Australian Health Workers in Sweden Fear Worst is yet to Come

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Fri, 06/11/2020 - 16:10

Australian health workers in Sweden reported the coronavirus infection to be at the highest registered number of cases since the pandemic began earlier this year. Many health workers say they fear the worst is yet to come with the lack of national health guidelines in place. Australian workers have reported patients being treated by health care workers have not been wearing protective gear due to the low socio-economic status of those affected.

Veople: EP_001

Submitted by chrisc on Fri, 06/11/2020 - 10:08

<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">- Of all the things I was looking for at the end of 2020 (like my immigration visa to New Zealand being approved), a new chapter in the story of post-rock was definitely not one. It’s been written on the Gold Coast too, of all places - who knew? Veople, that’s who.</span></span></p>

Tia Gostelow - 'Chrysalis'

Submitted by charlottec on Thu, 05/11/2020 - 14:41
Tia Gostelow's transformation from an aspiring teenage musician from Mackay to one of Australia's most exciting female artists is complete with the release of her second album Chrysalis. Bursting onto the scene in 2018 with her debut album Thick Skin, Tia now returns with an album that delivers coming-of-age experiences through lush pop landscapes and danceable 80's influences with the help of Oscar Dawson (Holy Holy, Alex Lahey) who produced the record. Featuring singles "Rush", "Psycho" and the Holy Holy featured "Always", the album has been a long time coming as Tia explains, "I feel like I’ve been waiting forever to release Chrysalis, it kind of felt like it would never be out in the world so I can’t even explain how excited I am for it to come out!" "Chrysalis touches on really personal moments of my life over the last 2 years. I wrote these songs when I was living by myself in Brisbane and when I was in probably the loneliest and most anxious state I’ve been in. I’ve found it really difficult to navigate life being away from my family and my partner, I’m such a family orientated person so when I was living by myself in a big city it really took a toll on me mentally. I feel like dealing with these emotions and putting them into these songs helped me overcome those feelings." - Tia Gostelow Tia's latest single "Two Lovers", the first track on the album, kicks off with a tape deck shamelessly flaunting it's influences and is backed by a pulsing bassline, thumping drums and flaunts the breadth of Tia's vocals. "Two Lovers" follows on from singles "Always" "Rush" and "Psycho" which have pushed Tia's profile even higher with love from right around the globe. Fans can look forward to an album rich with nods to her indie, guitar folk past, while celebrating a world of dance floors and blurry festival weekends with songs . The album features a brand new remix of previous "Get To It", reimagined and mixed from the ground up by Oscar Dawson. "Before the songs were even finished I knew I wanted Oscar Dawson to produce the record. He’s a gun and I was obsessed with all of the music coming out that he was producing. I met up with him in Brisbane and we instantly got along so well. Going into record this album I obviously knew a bit more than I did recording ‘Thick Skin’ and I was a bit more inclined to have more involvement musically. I played bass, piano and synth on some songs which was really important to me and i’m so grateful that Oscar was so patient with me. He really pushed me to go to places vocally and musically that I probably wouldn’t have done without him which I am also super grateful for!" - Tia Gostelow

Refugee Farhad Rahmati addresses his 'disappearance'

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Thu, 05/11/2020 - 12:19

Refugee Farhad Rahmati, a refugee removed from Brisbane’s Immigration Transit Accommodation, addresses his 'disappearance' last Thursday in a tweet.

Rahmati, a detainee of seven years, was removed from Brisbane’s Immigration Transit Accommodation while he was at the gym by a number of guards and his whereabouts was unknown till today.

Rahmati says he was forcefully removed from BITA [Brisbane’s Immigration Transit Accomidation] and despite being due for surgery at the Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital

Australian's politicians in dismay over US Election

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Thu, 05/11/2020 - 12:18

Australian MPs and Senators across all parties voice their concerns over the US election following President Donald Trump’s claims of ‘electoral fraud’ calling for the results to be respected.

Senator Penny Wong says, ‘the democratic process must be respected, even when it takes time.’

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull also took to Twitter and said, ‘count every vote.

The Federal Parliament weakened political donation laws

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Thu, 05/11/2020 - 12:17

The Conversation revealed, the federal parliament weakened political donation laws making it easier to accept donations from property developers and the recipient does not have to declare it.

The legislation allows property developers and those banned to make donations as long as it is used ‘for federal purposes.’

Tasmanian’s federal member, Andrew Wilkie described the law as ‘brazen money laundering.

Vanuatu adopts new cybercrime law

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Thu, 05/11/2020 - 12:16

Griffith University’s Asia Institute reports Vanuatu, Australia’s Pacific neighbour, has adopted a new cybercrime law.

Cybercrime Bill recognises clear terms and definitions for cyberbullying threats and hate crimes while providing free speech, the public good and identity protection.

Vanuatu’s new cybercrime bill is said to shed light on a new standard for Pacific Cybercrime legislation with empowering law enforcement to act more decisively.

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