Eiffel Tower Evacuated
The Eiffel Tower has been evacuated after an unidentified man attempted to scale it this morning.
Officials are still unsure as to how he managed to get past the tower’s rigorous security system.
This is not the first time such an incident has occured, with British daredevil James Kingston performing a similar stunt back in 2015.
Nigel Farage Assaulted with a Milkshake
British politician Nigel Farage was hit by a milkshake in Newcastle yesterday.
The perpetrator 32 year old Paul Crowther argued it was an act of protest, saying although he was looking forward to the banana and salted caramel beverage, he believed it served a better purpose in drenching Farage.
A spokesperson for Prime Minister Theresa May condemned the act, arguing that politicians should be able to go about their work without harassment or abuse.
8am Zedlines
Good morning everyone! This is Jedd, Floss, Zara and Maria with your 8am Zedlines.
New road rules introduced
Brisbane City Council has announced new 40km/hr “go-slow zones” at two suburban shopping precincts in Brisbane.
The retail strips in Corinda and Stones Corner will be subject to the new rules next Tuesday in a move the LNP council says will create safer environments for cyclists and pedestrians.
Labor opposition councillors have used the move to call for a more extensive roll-out the “go-slow zones” at six other sites across Brisbane.
Noosa shark nets targeted by dolphin protection group
A Melbourne based dolphin protection group have been campaigning in Noosa this week for the removal of shark nets in a bid to move towards non-lethal alternatives.
Figures for the Noosa shark nets deployed between 2001 and 2017 showed of the overall catch, 143 were ‘non-targeted’ species.
While the initial response from the community has been negative, spokeswoman for the group Hannah Tait said they endeavour to lead the way in Queensland for dolphin protection.
New drink driving penalties come into effect
New ‘zero-tolerance’ drink-driving laws will come into effect today in New South Wales.
Transport and Roads Minister, Andrew Constance, announced the new laws earlier this month apart of the ‘Road Safety Plan’ which aims to reduce road fatalities by at least 30% by 2021.
The new penalties will immediately suspend the licenses of anyone caught over the alcohol limit.
Morrison's tax cuts delayed
The LNP’s proposed tax cuts of $1080 are predicted to be delayed for another year due to the federal parliament being unlikely to return before June 30th.
Scott Morrison would like his tax cut plan to take place before the new financial year but may be delayed until after June because of the bureaucratic timeline beyond his control.
The election writes need to be returned before federal parliament is recalled, which may not be until late June.
Austria Ibiza Politics Scandal
All remaining ministers from Austria's far-right Freedom Party are to resign after a corruption scandal involving one of their party leaders, Heinz-Christian Strache.
The footage released by German media shows him offering contracts to a Russian oligarch's daughter on the Spanish resort island of Ibiza in return for election assistance.
Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, called for a new election expected to occur in September over the affair.
Greenpeace blockades BP Headquarters
Greenpeace activists at 3am on Monday morning blockaded the entrances to the BP headquarters in London by encasing themselves in heavy containers.
The activists called for an end to all new oil and gas exploration and accuse BP of fuelling the climate emergency.
The oil company’s annual general meeting is today and activist Paul Morozzo says they are going to stay as long as they can.
An Horse - Modern Air
Before their 6 year break, Brisbane-to-Montreal-and-New-York duo An Horse were 2 albums into their career and touring non-stop with the likes of Tegan and Sara, Death Cab for Cutie, Silversun Pickups, Nada Surf, Cage the Elephant, and Brand New when a series of distracting life events forced them into a hiatus of sorts. That hiatus led to an extended break from touring and recording that’s finally ending with their 2019 album Modern Air, out now on Lame-O Records / Poison City Records.
The songs on Modern Air manage to be both propulsive and loping, lean mission statements about negotiating modern living easter-egged with intelligence and humour, melodic and percussive ear candy, heart and teeth, hope and anger.
They sound like themselves, two-headed and singularly focused, a particularly effective evolutionary step in a long tradition of of guitar-based indie-rock, angular in spaces, jangly in others, sometimes both at the same time. They take a familiar vocabulary and teach it new words, one sugary harmony barbed-wired to unflinching insight at a time.