UK truck driver charged over the deaths of 39 people.
The UK truck driver charged over the deaths of 39 people found inside a truck trailer will now stay in police custody for another month following his first court appearance.
Maurice Robinson was charged yesterday with 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people and assisting with unlawful immigration and money laundering.
Prosecution lawyer Ogheneruona Mercy Iguyovwe said, "this involves a global ring facilitating the movement of a large number of immigrants into the UK."
Victorian police authorised to use lethal force on drivers who attack pedestrians.
Victorian police have been given orders to use lethal force on drivers who attack pedestrians.
Officers have been authorised to shoot to kill in order to stop vehicles being used as deadly weapons after the Bourke Street rampage two years ago.
The authorisation of a new “hostile vehicle” policy was outlined in an email sent to Victorian police officers.
Warnings issued as dozens of bushfires burn across NSW.
Almost 1200 firefighters have been tackling large bushfires on the NSW mid-north coast among scores of fires around the state.
A dangerous blaze in the Darawank area has burnt more than 2300 hectares according to the NSW Rural Fire Service and warning levels for two bushfires on the NSW mid-north coast have been raised to watch and act.
Fire activity has heightened under the influence of erratic winds with firefighters battling 85 blazes around the state.
New UQ cystic fibrosis research program announced.
Queensland’s first cystic fibrosis research program has been established to help improve outcomes for patients living with the life-threatening genetic disorder.
The Queensland Cystic Fibrosis Program was announced yesterday with a total of $15 million in funding from The University of Queensland and several other donors.
Professor Peter Sly said, “the Queensland Cystic Fibrosis Research Program will improve outcomes for patients with CF in Queensland and elsewhere.”
Family home destroyed by fire in North Brisbane.
A family home north of Brisbane has been destroyed by a fire after a man was seen fleeing the scene.
Emergency services were called to the home on De Havilland Drive in the Moreton Bay suburb of Bray Park just after 1am.
Neighbour, Minelle Creed, said "I was laying down when I heard somebody screaming 'help' and 'fire' and she came running up to the neighbour on the left of us.”
Police forensic officers and fire service inspectors are investigating whether or not the fire was deliberately lit.
4ZZZ Top 20
1. The Hard-Ons - So I Could Have Them Destroyed (Album Of The Week)
2. Thigh Master - Now For Example
3. Full Power Happy Hour - The Fun EP
4. BLUSSH - Shut Up Becky! EP
5. Local Authority - Negative Space
6. Being Jane Lane - Savage Sunday
7. Flangipanis - Community Backwash
8. Sahara Beck - Queen Of Hearts EP
9. Good Boy - Ethereal Whooshing (Single)
10. VOIID - HELL (Single)
11. Sampa The Great - The Return
12. Syrup - The Sponge EP
13. Thelma Plum - Better In Blak
Amaringo - 'I Woke Up This Morning After A Dream'
Brisbane-based duo Amaringo release their debut album, I Woke Up This Morning After a Dream, out via Melbourne label Healthy Tapes (Stella Donnelly, Rainbow Chan, Dianas). The project of drummer/vocalist Allie Wu Lin and guitarist/bassist Christian Driscoll, Amaringo create expansive and woozy atmospheres with tinges of psych that never stray too far away from their ambitious and beautiful songwriting.
Fragmented between writing and recording half of the album in a recording studio, then a year later completing the rest in a more improvised fashion, the resulting record is a startlingly consistent and accomplished piece of work. From the acoustic strums of the 70’s-inspired I Woke Up, to the major-minor drones of Saguaro, and the 7-and-a-half minute monumental Her Way, the album has no shortage of timeless moments sure to appeal to fans of La Luz and Sharon Van Etten.
Amaringo’s debut LP I Woke Up This Morning After a Dream is out October 30th digitally and on limited cassette via Healthy Tapes and features the singles Sacred and Her Way.
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Hugh and Glenda with the 9AM Zedlines
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Schools embracing esports ahead of championships
A Queensland Catholic college is the latest high school to get serious about mentoring its students for a future in esports, likening the opportunity to that of a career in traditional sports like football or cricket.
Chisholm Catholic College, south of Brisbane, saw the potential in getting its students involved and started an esports program.
Additionally, students are also expected to participate in weekly gym sessions, which Principal Mr Mendez-Cortes described as a crucial requirement for any online gamer.
Gold Coast Family’s 6 Month Halloween Home Transformation Complete
A Gold Coast family have spent 6 months transforming their Pacific Pines home into an iconic horror house inspired by Stephen King's 'IT'.
The home will display dark, decrepit weatherboarding, a large spider outside and a multitude of other spooky decorations.
The family has stated that they noticed a considerably higher number of trick or treaters out in the street last year, after they had transformed their home with cobwebs and a smoke machine.