Search for Court Judge continues in Brisbane’s West
Police are conducting a search for missing Court Judge Guy Andrew who has been missing in Brisbane’s west for more than 24 hours.
Police located Mr Andrew’s car in The Gap, a neighbouring suburb of Mt Cootha, where Mr Andrew regularly walks.
12 PM ZEDLINES - OCTOBER 6
By 4ZZZ reporters Norma Hilton and Hannah Davies
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Nigerian-Irish teens develop app to help dementia patients
Nigerian-Irish teens Rachel, Margaret and Joy designed and coded Memory Haven during CoVid-19 lockdown. It’s an app to help people in Ireland living with dementia with music therapy and other features.
According to the 2020 Health Service Executive, there are 55,000 people in Ireland living with dementia.
Climate change turns Amazon rainforest into Amazon savannah
The Amazon rainforest faces the risk of becoming a savanna as a result of climate change.
Scientists said greenhouse gas emissions have reduced the rainfall the Amazon needs to sustain its ecosystem.
If these rain levels continue to drop, a drier ecosystem could lead to trees dying and an increased risk of fire.
India develops the first paper based CoVid-19 test
India developed the Feluda test, which uses Crispr gene-editing technology to detect CoVid-19. Scientists estimate it will show results in under an hour and cost about 500 rupees or 9.52 AUD.
Researchers at the Delhi based CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, tested the kit on samples from 2,000 patients, including on CoVid-19 positive patients.
Labor to create new disease control centre if it wins at federal election
Labor has promised to establish a centre for disease control if they win at the next federal election.
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese said the economy depends on Australia’s response to future pandemics and a disease control centre would strengthen this preparedness.
Adelaide priest stopped from practicing rites
An Adelaide based Anglican priest accused the church of discrimination after being denied permission to say mass and celebrate sacraments because of her marriage to her female partner.
Gambling is at record high since venues reopen
Gambling is at a record high after JobSeeker and JobKeeper payments continue to be spent on poker machines.
Since venues reopened, $293 million was spent in Queensland in July, with similar figures every month since.
Queensland elections could go either way
The result of the state election campaign, which begins today, will depend on trust in candidates, attitudes on public policy and plans for CoVid-19 recovery, according to Paul Williams, Senior Lecturer at Griffith University.
9 AM ZEDLINES - 0CTOBER 6
By 4ZZZ reporters Norma Hilton and Hannah Davies
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