Stiff Richards: DIG
<p><span><span>- Originally coming out in the infancy of last year, <em>DIG </em>is seeing a physical release through a German label well versed in rounding up gutter punks and a healthy love for the Australian brand of it. STIFF RICHARDS<strong> </strong>is one of those immediately memorable names with an even more memorable sound, perfectly geared to raze any pub or backyard to the ground then pissing on the rubble they hoicked havoc upon. The Melbourne crew embrace dirty rock'n'roll, unabashed by any clichés.
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Di Farmer, Queensland Miniser for Child Safety [Image: ABC]
Trump Responds to China's Intervention in Hong Kong
U.S President Donald Trump will be announcing Washington's response to Chinas decision to institute new national security laws targeting large scale protests which swept Hong Kong last year.
U.S Sec. of State Mike Pompeo announced on Thursday the possibility of rescinding HK's special trade status which is tied into the former colonies autonomy
Riots in Minneapolis continue after a death caused by a Police Officer
Minneapolis continues to riot after the tragic death of George Floyd on Monday night.
Video footage of the incident has gone virtual, causing protests all over the country.
Every day since the incident, Americans rally for the “Black Lives Matter” movement, protesting against the police brutality, that George and countless others have faced.
In an effort to communicate this equality, many are facing police tear gas and arrest.
CNN journalist, Omar Jimenez and his crew were arrested during a live broadcasting of the protest.
Zookeeper admitted to Hospital after Lion attack in NSW
A 35-year-old zookeeper has been airlifted to NSW St George Hospital after being attacked by a lion, Friday morning.
The zookeeper was cleaning out the lion’s enclosure at the time of the attack.
Serval ambulance crews, rescue helicopters and police were called to the scene, treating her with critical injuries on her head and neck.
NSW Ambulance duty operations manager Faye Stockmen, said that it was one of the worst jobs, literally walking into a lion’s den.
Illegal Floodplain Harvesting by Irrigators on the Murray Darling: Report
NSW senior government water officials admitted in a meeting on the 10th of January that unregulated floodplain harvesting by irrigators in the Northern part of the drought-stricken Murray Darling river basin was illegal.
In minutes obtained by the NSW Shooters, fishers and farmers party, water officials outlined the legality of harvesting floodwaters, a common practice in the region which accounts for a significant portion of the water used by mostly cotton farmers in the northern part of the basin.
Farmer: Independent Investigation into Cannon Hill Neglect Case
In wake of the death of a 4-year-old girl at Cannon Hill and the alleged neglect of two youths, 17 and 19 years at Stafford. The Minister for Child Safety Di Farmer yesterday announced an independent investigation into the alleged neglect of three this week in Brisbane.
Ms Farmer said she had asked for an investigation into the incidents to be carried out by Cheryl Vardon, the Chief Executive and Principal Commissioner of the Queensland Family and Child Commission
News Corp restructures 100 Regional Papers, cuts 2/3 of it's journalists
It is estimated that two-thirds of News Corp journalists have been made redundant, after the restructuring of 100 regional and community newspapers.
Jumping to twitter, many posted about how these newspapers, trained some of Australia’s now-senior Journalists.
The decision to move to purely digital has proved to be the biggest disturbance to Queensland regional newspapers in over a century
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Pollen-deprived bumblebees speed up plant blooming by biting leaves
Researchers at France's National Institute for agricultural research have discovered some interesting behaviours of bees.
Pollen deprived bumble bees have been observed nipping the leaves of plants in crops, which sees flowers from the damaged plants, moving up to 30 days earlier than their usual cycle.
Researchers are still unsure about how biting the leaves of these plants speeds up the blooming process.
The behaviour is believed to be the bees response to a shortage of pollen.