is to carry out lethal violence and win warns But the ADF s core business will always be the application of lethal violence in the defence of our values, sovereignty and interests. We should never forget that.
The dancers from 101Doll Squadron say they feel threatened, exploited and unsafe amid widespread criticism of their racy routine to unveil the HMAS Supply in Sydney on Saturday.