More than 600 000 Hong Kong protesters vote against new security law
More than 600,000 Hong Kong citizens have cast their vote over the weekend in protest against the controversial new security law.
Observers say that while the vote was only for voters in Hong Kong’s opposition camp, the turnout will serve to test broader public opinion about the security law.
The unofficial poll will decide pro-democracy candidates to contest September elections to Hong Kong’s legislative council.
Travellers fined for lying on border declaration forms while trying to get into QLD
Six travellers have been fined more than $24 000 after lying on border declaration forms in an attempt to enter Queensland on Saturday.
The group claimed to have been working in New South Wales for three weeks.
Evidence allegedly showed the group was actually in a COVID-19 hotspot in Victoria for the past two weeks.
Hong Kong citizens could be sent back if they fail visa tests
Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge says Hong Kong citizens in Australia could be sent back if they fail visa tests.
Alan Tudge says permanent residency for Hong Kong citizens fearful of China is not guaranteed and anyone who is a bad character or a security concern will be returned.
Tudge says the Australian government has decided to offer visa extensions to Hong Kong citizens already in Australia instead of offering a separate safe-haven visa.
UQ rejects student activist Drew Pavlou's appeal rejected
The University of Queensland’s appeals committee has decided student activist Drew Pavlou’s suspension will be upheld for the remainder of this year and is to complete 25 hours of campus service.
Pavlou was originally handed a two-year suspension for multiple allegations of misconduct.
He was due to graduate at the end of this year.
UQ researchers begin human trials for COVID-19 vaccine
The University of Queensland (UQ) have begun human trials for a potential coronavirus vaccine in Brisbane.
The trial will see one hundred and twenty volunteers injected with two doses of the potential immunisation every four weeks.
Researchers will monitor the volunteers reactions over a twelve month period with preliminary results expected to be released in September.
Kllo: Maybe We Could
<p><span><span><span><span>- </span></span></span></span><span><em><span><span>Maybe We Could</span></span></em></span><span><span><span><span>, sure, why not? It’s never been difficult for Kllo before. Or has it? After a bunch of years banging out quiet, ambient house with tinges of UK garage and US r’n’b in an efficient manner, I hear the Melbourne pair nearly didn’t make their new record at all.
Protomartyr: Ultimate Success Today
- I’m strongly considering changing my writing name for the rest of this review to either Rip Van Winkle or the Purple Wiggle because Christ mate, I’ve been sleeping so incredibly hard on the glorious pomp of Protomartyr. I’ll need to astral project like in that one episode of The X-Files to give myself a different perspective on how the fuck this band could have possibly missed my orbit. It is everything I love and then some when it comes to janky post-punk, instrumentals droning and ramping tension.
Jerome Blazé: Open, A Home
- Jerome Blazé is just a young fella, he made his first moves on the Sydney music scene when he was only sixteen, in 2015 I think. That makes him, now, a very fresh-faced twenty-year-old. You can tell he’s just bursting with young-person energy and enthusiasm, because it’s right there in his new EP (which is certainly not his first one - that was back in 2015). Open, A Home.
Leanne Tennant: Happiness Is...
<span><span>- Leanne Tennant is a bit of a quiet achiever?!
Agency: Wild Possession
<span><span>- There aren't many positives to be gleaned from the current pandemic, least of all for the musical community. One small upside has been the number of bands releasing recordings that have been sitting on the shelf for a number of years. With not much else to do there's been time to put the finishing touches on these records, and – with further encouragement from Bandcamp's monthly fee-free Fridays – finally put them out for public consumption.