24-hour shutdown in Queensland mines
The mining union has called for a 24-hour shutdown to allow the industry to "reset" following two deaths in two weeks at Queensland mines.
Glencore, who operate the Collinsville Mine, said they are organising support for the family and work colleagues of the minors who were killed at work.
Glencore CEO Geoff Caton said the company is working closely with police and the state's Mines Inspectorate to conduct a full investigation of the accident.
Delays in flight and ferry service due to heavy fog
Heavy fog causes flight delays and ferry service cancellation in Sydney after reducing visibility to as little as 500 meters.
More than 40 domestic flights and 8 international flights have been delayed or diverted to other airports with some flights being cancelled.
Residents of Sydney were alerted by the Bureau of Meteorology early Saturday about the dangerous road conditions and were warned to take extreme care.
South Australia bans plastic straws
Plastic straws and cutlery may be banned in South Australia in a national first after legislation goes before South Australian Parliament next year.
South Australia’s Environment Minister David Speirs said there is overwhelming support for government intervention according to a consultation which received 3,500 responses earlier this year.
Mr Speirs says he will be looking to ban plastic takeaway containers and cups next.
Second earthquake hits Southern California
Another earthquake of 7.1 magnitude hit Southern California on Friday night after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake the previous day which left cracked buildings and roads, leaking water and gas lines.
The US Geological Survey predicts there is a 1 percent chance of another magnitude 7 or higher earthquake this week and raised concerns about the possibility of large aftershocks.
The 7.1 magnitude earthquake is the largest tremor in America since 1992, when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Cape Mendocino.
Asylum seeker docks in Italy
A charity rescue vessel bring 41 shipwrecked migrants into a port in Italy becoming the second boat to defy a government bid to close the ports issued last month.
Deputy Minister Matteo Salvini issued a fifty thousand euro fine against vessels which enter Italian waters without authorisation and would like to raise the fine to one million euros.
The rescue vessel requested on Twitter to disembark those rescued, saying it had sailed to "the only possible safe port for landing" and cited there were "intolerable hygiene conditions aboard".
Normil Hawaiians: What's Going On?
<p><span><span>- In 2015, the <strong>Upset! The Rhythm</strong> record label released the third album from radical '80s British post-punk outfit Normil Hawaiians. It was recorded in 1985 but never officially released until three decades later. This was followed up last year by the well-deserved re-release of the band’s debut album <em>More Wealth Than Money</em> in yet another testament to what a wonderful tool the internet has become to unearth almost entirely forgotten gems of the past.
Emma Russack: Winter Blues
- I’ve always found the quiet bleakness of Emma Russack’s approach to indie music refreshing -and what does that say about me?- she is unique though. Hers are not the lacerating whispers of Elliott Smith, the drunken tragedy of Sarah Mary Chadwick or the deep, mournful and broken crooning of Leonard Cohen. Emma Russack has carved her own little niche in the world of regret.
Ahm: Why I Let You
- Ahm is an electronic artist from down Melbourne way and you may have encountered his work, over the years, with such folks as Huntly, Gregor, Lalic or Arrom. However Ahm chooses to step out by himself when he really wants to have a dark night of the soul. His latest EP, Why I Let You is self-described as the closing chapter in “explorations of caring for someone who hurts you, and recognising how this shapes one’s identity and self-worth”.
Review: The Boxties: A Net of Souls at QPAC
Boxty: An Irish potato pancake with a characteristic smooth, fine-grained consistency – a fine namesake for a group delving into the Irish musical tradition and its many relatives and offshoots.
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib: Bandana
- It's been five years since Freddie Gibbs released Pinata, his full-length collaboration with legendary production wizard Madlib that's already carved a place in the pantheon of classic hip-hop records. Gibbs' gritty street lyricism sounded truly timeless atop Madlib's lush and sample-based scenery, relentlesly smooth beats sanded Freddie's trap-leaning tendencies into something far more refined.