Putin declares emergency of state in Siberia after to poisonous fuel leak
President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency in Siberia after severe diesel fuel leak on Friday.
An estimated 20,000 tonnes of diesel spilt from a power plant storage, facility, in Norilsk which is northeast of Moscow, and contaminated waterways in the surrounding area.
Booms were laid in the Ambarnaya River to prevent further spread of the leak towards the Arctic Ocean.
Federal government proposes new foreign investment laws
The coalition government has proposed to change foreign investment laws, by designing a new national security test to protect Australia’s assets against foreign investors.
The test would be for investors interested in technology, telecommunications and energy companies, and small-scale defence and services firms.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the design of the investment rules would always be in the nation’s best interest.
Sydney man charged for selling fake Versace jackets
A Sydney man has been charged after caught selling counterfeit leather jackets, for hundreds of dollars.
Ciro Gallo was operating under the guise of being the marketing director of the Italian fashion house Versace and then offering to sell products from the luxury brand for a discounted price.
Local Liverpool police say the jackets were actually made of sheepskin and PVC and valued at about $50.
New Covid-19 Safe Plan allows tourism in Queensland to reopen
Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young has approved the Queensland Tourism and Accommodation Industry COVID Safe Plan, allowing tourism businesses in Queensland to reopen.
Premier Annastacia Palasczuk said the state’s plan for recovery after coronavirus provides clear rules for the tourism industry to follow from now and through to stage three restrictions.
However, large tourism businesses such as theme parks and zoos will have to provide their own COVID-19 safety plans for the State’s approval.
Protests for George Floyd and Indigenous Australian community
A protest in support of the Black Lives Matter movement is happening today in Brisbane’s CBD.
While the recent death of Georg Floyd in Minneapolis is what sparked the rally, many Australian’s are banding together to address the issue of police brutality toward our indigenous community as well.
The protest will take place at King George Square this afternoon and similar rallies are also being held across the country in other major capital cities such as Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.
Kcin: Bushmaster
<p><span><span>- When <strong>Nicholas Meredith</strong> released the first of his <em>Sleeplessness & Hopelessness</em> EPs it was described as “overwhelming music for overwhelming times”. The mixture of industrial distortion, intimidating soundscapes, urgent synthwave and a brutal regimen of live drumming certainly fit the bill and, at that time, we had no idea 2019 was just the warm-up round for 2020’s annus horribilis.
Deerhoof: Future Teenage Cave Artists
<p><span><span>- Hey look, it's a new Deerhoof record! Their sixteenth, in fact! How does it sound? It sounds like Deerhoof, and yet it sounds different to every Deerhoof record so far – and in that way it sounds like every Deerhoof record so far.</span></span></p>
Run The Jewels: Run The Jewels 4
- In the summer of 1981, as riots exploded across England, The Specials released their eerie take on urban violence, Ghost Town. The single raced to number one like flames from a molotov cocktail, and the moment went down in history as the most famous example of astute commentary combining with fortuitous timing to make pop music fit for the times.
Zedlines - June 4
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Google sued $5 Billion over claims of tracking users in private mode
Google has been sued in the United States over claims of them illegally tracking people browsing in private mode.
The potential class-action suit seeks $5 billion from Google and their owner Alphabet Inc.
US Law firm Boies Schiller and Flexner filed the claim on Tuesday in a San Jose federal court in California, claiming that Google "cannot continue to engage in the covert and unauthorized data collection from virtually every American with a computer or phone.”
Google denies these claims.