41 migrants found alive in a refrigerated truck in Greece
Police have found 41 migrants alive hiding in a refrigerated truck, which was believed to have crossed the country from neighboring Turkey, on a motorway in northern Greece.
The refrigeration system in the truck was not turned on, and none of the migrants, mostly from Afghanistan, were injured.
Greece has been struggling with the influx of immigrants and migrants since 2015 when more than a million crossed into Europe from Turkey via Greece.
Pro-Beijing protestors rally in Hong Kong calling anti-government protestors 'cockroaches'
Pro-Beijing protestors gathered outside of Hong Kong’s police headquarters on Tuesday and accused the US Central Agency of provoking anti-government protests.
They claimed that American agencies have given support to anti-government protestors and provoked unrest in the city.
Some protestors carried slogans depicting anti-government protestors as ‘cockroaches’ and urged the chief executive, Carrie Lam, to take a stricter approach against them.
Suspected injury of a Melbourne Cup racehorse calls boycott the event
A Melbourne Cup racehorse is currently being treated for a suspected fractured pelvis after running the race,, amid calls to boycott the event due to concerns around animal cruelty.
Rostropovich, who finished last of the 24 horses in the prestigious $8million race was reportedly taken to the Werribee Vet Clinic following the event.
Scott Morrison returning to Canberra to put the final touches on Australia's new drought strategy
Scott Morrison has returned to Canberra to put the final touches on Australia’s new drought strategy, which is expected to be released within days.
The Morrison government’s new strategy is expected to put a focus on “preparedness” rather than just responding after long dry spells impact on farmers and rural communities.
Teewah residents returning home following a bushfire threat
The residents of the Sunshine Coast township of Teewah are returning home this morning, following a bushfire threat which caused them to evacuate the area last night.
The fire in the tiny community north of Noosa, flared late on Tuesday night, leaving fire crews battling to control the blaze.
The fire is now burning on the eastern side of the Noosa River, west of Teewah, and has been downgraded to an “advice-level” threat.
Mandatory online training for candidates in next year's local government elections
Candidates in next year’s local government elections will have to undergo mandatory online training before they can stand for office, in a move designed to curb corruption in local politics.
Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe says that the program is designed to give candidates a better understanding of their responsibilities as councillors if they should win election to council bodies.
Majestic Horses: Away From The Sun
<p><span><span>- When I read that <strong>Kellie Lloyd </strong>was Australia’s uncrowned queen of shoegaze / dreampop, I gotta say, I didn’t even know she was after the job. I suppose joining <strong>Deafcult </strong>was a good start, but she’s done a lot in her career, as a member of one of Australia’s most stalwart indie bands, <strong>Screamfeeder</strong>, and a whole lot on her own too, but most of which I don’t remember sounding like <strong>Slowdive</strong>. </span></span></p>
Foals: Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 2
- Earlier in the year, Foals closed their fifth album Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1 with a semicolon. Now, Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 2 picks up where the former left off; in all its bone rattling, guitar driven glory.
Editors: Black Gold
- When releasing a best-of compilation there are two main routes you can go down with the tracking: order them so it sounds like a hit-laden studio album, or order them chronologically to showcase the band’s evolution with time. Now that, after fifteen years of releasing music, English post-punk-turned-something-else band Editors have decided to release a best of and so are made to choose one of these paths.
Regurgitator Quarter Pounder Celebration - Sunday 27th October @ The Tivoli
It’s 3:20pm on a Sunday arvo at the Tivoli. Vicious punk rock emanates through the walls. Making my way to the stage expecting to see dudes on stage in rock attire, it was more than impressive to discover three bad-ass bitches from the backyards of Brisbane instead. Welcome, Koko Uzi. Bassist and vocalist Lisa is transcendent in her delivery.