PM Scott Morrison's drought strategy facing criticism
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is facing criticism from farmers who say his government’s three-pronged drought response strategy lacks a comprehensive policy, but Morrison insists it is sufficient.
President of the National Farmers’ Federation, Fiona Simson, shared her concerns yesterday, saying “Australia can go no further without a strategic and sophisticated approach to drought”.
Mr Morrison is defending the coalition’s strategy, saying it focuses on supporting rural communities, immediate action and long-term preparedness.
Singapore becomes the first country to ban advertising for sugary drinks
Singapore will be the first country in the world to ban high-sugar unhealthy beverage ads, the latest move in Singapore's ongoing fight against diabetes.
The ban will apply to the "most unhealthy" sugary drinks, and the ban will cover all media platforms, including print, broadcast and online media.
The ministry said in a press release that soft drinks, juices, yogurt drinks, and instant coffee will all be affected by the new regulations.
Uber began its pilot phase of vessel service in Nigeria
As part of its expansion into Africa, Uber Technologies, a global travel company, piloted a taxi boat service in Lagos, a commercial center in Nigeria, on Friday.
Uber will work with the Lagos State Water Authority (LASWA) and the local vessel operator Texas Connection Ferries for a two-week pilot phase of the vessel service.
‘Gumby Gumby’ copyright disagreement
A pair of business owners from Queensland have applied to copyright the term ‘gumby gumby’, a native Australian plant first named gumby gumby by Indigenous people.
In 2008 Katja Amato and Klaus-Otto Von Gliszczynski, owners of GumbyGumby.com, successfully patented the medicinal use of extracts from the gumby gumby leaf.
Wiradjuri Ngemba woman Roxanne Smith says her family has used gumby gumby, a native apricot, “for probably centuries”.
New Queensland Anti-Protest Law
New anti-protest laws being suggested to deal with the increased disruption from protesters have been backed by Aurizon.
Senior police say that protesters attached themselves to conveyor belts, hydraulic rams, roads and bridges, often with devices that make it difficult and dangerous for them to be removed.
Aurizon executive Michael Riches says that their actions on train lines were unsafe, even though protesters made phone calls to stop the trains.
ARSE: Safe Word
- ARSE! It’s just fun to say, as the little old ladies -seated around the mostly empty foodcourt- look at you out of the corner of their eyes and clutch their fake pearls. The Sydney three-piece relish that part of their craft.
Richard Dawson: 2020
- With his plunking acoustic guitar stabs and rough balladeer vocals, Richard Dawson has become a darling of experimental folk music, taking pastoral whimsy into noisy and abrasive territory. His new record 2020 chronicles the malaise of British society with an almost forensic eye for specific detail. This, perhaps, is what explains the decision for Dawson to plug in and showcase a wider range of musical scope, including garage rock, psychedelia and post-punk.
Starcrawler: Devour You
- The sentiment of “product of their environment” has hardly ever rung more true for anyone than it does for Starcrawler. Their environment is LA. Said environment is on full display on their sophomore album Devour You. The group populates a new class of bands that comfortably straddle the divide between an occasionally gaudy, Sunset Strip rock flair and the grassroots, shotgun blast of energy coming from a crew of youngsters getting together and making noise.
Danny Brown: uknowhatimsayin¿
4ZZZ's Boddhi Farmer and Jack Jones sat down to have a chat about the love letter to classic hiphop, uknowhatimsayin¿, by hiphop's inveterate oddball Danny Brown.
Boddhi: What can we say about Danny Brown to kick us off? He's definitely an indie darling.
4ZZZ Top 20
1. Flangipanis - Community Backwash (Album Of The Week)
2. Being Jane Lane - Savage Sunday (Single)
3. WAAX - Big Grief
4. VOIID - Hell (Single)
5. Thigh Master - Now For Example
6. Blussh - Shut Up Becky EP
7. Full Power Happy Hour - The Fun EP
8. Pure Milk - Gotta Have It (Single)
9. Thelma Plum - Better In Blak
10. Sampa The Great - The Return
11. Sahara Beck - Queen Of Hearts EP
12. Majestic Horses - Call You Out (Single)
13. The Pink Tiles - 2 Sides Of The Pink Tiles