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Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese has named a mine worker as the partyâs candidate for the seat of Dawson in a highly strategic move months out from the federal election.
Former state election candidate and father-of-three Shane Hamilton will contest Dawson for Labor after he failed to unseat Mirani MP Stephen Andrew at last yearâs state election.
The party is eyeing to pick up the seat after Dawson MP George Christensen announced his shock retirement last month, with Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson quoted as saying the decision meant the seat was in play for both major parties.
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Subscriber only In a major coup for the Mackay region, "nationally significant" virtual reality technology will now be on hand for businesses to trial and integrate into their sphere. The major technical leap will allow companies in the region to explore and test out how they can incorporate virtual reality into their workplaces. Mackay's Resources Centre of Excellence has partnered with the Queensland University of Technology to design the virtual reality and augmented reality technology. RCOE general manager Steven Boxall said this was something industry did not have access to previously. "Everyone hears of VR and AR and how it can be used in the industry, but for a lot of businesses, they don't have the time or money to develop the software then acquire the hardware to be able to implement that sort of training in their business," Mr Boxall said.