Dual Australian-Hong Kong Citizens Denied Access To Consular Assistance
The Hong Kong Government has announced residents with dual nationality will no longer receive foreign consular assistance.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam said people with citizenship elsewhere will be regarded as Chinese nationals while in Hong Kong, in accordance with China’s national security law.
The policy shift means Australian-Hong Kong nationals may be denied access to Australian consular assistance in the territory, with Australia warning it cannot intervene in the Hong Kong judicial process.
South Australia Implements Hard Border with Greater Melbourne
South Australia implements a hard border closure to travellers from the Greater Melbourne area as the coronavirus cluster linked to the Holiday Inn hotel grows to eight.
As of 12:01 am this morning, people who have been in Greater Melbourne on or after February 4 cannot enter South Australia without an exemption.
Authorities have yet to say how long the border restriction will be in place.
Stroke Treatment Enters Second Phase of Trials at Brisbane University
An arthritis drug has entered the second phase of clinical trials at Griffith University for use in treating stroke patients.
The world-first clinical trial is testing the effectiveness of the drug, perispinal etanercept when administered above the spine.
"You see patients crying because they're incredulous, they're spellbound, they think we're doing magic. It's not magic. It's science and research," said Associate Professor Stephen Ralph.
Katie Dey: Urdata
<p><span><span>- It’s difficult to imagine someone as introverted as Katie Dey asking people to do a whole album of remixes for her. The avant-pop producer, wracked by shyness and neurological pain, has made a habit of being anonymous, hiding herself from the public eye. It’s analogous to the way she uses (and deliberately misuses) pitch-shifting software to hide her vocals in a cloud of helium and a storm of broken glass.
Madlib: Sound Ancestors
<p><span><span><em>- Sound Ancestors </em>sees legendary producer <strong>Madlib </strong>return to his flavour of solo instrumentals after years of side projects including his collab with <strong>Freddie Gibbs. </strong>The project sees Madlib explore various genres including latin and bossa nova, soul, jazz, hip-hop, grime and even modern house music with his unique chopping style and ear for unknown samples. </span></span></p>
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Zedlines with Yuto and Dave
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Zedlines with Amy and Kira
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Zedines with Dave and Yuto
Australian First-Nations artifacts returned from Jerusalem museum
Over 1800 Aboriginal artefacts have been returned home from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
The returned artefacts that include stone tools and grindstones are being repatriated by AIATSIS-led Return of Cultural Heritage program after they were donated to the Museum in the 1970s by Mr Carl Shipman.
AIATSIS CEO Craig Ritchie says “It’s a great pleasure to have this material back in Australia, where it can connect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and indeed all Australians with over 60,000 years of history and culture.”
Two representatives of casino mogul James Packer resigned
Two representatives of casino mogul James Packer have resigned over the ruling that crown is unfit to run a casino.
An 18-month inquiry found serious failings in Crown’s governance, structure, and its oversight of money laundering activities at its casinos in Melbourne and Perth.
James Packers private company Consolidated Press Holdings, which owns 37 per cent of Crown, Packer also owns 50 percent of online betting company betfair.