A Coldy During COVID

In recent months, Coronavirus restrictions saw many craft breweries pouring their kegs down the drain due to the closure of brewing venues and beer-drinking festivals. 

4ZZZ reporter Samantha Caldwell spoke with Jon Foochs, head brewer of Sea Legs Brewing about the realities of running a craft brewing business during these trying times. 

Twelve-year-old Canadian boy discovers rare dinosaur fossils

A 12-year-old Canadian boy Nathan Hrushkin discovered fossils which scientists say belonged to the hadrosaur, also known as the ‘duck-billed dinosaur’. 

Nathan has been commended for his handling of the discovery which led to a conservation team uncovering 30-50 more bones in the same canyon. 

Scientists believe the discovery could help fill in knowledge on how dinosaurs evolved 69 million years ago. 

 

YouTube joins social media crackdown on QAnon

YouTube has joined Twitter and Facebook in banning material from QAnon, a baseless conspiracy theory that has gained traction on social media. 

YouTube says it has already removed tens of thousands of conspiracy theory videos that could potentially incite real world violence. 

Twitter announced its crackdown on QAnon in July and Facebook followed suit last week. 

 

Kevin Rudd's petition for a Royal Commission into News Corp gains traction

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s petition for a royal commission into Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has gained over 200 000 signatures within a week.

Mr Rudd called News Corp a ‘cancer on democracy’ and cited concerns of its power to shift public opinion for its own agenda. 

News Corp currently owns almost 70 per cent of print readership in Australia. 

 

Most Australians aren't confident using automatic defibrillators, survey shows

A new survey from the Heart Foundation found that most Australians would not feel confident using an automatic defibrillator if someone was in cardiac arrest.

Automatic defibrillators can be found in most public places such as schools, shopping centres and gyms, but 1 in 3 of those surveyed had never even heard of the device. 

Bill Stavreski from the Heart Foundation says it’s important people feel comfortable using this device as chances of survival drop by 10 per cent for every minute in cardiac arrest. 

Amy Shark to headline NRL Grand Final

Multi-ARIA Award-winning singer Amy Shark has been confirmed as the headline act for the NRL's grand final on October 25.

The Queensland born artist was just nominated for best female artist, best pop release and best Australian live act for the Aria awards earlier this week. 

Shark is best known for her hit single Adore which came second on Triple J’s Hottest 100 after its release in 2017. 

Shark says she has been a longtime fan of the NRL and is a Bronco’s supporter. 

 

Queensland to ease some restrictions this afternoon

Queensland is set to ease coronavirus restrictions this afternoon following 36 days without community transmissions. 

From 4pm today, you can gather in groups of 40 people in homes and the community, senior students can dance at their school formal, 40 people will be able to dance at a wedding and aged care residents can go on excursions. 

Two people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours but are both in hotel quarantine. 

There are currently four active cases in QLD.

 

Stiff Richards: State Of Mind

- Our second project from Stiff Richards this year? What a bloody blessing this is! Well, not two new projects. The first was released through one of the best modern punk labels in Erste Theke Tontraeger, and I will never fail to give props to those purveyors of punk’s top shelf. It’s the little things, man. The Melbourne crew blasted a battering ram of an EP with Dig: a vicious deluge of practise shed sweat, slightly off played notes, and hints of stale cigarette smoke wafted through the air of this utter, relentless in its attack.