CityCats will become dog-friendly before Christmas

Dogs will be allowed on Brisbane’s CityCats and ferries before Christmas after 86 per cent of people supported the idea in a TransLink survey.

Mark Bailey, Transport Minister, said TransLink was surprised the idea was also supported by people who did not own dogs.

However, dogs will not be allowed to travel during the peak times of 6am to 8:30am or between 3:30pm and 7pm Monday to Friday.

Carla Dal Forno: Look Up Sharp

- It feels as though Carla Dal Forno should almost be a household name by now, at least by Australian independent music standards. The London via Melbourne diy-pop luminary has been a constant presence since the release of her debut album You Know What It’s Like in 2016. Her dreamy blend of Eno style ambient/pop studioship and dub-wise post-punk meandering has proven to have a uniquely enduring appeal as she’s toured extensively throughout Europe and America and garnered lavish praise for both her debut album and the follow up EP The Garden.

Wilco: Ode To Joy

- In recent years, Wilco have taken to puerility when titling their albums. This is evidenced in their last two records, humorously titled, Star Wars and Schmilco. However, they've gone in the opposite direction with their latest, Ode to Joy, which shares the name of Beethoven’s well-known classic. Perhaps unfitting of the aforementioned releases, Ode to Joy’s grandiose title, in a perverse way, is more apt to the work at hand.

Film Review: If Life Gives You Lemons Italian Film Festival 2019

Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2019 presents to the screen If Life Gives You Lemons, which is a cleverly titled Drama film with a bittersweet aftertaste. Directed by Ciro D’Emilio and starring Giampiero De Concilio and Anna Foglietta, If Life Gives You Lemons portrays the hardship of a 17 year old named Antonio doing the best he can to look after his ill Mother Miriam.

 

French police protest suicide and working conditions 

Thousands of French police officers have rallied in Paris to protest against issues including a rise in suicides and poor working conditions.

The event is the first mass police strike in France since 2001.

To highlight the issue of rising suicides, cardboard coffins and a mannequin in police uniform were hung from a post.

Unions say 52 police officers have committed suicide this year.