Redland's Council urging drivers to slow down to protect native wildlife
The Redland’s City Council says speeding drivers are leading to increased levels of koala deaths in the area.
The RSPCA last week responded to two incidents involving koalas being struck by cars in Cleveland, and say it’s clear that they were struck at speed.
Councillor Paul Golle says there have been endless campaigns and the installation of flashing signs, reminding drivers to obey speed limits, but clearly they are failing to protect the region’s most iconic native animals.
Centrelink’s Childcare Subsidy Debt glitch frustrates Australian parents
More than 90,000 Australian families have faced debt since the first-financial year of the Child Care Subsidy Policy, with a Centrelink glitch causing client data to disappear and incorrectly state that many have been overpaid by the system.
The "Australia Talks National Survey" conducted by the ABC, declared that seventy-five per cent of parents with young children found cost to be one of the biggest issues when sourcing childcare.
$1.3 Billion Left Unspent by NSW Public Schools
New South Wales schools have $1.3 billion dollars of unspent money waiting to be used – equalling approximately $600,000 dollars per school in funding available.
Principals have discretion over how to spend much of their school budgets, however some say they have been overburdened by the adding financial management and infrastructure planning to their core job.
It could take up to three years for the unspent money to be used but parents say there's an expectation that if you have your kids enrolled now, the money should be spent on them.
Growing Concerns Over Right-Wing “Nazi” Extremism in German City
The German city of Dresden has declared a “Nazi emergency” amid growing concern about far-right extremism and violence.
City councilors warn that there is an increasing problem of anti-democratic extremism and violence in the city.
“We have a Nazi problem in Dresden, and we have to do something about it,” said Councillor Max Aschenbach.
Politician has ear 'bitten off' during Hong Kong knife attack
A bloody knife fight in Hong Kong left six people wounded, including a local pro-democracy politician who had his ear bitten off, capping another chaotic day of political unrest in the city.
The violence was less sustained than Saturday when police and protesters fought hours of cat and mouse battles after thousands took to the streets for an unsanctioned march.
N.Y.C.K.: Wild Streak
- Since 2016 we’ve witnessed Melbourne duo N.Y.C.K offer songs that were patient and gentle in their approach to narrative. It is here in 2019 with the release of their debut album Wild Streak, that a full appreciation for process and production, for the integration of lived experience into storytelling illuminates that 3 years of releases is a public expression of a greater cultivation.
Jordan Merrick: Night Music
- Night Music is the debut album from Brisbane singer-songwriter, Jordan Merrick. A stalwart of the Brisbane music scene, Merrick also fronts the blues band Fugitive & The Vagabond. The young troubadour is an old soul with arcane influences that he reinvigorates to create music that is somehow simultaneously archaic and innovative. After a plethora of shorter releases, Merrick asserts himself an artist to watch with his first full length album, Night Music.
Clipping: There Existed An Addiction To Blood
- As 2019 draws to a close, it's worth admiring just how far hip-hop has come this decade. Assimilated by the internet, its culture has become more absurdist and its influences more extreme, co-habitated by chart-topping pop stars and underground radicals alike. Clipping have come to embody the latter's reckless sonic alchemy, first juxtaposing throwback gangsta rap with barren noise on 2013's midcity.
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McDonald’s has apologised for using the slogan “Sundae Bloody Sundae
McDonald’s has apologised for using the slogan “Sundae Bloody Sundae” in a campaign for a Halloween-themed dessert in Portugal.
A picture of the advert was posted to Twitter, along with the caption: “Portugal is cancelled”.
A spokeswoman for McDonald’s said, “The campaign was intended as a celebration of Halloween, not as an insensitive reference to any historical event or to upset or insult anyone in any way.”
“We sincerely apologise for any offence or distress this may have caused. All promotional material has been removed from restaurants.”