Local Authority: Negative Space
- Just when you think you know everything about music something comes and slaps you upside the head. Thankyou Local Authority for taking the road less travelled and finding an unlikely route from The Church to Sun O))). Post-punk can mean so many things but the unusual Brisbane band have taken a wide knowledge of a sprawling genre and created a unique fusion of its sounds (and a few others besides).
Raymond Scottwalker: Episode 15 - SomethingWasWrong
- Producer Nickolas Sullivan first made waves in Oz with Melbourne band Yolke, a dreamy folk outfit boasting ambitious songwriting and electronic elements. Recently, his talents have turned toward electronic music, churning out deformed bangers as RaymondScottWalker.
Review: Invisible Cities at Brisbane Festival
Inspired by Italian writer Italo Calvino’s novel of the same name, Invisible Cities is about the relationship between hot blooded Kublai Khan, head of the Khan dynasty’s vast empire, and explorer/prisoner Marco Polo as he transcends language barrier, time and space itself to describe to him the state of his vast empire with the promise of release for his Father, Uncle and himself.
Tegan And Sara: Hey, I'm Just Like You
- What were you doing during the “difficult” years of early to mid-adolescence? Leaving aside current sixteen-year-old climate emergency activists and diverse in gender and sexuality teenage campaigners, most people would have been mired in the swirling thoughts of, “Nobody likes me at all”, “I’m a weirdo”, “My parents don’t understand me” and “Won’t someone HELP me?!”. Some would have set down those thoughts on paper, writing a journal, poetry, or song lyrics.
Review: Cassie Workman: Giantess at Brisbane Festival
Giantess tells the story of a little girl who wished she was a giant. A girl who, in the middle of a shopping mall outing with her father is abducted by a horrible troll. As the years pass she realises she must become a giantess if she ever wants to escape. This one-woman show is told through vivid storytelling matched with storybook illustrations and music interwoven with observant standup comedy about everything from politics to go cards, comedy to second puberty.
11am Zedlines
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UK Research is suggesting that using too much water to wash clothes releases more plastic microfibres
It has been found that cleaning clothes in a delicate wash cycle releases more plastic microfibres than any other cycle.
These plastic fibres can then reach waterways and ultimately end up in the ocean.
A PhD student from Newcaslte University, Max Kelly says that "Fabrics across the board need to be stronger and more durable to help reduce the amount of fibres that are being released during laundry."
Mr Kelly hopes that this research will influence the design of washing machines in the future.
Surgeons in regional areas say robots capable of performing intricate medical procedures could bridge vast distances and benefit regional patients
Surgeons in regional areas say robots capable of performing intricate medical procedures could bridge vast distances and benefit regional patients, but the cost of the equipment is too high.
Robots have the potential to reduce waiting lists and increase the number and types of procedures carried out in rural areas.
Dr Quentin Ralph said "You need a certain mass of people to support the number of cases needed to get a robot."
A single unit costs around $2.5 million, and that the technology is predominantly found in private hospitals.
Facebook has followed a bold move rolled out on Instagram and hidden how many likes a post gets, in a world-first for Australian users
Users will no longer see the number of likes, reactions and video views on other’s posts in a world-first trial which starts rolling out from Friday.
Instead, likes will be private and only visible to the post’s author in a change that follows a similar test on Instagram which started in July in Australia.
Facebook Australia’s director of policy Mia Garlick said It’s hoped that people will be more comfortable with sharing on the platform rather than feeling like it’s a competition
Australia’s digital ranking is falling due to communications technology and education standards.
In a global ranking of digital competitiveness Australia’s rank has dropped to 14th out of a total of 63 countries.
Data strategist Rowena Martin says "the investment in digital literacy skills really hasn't been there. From the federal government there's been cuts and a lack of support for universities.”
The fall is due to poor performance in areas of business agility, tech skills and communications.