Iran records alarming number of new coronavirus cases
Iran is in the middle of a third wave of COVID-19.
The capital city of Tehran has the severest outbreak but most of its 32 provinces are facing increasing infections.
The Middle Eastern country is battling the worst coronavirus outbreak in the region, recording 195 deaths on Sunday.
Victoria continue downward trend of coronavirus cases
Victoria has continued its downward trend of coronavirus cases, recording 10 new cases and seven deaths in the past 24 hours.
Metropolitan Melbourne have brought their 14-day average down to 18.2 cases a day.
Historically high rates of youth voter enrolment in Queensland
Queensland's youth unemployment has risen to 15 per cent during COVID-19, almost 3 per cent higher than December last year.
With increasing life dissatisfaction, more young people have enrolled to vote at the state elections on October 31.
Brisbane to see new separated bike lanes in CBD
New separated bike lanes will soon appear in Brisbane’s CBD over a 12-month trial period.
The Brisbane City Council began the plan earlier this year, after the coronavirus lockdown saw thousands more people cycling in place of private and public transport.
Dreamworld’s $1.3 million fine labelled “small” by expert
Dreamworld’s 3.6 million dollar fine over the deaths of four patrons has been called “small” compared to other corporate penalties.
Ardent Leisure was fined on Monday over the deaths of four patrons killed on a ride in 2016.
Palawa Elder Rodney Dillon waits for practical actions in the new Closing the Gap Agreement
In July this year, the Morrison government announced a revised policy to close the gap in education, housing, health, incarceration and culture between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by 2031. The government doubled its targets from 8 to 16, adding new targets in.
Amnesty International Australia Indigenous Adviser and Palawa Elder Rodney Dillon said he’s waiting for action and practical solutions to close the gap.
DVNA: All My Friends
<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><em>- All My Friends, </em>the debut EP from Brisbane’s very own DVNA is a playful spin on classic R&B, unapologetically skewed through the perspective of a millennial, coming of age. Fusing the sultry elegance and neo-noir pulse of a late-night jazz club, DVNA’s assortment of soulful pop songs are at their best when she embraces raw lyrics and bold production.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
IDLES: Ultra Mono
<p><span><span>- Over the past two years you would have been hard pressed to spy a legacy music media outlet that didn’t proudly wave the flag for Briton’s pugnacious punks IDLES. Since <em>Joy As An Act Of Resistance’</em>s angry aplomb gripped us, the gents have ridden high on waves of praise and a firebrand barrage of piss and vinegar. Where they would jet off to on the heels of said record and at the same time as giving their passports a workout as they punched up over two hundred plus shows in the interim, I had no idea.
Film Review: Goddess of Fortune at Italian Film Festival 2020
During COVID-19, have you found that each of your days have been blurring into one like a bland mess of bad news? Are you looking for a good excuse to leave the house? Do you find yourself ailed by daydreams of a place faraway from all of the current trouble and strife? If you said yes to any of the above, then I would prescribe a night out at the of ST. ALi Italian Film Festival presented by Palace.
9AM ZEDLINES - 29 SEPTEMBER
By 4ZZZ reporters Hannah Davies and Norma Hilton.
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