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Out of the frying pan and into the October Budget
12PM ZEDLINES - 25 SEPTEMBER
By 4ZZZ reporters Grace Nakamura and Lily-Rose Davies.
9AM Zedlines - September 25
By 4ZZZ reporters Grace Nakamura and Lily-Rose Davies.
China's TV drama about the pandemic slammed for sexism
China’s new TV drama ‘Heroes in Harm’s Way’ based on real events about frontline workers during the pandemic has been criticised for its depiction of women.
The TV drama was marketed as highlighting the roles of female frontline workers, however the majority of female characters are shown as junior and subservient to men.
UK records highest daily coronavirus cases
The United Kingdom has recorded the highest number of daily coronavirus cases since mass testing began.
Six thousand six hundred and thirty four cases were confirmed in one day, bringing the overall number of cases to over 400 000.
Confirmed cases in the UK have been steadily rising since July, however surveillance data suggests that only half of cases are being identified.
Strategy launched to fight rheumatic heart disease
Australia now has an evidence-based approach to achieve the national goal of eliminating rheumatic heart disease (RHD) within a decade.
More than five thousand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are living with the deadly yet preventable rheumatic heart disease (RHD) - for which there is no cure.
Qantas workers to receive JobKeeper backpay
Qantas workers will receive thousands of dollars in backpay after the court agreed that Qantas had not correctly applied for the JobKeeper wage subsidy.
Airline unions took Qantas to court for deliberately manipulating JobKeeper to minimise the amount paid to workers.
Protests today against the LNP's gas projects
Young Queenslanders are protesting today against the Liberal National Party’s investment credentials towards gas projects ahead of the state election.
The protests are a part of a Clean Recovery day of action in response to the Palaszczuk government’s five hundred million dollar pledge towards renewable energy projects.
New road safety program for Indigenous high school students
A new road safety program funded by the Palaszczuk government and Former Origin Greats will allow more Indigenous high school students to gain their provisional driver’s licence.
The program will be conducted at select schools across Queensland for senior Indigenous students who meet the academic criteria with high attendance and no suspension record.
12PM ZEDLINES - SEPTEMBER 24TH
By 4ZZZ reporters Bri Dunigan and Brittany Dever
Image credit: Erik Mclean