Miynt: Stay On Your Mind
- MIYNT is the project of Swedish indie pop artist Fredrika Ribbing. She emerged in 2015 with a couple of enigmatic, expansive pop singles and followed this up with 2016’s EP No. 1, which was an exciting debut effort. Her latest release, Stay on Your Mind, an EP that borders on LP-length, sees her fine-tune her sound and really begin to find herself as an artist.
Jenny Hval: The Practice Of Love
- “We all want something better” could be the defining mantra of Jenny Hval’s extensive discography; if you wanted to boil it down so reductively, which you might do if you’re desperately searching for a solid foundation to stand on in her surreal, ever-melting worlds. You might also want to ask, much as she does herself, exactly what she means by “something better”.
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Pro-China protestors are voicing out loud and prompting police intervention
Pro-China protestors in Hong Kong are speaking out to urge police intervention, after clasing with anti-government protestors in a shopping centre last night.
They chanted "Support the police" and "China, add oil" at a shopping centre, clashing with anti-government protestors.
The protestors also gathered at Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak to stage a lightshow, chanting and singing during annual mid-autumn festival.
Golden Toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace
A golden toilet that worths $1.8 million AUD was stolen from the birthplace of Winston Churchill on Saturday.
Being part of the art exhibition at Blenheim Palace, the loo is opened for visitors to use.
Blenheim Palace chief executive Dominic Hare is urging people to contact the police if they have any information about the theft.
A 66-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the incident.
Tamil family remains in detention
The latest legal chapter in the case of a Tamil family, held in detention on Christmas Island, is due to be heard in a Melbourne court today.
Nadesalingam Murugappan, Kokilapathmapriya Nadesalingam, and their Australian-born daughters remain in detention as the federal government resists calls not to deport their family to Sri Lanka.
The Federal Nationals MP for the town of Biloela, Ken O'Dowd said that the ongoing uncertainty is "tearing the community apart"
New languages included in NSW public school curriculum
Hindi and Tamil are among five new languages set to be taught in NSW schools.
The NSW public school language curriculum has also been expanded to also offer three more languageMacedonian, Punjabi and Persian, taking the number of languages on offer to 69.
Demographer Bernard Salt said the additions reflected modern Australian society, citing figures showing that 39 per cent of Sydney's population was born in another country.
Tighter control on mine retained by the Palaszczuk Government
The Palaszczuk Government has committed to tighter controls on mine dust to protect mine workers on the eve of the state’s memorial day for mine victims.
The commitment comes after the discovery of dozens of confirmed cases of black lung disease have been diagnosed in former coal miners in the past two years alone.
Forecasts of dry and gusty thunderstorms may lead to potential fires
New fires are feared to start under the forecast of dry and gusty thunderstorms.
The storms are expected to accompany with a lot of lightening but little rain between the Queensland-NSW border and Kingaroy.
Senior forecaster Jonte Hall says the high temperatures and gusty winds might spark new fires.