SA Covid cluster leads to border closures
Following the COVID-19 cluster outbreak in South Australia, the Northern Territory Chief Minister has declared the State a hotspot. The Territory joins Tasmania and Western Australia in reintroducing mandatory quarantine for travelers from South Australia. Queensland is expected to make an announcement concerning travel restrictions later today.
Queensland eases restrictions
Queensland is set to further ease COVID-19 restrictions from 4pm tomorrow. Capacities in pubs, restaurants, and places of worship will increase, as well as ticketed seated venues. Up to 200 people will be able to attend weddings and funerals, and outdoor events with a COVID safe plan will be able to host 1500 people.
Crisafulli announces QLD LNP shadow cabinet
Newly appointed Queensland Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has revealed the LNP’s new shadow cabinet after its election defeat last month. Outgoing party leader Deb Frecklington and Deputy Tim Mander will both remain cabinet ministers. Crisafulli said his cabinet is heavily focused on the economy which he believes will be a major election issue in four years’ time.
4ZZZ Top 20
1. Tia Gostelow - CHRYSALIS
2. The Ancient Bloods - Where We Stand (Album Of The Week)
3. Perve Endings - Token (Single)
4. Sweater Curse - Push//Pull EP
5. Briggs - Always Was
6. Emma Donovan & The Putbacks - Crossover
7. The Stress Of Leisure - Faux Wave
8. Mitch, Please - The Bin Collection
9. Glitoris - The Slut Power Sessions - Live At The Basement
10. Midnight Oil - The Makarrata Project
11. Flangipanis - Asshole Aunt (Single)
12. Luke Daniel Peacock - The Common Good (Single)
Ninajirachi x Kota Banks: True North
<p><span><span>- Early in <em>True North, </em>the new EP from Sydney electropop producer Ninajirachi and singer Kota Banks, a series of innuendos lead Banks to repeatedly exclaim, “<em>Yeah the girls!</em>” <em>True North </em>isn’t merely a collaboration between two former label mates or a fusion of their influences ranging from <strong>Charli XCX</strong> to <strong>Cashmere Cat</strong>, <em>True North</em> is a shared escape to a better place; a place where they can have it all: all the emotions,
Krust: The Edge Of Everything
<p><span><span>- Picture this: it’s 1994 and you’re at a dingy warehouse rave. The music is like nothing you’ve ever heard before – crazy breakbeats played at inhuman speeds, basslines you feel in your chest, weird electronic sounds swooping in and out. There’s a lot of drugs around, sure, but still this music itself is like entering another dimension.</span></span></p>
Italy COVID study shows cases prior to pandemic
A study conducted by Italy’s National Cancer Institute has shown that coronavirus may have emerged in the country last September, months before it was first detected in China. Researchers have said this means the virus might have spread beyond China earlier than the first recorded case in February. Co-author of the study, Giovanni Apolone said “coronavirus can circulate among the population with a low rate of lethality… only to surge again.”
Violence escalates in Ethiopia
34 people have been killed by gunmen in western Ethiopia as violence between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray region escalates. Tigray forces have also fired rockets at an airport in neighboring country Eritrea’s capital. As a result of the escalating violence, over 20,000 Ethiopians have fled as refugees into Sudan.
Health groups pen environmental letter to PM
A coalition of 29 health groups has penned an open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, calling for urgent action on climate change. The groups, including the Public Health Association of Australia and the Australian Epidemiological Association, have warned at its current trajectory, Australia faces “existential threats to humanity.” In the letter, the groups say the government must listen to science and health experts to avoid future health and environmental disasters.