Future Care Consultants referred hopeful students to agent that charged them thousands for ‘fraudulent’ visa help

Aspiring university students say they have been lured into paying thousands for fraudulent advice on studying abroad in Australia from a company advertising “experienced education and migration agents”. The clients say Future Care allocated an agent to handle their student visas, but that person charged them fees for time and applications that failed by design….

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Gus Lamont’s grandmother Josie Murray denies involvement in boy’s disappearance

One of the grandmothers of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont says police have a theory that she buried her grandson after an accident — an allegation she describes as “ludicrous”. Speaking publicly for the first time, Josie Murray told Seven News’s Spotlight program that police should instead investigate the possibility her grandson was abducted from the…

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Signs of hope for Ningaloo Reef with baby coral following bleaching and cyclones

The UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef is showing its first signs of recovery after a devastating year. The damage began when the coastline experienced an extended marine heatwave that triggered Western Australia’s worst bleaching event on record. Researchers at the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) subsequently began a Ningaloo coral larval enhancement trial to…

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Metro buses revealed as alternative to axed stage-four light rail

Metro-style buses, coined the “Gold Coast Surfer”, will ferry passengers from Coolangatta to Burleigh Heads and west to Robina, under the Queensland government’s Gold Coast Transport Plan. The plan is the government’s alternative to the axed stage-four light rail plan, following community opposition nine months ago. Premier David Crisafulli said the “generational infrastructure” was reflecting…

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