Upcoming rain could relieve fires but not drought
Rain is forecasted at the end of the week for Queensland could relieve firefighters from an onslaught of bush fires, however won’t be enough to end the drought.
Forecaster Jess Gardenr said, “Rainfall amounts will be highly variable, due to the nature of showers and thunderstorms but many people can expect between five and 10mm (millimeter) with isolated totals of 15-30mm in heavier showers and storms on Friday.”
Drier weather is likely to return on Sunday.
Ammonia leak in Brisbane chicken factory
Four employees have been sent to hospital suffering facial irritation after an ammonia leak in a Brisbane chicken factory midday yesterday.
After taking air-quality readings firefighters let workers back inside about 4am this morning.
Ammonia is corrosive to the skin, eyes and lungs.
'EVIL ZED' Halloween Party Fundraiser
In this world of prefab experiences and contrived emotions, all of us are searching for the real thing, on Friday November 1st we invite you to Sub Rosa for our horror house of extremes.
Experience two rooms of DJs and Brisbane's most raucous noise-makers, including Pious Faults, Grieg, Requin, Spirit Bunny, Toecutter.
Dyson, Stringer, Cloher: Dyson, Stringer, Cloher
<p><span><span>- With Dyson Stringer Cloher<strong> </strong>releasing their first full-length album amidst a <strong>Seeker Lover Keeper </strong>tour, it seems the taste for supergroups is back. While modern iterations of the format are sometimes criticised for failing to live up to the sum of their parts, there’s something to be said for the power of best mates <strong>Mia Dyson, Liz Stringer </strong>and <strong>Jen Cloher </strong>joining forces again.</span></span></p>
Bec Sandridge: TRY + SAVE ME
- Take a step sideways into the melodramatic world of Bec Sandridge, its gyrating veneer melodies and clamoured Devil’s advocate lyricism. Slipping into something more uncomfortable, Sandridge’s debut album TRY + SAVE ME preys on the predicaments of the artists’ personal anxieties in a tell-tale of her reinvention. Running up that hill ready to make a deal with God, TRY + SAVE ME explores the interventions between individualism, identity and gender with an artful yet tongue-in-cheek approach that has become uniquely her own.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Ghosteen
- Macabre, maudlin, morose, melancholic. These are all apt words for describing Nick Cave’s music, but after tragedy struck in 2015, with the death of Cave’s teenage son, what words could possibly be fitting to describe the subsequent music of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s king of darkness? The answer arrives in the form of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds grandiose new double album, Ghosteen. As expected, the album is sad — painfully sad, but what is unexpected, is the beauty and hope that pervades it.
11am Zedlines with Zora and Madi
Zora and Madi present your 11 am Zedlines.
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2 million EU citizens ask to say in UK
Two million EU citizens have asked to remain in the UK after Brexit under the government’s EU settlement scheme.
According to data from the Home Office, one in 16 EU citizens living in Britain applied, including nationals and relatives from the EU.
Home secretary Priti Patel says she was thrilled with the 2 million applications, claiming they make a huge contribution in cementing Britain’s status after Brexit.
Alabama elects first African-American mayor
Steven Reed became the first African-American elected as mayor of Montgomery in Alabama on Tuesday.
According to unofficial results released by the city, Mr Reed captured 67 per cent of the vote.
“It’s not going to be about the first. It’s not even going to be about the best. It’s going to be about the impact we make on the lives of others,” Mr Reed said.
Melbourne 3D printing lab to develop bone implants
A new 3D printing lab in Melbourne could help develop bone implants to help people with traumatic injuries to the head, skull or face.
Anatomics’ Lab opens this morning and will design implants for individual patients based on 3D CT scans that are malleable enough to allow surgeons to fit them to shape in the operating theatre.
The printed materials will augment bone and integrate human tissue, which will help improve the efficiency of surgical practice.