Brisbane asylum seeker accepts Year 12 certificate behind detention bars
Asylum seeker Mojgan Shamsalipoor from Iran and Yeronga in multicultural dress in 2015.Photo: Asylum seeker Mojgan ShamsalipooAn Iranian girl seeking asylum in Brisbane will on Wednesday "accept" her Year 12 certificate from behind the bars of Darwin's Wickham Point immigration detention centre.Mojgan Shamsalipoor, now 21, will also receive a Rotary Award for her perseverance as a Yeronga State High School student – effectively while studying under armed guard – and where English is not the stud..>> view originalGastrophysics: Brisbane scientist Dr Stephen Hughes explores astrophysics in the kitchen - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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An eight-year-old boy has been found safe and well in Brisbane, but two others who went missing in a separate incident are yet to be found.The eight-year-old was last seen leaving an Inala home about 7pm on Tuesday, walking towards Richlands. On Wednesday, police said he'd been found and was fine.But the search continues for two brothers, aged 10 and 13, last seen at a Collingwood Park property about 7pm on Monday. They've made contact with their family but police remain concerned for their welf..>> view originalJust Open: Billykart West End, Brisbane
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POLICE are appealing for help to locate two boys reported missing from Brisbane’s southwest since Monday.The boys aged 10 and 13 were last seen at Collingwood Park on Monday about 7pm. Police hold concerns for their wellbeing.The two boys have made contact with family but have failed to return home.The 10-year-old boy is described as of Aboriginal appearance with a slim build.He was last seen wearing black shoes with three white stripes on the side, dark grey T-shirt with coloured “AVENGERS” pri..>> view original
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