New high tech housing unit for young disabled people
The Summer Foundation has launched a new high tech housing unit scheme in Melbourne to keep young disabled people out of aged care facilities.
Acting CEO Carolyn Finis said young people tend to lose confidence in their quality of life after being admitted to aged care facilities.
The new units will feature voice activated appliances and height adjustable benches and sinks drafted in collaboration with disability advisors and tech experts.
Robotic suits helping people stand up
Researchers are using robotic skeletons designed to help people with spinal cord injuries stand up and walk in a world-first trial in Sydney.
Jess Collins, who was the first person to participate in trial, says doctors told her she would never walk again after her near-fatal surfing accident last year.
Physiotherapist Jodie Marquez from the University of Newcastle says their exoskeleton device can help build muscle strength and improve quality of life.
Earthquake struck in Northern Philippines
At least eight people have died after a 5.4 and 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck islands in the northern Philippines just a few hours apart on Saturday morning.
Head of the provincial disaster-response office Roldan Esdicul said some people were crushed by rubble as they slept in their beds.
Local mayor Raul de Sagon said local doctors were being inundated with people injured by the quake as rescue efforts continue.
US intelligence chief leave the Trump administration
The US Intelligence Chief has become the latest senior figure to leave the Trump administration following an announcement from President Donald Trump on Twitter.
Director Dan Coats had clashed with the President over different approaches to the Russian and North Korean negotiations, with Mr Coats taking a hard line.
President Trump has nominated Congressman John Ratcliffe and said he would “inspire greatness for the country”.
DISPOSSESSED - 'Warpath Never Ended'
4ZZZ's Album of the Week 'Warpath Never Ended' pays respect to Elders past, present and far into the future.
Of the album DISPOSSESSED say:
UNSETTLING BLAK METAL, AT WAR WITH SO-CALLED “AUSTRALIA”, WITH WHITE SUPREMACY, WITH CAPITALISM, WITH PATRIARCHY AND ALL FORMS OF DOMINATION.
FIRE TO THE COLONY
ALWAYS WAS, ALWAYS WILL BE
ABORIGINAL LAND
This album was recorded on the unceded lands of the Gadigal people. We pay our respects to elders past, present and far into the future. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
The fire is still burning. We pray for the day that it catches and the land can be healed amidst the ashes. The grip of the coloniser will be broken, and until then we fan the flames together. There has been no surrender. Sovereignty has never been ceded. The warpath never ended."
10AM ZEDLINES
[Image credit: Flickr]
29th July 2019
Local Artists:
Tia Gostelow: Get To It (Single)(Lovely Records)
Chong Ali: Laughing Buddha ft Emily Wurramara (Single)(Independent)
Fortitude Music Hall opened its doors for the first time in 16 years
The Fortitude Music Hall opened its doors for the first time in 16 years on Friday, with a tribute show to the Brisbane music scene of old.
Chief executive of Hutchinson Builders Scott Hutchinson said they decided to rebuild the site for an upcoming generation of young people who had grown without the venue.
Mr Hutchinson said big bands such as Birds of Tokyo, The Flaming Lips and The Cat Empire will be able to play in the heart of Brisbane instead of on the outskirts.
Queensland police officers required to wear body cameras
Every uniformed Queensland police officer will be required to wear body cameras as part of sweeping reforms introduced by new commissioner Katarina Carrol.
Commissioner Carroll said the real-time footage will be high-definition and can be accessed remotely to record events without prejudice.
Queensland Police Minister Mark Ryan said the changes will allow police to be more transparent and build confidence with the public.
Light plane crash in the South Australian outback
A Western Australian couple in their 60s have escaped with minor injuries from a light plane crash in the South Australian outback.
Police say the plane flipped while landing at the William Creek Airport on Sunday afternoon, resulting in an air exclusion ban that is still in place.
Tour operator Trevor Wright was on the scene and said he believes a landing wheel collapsed upon impact with the runway, which caused the plane to flip nose-first.