The Hong Kong government denies the “irresponsible” rumours about the execution of demonstrators

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 10/09/2019 - 07:42

The Hong Kong government denies the “irresponsible” rumours about the execution of demonstrators.

 

The Hong Kong government is trying to suppress the disturbing rumours that at least three people were beaten to death during the protests last week.

 

The government issued a statement denying rumours and calling them “irresponsible.”

 

More than 100 people evacuated from Gold Coast Hinterland retreat as 70 fires continue to burn across Queensland

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 10/09/2019 - 07:40

Approximately 100 guests, police and staff at O'Reilly's Guest House on the Gold Coast were evacuated on Monday evening, mere hours after they took shelter there from the Sarabah bushfire.

The group has now been sheltered at another evacuation centre close by, however 73 fires were reported to be burning from the Southeast corner to the Cairns hinterland. 

Residents will gather for Global Climate Strike

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 10/09/2019 - 07:39

Concerned local Annerley residents are planning to participate in a climate strike occurring on the 20th September at Queens Gardens. 

It is expected that many people from across Brisbane will gather in the CBD for the Global Climate Strike. 

Tom Cotter, one of the organisers of the Annerley movement, described the Global Climate Strike as a “community led event demanding our government deliver on climate action”.

Infrastructure Projects Approved

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 10/09/2019 - 07:37

The Gold Coast light rail line and several Bruce Highway projects have been approved by Infrastructure Australia this week.

The rail line is set to ease congestion between Broadbeach and Burleigh, which the Queensland Government estimated to cost $38 million last year.

However, with 88% of trips made by private vehicle, Infrastructure Australia chief executive Romilly Madew says that the Queensland government and local council would have to be proactive in "encouraging more residents to leave the car at home and use the light rail instead".

New safety body for QLD resource workers

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Mon, 09/09/2019 - 09:11

A new independent safety body for Queensland resource workers would be established under a bill introduced to State Parliament.

 

Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Anthony Lynham introduced the Resources Health and Safety Bill to Parliament on Wednesday, following six Queensland mining and quarrying deaths in the past year.

 

The bill would create Resources Safety and Health Queensland, an independent body overseeing resource industry workers.

 

HTRK - 'Venus In Leo'

Submitted by charlottec on Mon, 09/09/2019 - 09:11
It’s been ten years since HTRK released their breakthrough first album, Marry Me Tonight. The band has undergone profound changes, with the first two albums released amid the deaths of close friend and collaborator Rowland S. Howard and HTRK co-founder Sean Stewart. Psychic 9-5 Club set them on a path of self-discovery, and Venus in Leo marks a spirited new chapter by one of the most distinctive bands of the past decade. Recorded more or less live in HTRK’s home studio in the Dandenong Ranges outside of Melbourne, the album’s simple production reveals gorgeous, toned-back arrangements and an evolving, idiosyncratic songcraft. "Venus in Leo reads like an auspicious book of horoscopes told though nine tracks. Through it, we gain glimpses of both the future and past. Of heartache, devotion, ennui and aspirations both pure and those doomed to failure. Each song, akin to an entry in a dusty astrology paperback, delivers a vague yet strangely personal message from somewhere...other. Written during the Australian Summer in the Dandenong Ranges, a hazy, heady, sunset glow permeates the album, as do the entangled emotions of excitement, anticipation and apathy that inevitably unfurl around us as one year melts into another". "Yangs’ delicate fingerpicking ebbs & flows over precise, pared back synthetic percussion, in a beautiful union of the organic and digitised. This contrast gives the album its crisp yet velvety embrace and crafts a dreamlike, protective aura around the album though which Standish’s vocals call out clean, like a spectral voice; one well versed in the swelling highs & crushing lows of romance and routine. Placed quite forward in the mix (a first for HTRK) Standish’s lyrics lend the album a confessional, intimate feel and blur between recited memories, recalled dreams and letters to loved ones. Like warm breath on a cold mirror, both personal and reflective, Jonnines’ lyrics are a point of pride for the album". "Venus in Leo is a sharply resolved composition of moods, musings & memory which coalesces into an expansive, evocative and calming soundscape. At one level, an intimate meditation on the intricacies of personality and emotions & experience, on another, it is a consideration of the grander cosmic forces that perhaps underpin & influence these phenomena. Sensual, shadowy & warm, Venus in Leo unfurls in a slow tempo beauty into the perfect Springtime soundtrack to dim the lights, deconstruct your birth chart & plan your summer romance to". Words by Dominique Furphy Read the full review here: 4zzzfm.org.au/reviews/album/htrk-venus-leo

WA diver shoots great white shark with speargun to fend it off

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Mon, 09/09/2019 - 09:10

A WA fisherman has described the moment he had to fend off a suspected white shark while diving off the Burns Beach coast on Saturday morning.

 

Joe Petrovich was diving from a boat about two kilometres offshore at 9.30am when he spotted the 4.5-metre shark circling him.

 

The avid fisherman said he managed to spear the shark in the face to get away but it came back for a second time and took a chunk out of his flipper.

 

New powers for eSafety in use following Christchurch attack

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Mon, 09/09/2019 - 09:09

New powers introduced following the Christchurch terror attack are being used by Australian esafety authorities to remove violent material from the internet, including live-streamed murders. 

 

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said her office had received 413 reports of "horrific" content appearing online since the legislation came into effect in April. 

 

This morning it was reported that footage of the Christchurch attack is still available online nearly six months after the tragedy. 

 

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