Kevin Morby: Oh My God
- The religious album has a well established place in rock ’n’ roll lore. Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Van Morrison have all released albums of praise and joy. It’s only reasonable, that after various bands and two acclaimed records to his own name, that Kevin Morby would release his own take on our spiritual availability.
Vulture St. Tape Gang: Mature Themes For Childish People
- Vulture Street Tape Gang have released their debut album on Wondercore Island, titled Mature Themes For Childish People. The group consists of the combined talents of Mike Medleycott on keys, Myka Wallace on drums and the vocals of Lachlan James Mitchell. Together they’ve produce a varied but polished debut of individualistic, soulful tracks.
Ioanna Gika: Thalassa
- Ioanna Gika has been providing the big voice that fronts LA-based dream-pop band IO Echo for the last half a decade. IO Echo, a collaborative project with Leopold (brother of Atticus) Ross is still plodding along in its muted, gothic industrial manner, but Ioanna clearly has greater ambitions than adding colour to that livid background.
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Mozambique cyclone hits while the nation still recovering
Cyclone Kenneth has made landfall in northern Mozambique, a country still recovering from another huge storm.
The cyclone has weakened in the past few hours but is forecast to cause flooding and bring storm surges of up to 5m.
Mozambique's National Institute of Disaster Management said 30,000 people had been evacuated from areas likely to be hit.
More than 900 people died when the storm brought devastation to Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe and at least three million people were left in need of humanitarian assistance.
Amazon set to default delivery to just one day
Online retail giant Amazon more than doubled profit over the past year, smashing analyst expectations as it revealed plans to speed up shipping times of its products.
On Thursday afternoon US time, the company said it booked $US59.7 billion ($85.1 billion) in sales in the first three months of 2019. First-quarter net income soared 125 per cent from a year ago to reach US3.6 billion, its highest profit ever.
Pilot declares himself incapacitated while flying over South China Sea
A pilot was forced to declare himself incapacitated while flying over the South China Sea from Perth to Hong Kong when he became short of breath and his vision was impaired.
Cathay Pacific flight CX170 was flying from Perth International Airport to Hong Kong, and was carrying 270 passengers and 13 crew members at the time.
The pilot announced to his crew that he felt unwell with over an hour left in the flight, and the co-pilot was forced to take command.
$332 million pledge to domestic violence support from Opposition leader
Women and children escaping domestic abuse are being offered extra support as Labor promises to double Coalition government spending on family violence.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is pledging an extra $332 million over four years towards early intervention, frontline services, emergency accommodation and legal support.
Mr Shorten says If you're caught up in the frightening, dangerous ordeal of family violence - what you need is practical help, real money, concrete support on the frontline.
Junior footy set to capitalise on Magic Round in Brisbane
Two weeks out from one of the biggest events on the rugby league calendar the inaugural Magic Round, junior footy clubs across Brisbane are set to capitalise when the biggest names in football converge on the River City.
With all 16 of the National Rugby League’s clubs poised to head to Brisbane for the weekend long event, Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones announced local juniors would get special attention from their sporting idols over the next month.
Dengue fever mosquito common to north and central Queensland
Researchers at QUT and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have found that the dengue fever mosquito common to north and central Queensland poses the greatest danger of spreading the Zika virus in Australia.
The researchers showed that not only was the dengue mosquito effective at transmitting Zika, but also that the virus was in the mosquitoes’ reproductive organs. This finding suggests that Zika could persist in mosquito populations by females passing it to their offspring.