ACT Police Warn Legalising Cannabis in Canberra Could Lead to More Arrests
After a recent push to legalise cannabis in Canberra, police have warned they would have no choice but to enforce federal laws, meaning more people may end up imprisoned.
Chief Police Officer Ray Johnson said the width of ACT offences would remove access to the existing diversion framework, resulting in Federal criminal offences becoming the preeminent charge by default.
As laws currently stand, police have the ability to give users a fine under ACT law, or up to two years' prison under the Commonwealth.
19 Dead So Far After Unprecedented Flooding In Iran
Iran has been hit by unprecedented flooding which has left 19 people dead and another 90 injured.
Blocked roads, landslides, and flash flooding were reported as many of the country’s workers were on vacation for Iranian New Year holidays.
25 of the 31 provinces in Iran are currently experiencing flooding or are expected to in the next few days with more heavy rain on the way. Iran had been in decades of drought until last year.
Apple Reveals New Entertainment Line-Up
Apple has taken to the stage in California to introduce a whole bundle of their upcoming plans, changing the entertainment game as we know it.
At a press event on Monday afternoon, CEO Tim Cook and a roster of big-name celebrities announced the new Apple Credit Card, a gaming service called Apple Arcade, a re-invention of ‘Apple News’, and a new streaming service set to rival platforms like Netflix and Stan.
Apple is reportedly spending 1 billion dollars a year on shows and movies for the streaming platform alone.
4ZZZ Top 20
1. Sweater Curse - See You EP
2. Pleasure Symbols - Image Reflected (Single)
3. Pool Shop - Shooting Star (Single)
4. Clea - Right Way (Single)
5. tomtom - Better Know Better (Single)
6. May Lyn - Fruit Loop / Like A Woman (Single)
7. Being Jane Lane - Be Okay (Single)
8. We All Want To - On The Dots (Album Of The Week)
9. Chakra Efendi - Until The Children Grow Old EP
10. Tropical Fuck Storm - The Planet Of Straw Men (Single)
11. Hatchie - Without A Blush (Single)
12. Julia Jacklin - Crushing
Tiana Khasi 'Meghalaya'
"Tiana Khasi is one of the Brisbane neosoul scene's strongest players.
From fronting well-known local collective Astro Travellers to prominent guest spots with the likes of Golden Vessel and Kite String Tangle and the beginnings of the kind of UK radio splash that made former Soul Has No Tempo labelmate Jordan Rakei a big thing, Tiana Khasi has a broad portfolio for someone who has yet to drop their debut EP, 'Meghalaya', out this Friday with production from from Sampology.
Khasi has made this record her own. She does that most easily with her very serviceable voice, with the slinky subtlety of someone like Syd Tha Kyd. You can hear the outline of her jazz training, but not too much of it, on tracks like Nuketown where she quietly, sweetly croons “prepare for your demise” and Georgia's Track, where the restraint is so heavily palpable it’s more alarming than any flood of anger could be. The other way Khasi owns this record is in her story, which it tells. Meghalaya, is the home of the other half of her family, in Northern India. In fact Khasi shares her surname with the name of people from that place, who also happen to be one of the few matriarchal cultures in the world today."
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Thousands of jobs expected to be created in Labor's $15bn defence contract
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk launched a campaign to secure a $15 billion defence contract for the state, expected to potentially create thousands of jobs.
After successfully securing the last military contract leading to Rheinmetall opening its new facility in Redbank, the Premier said “this is the natural next step.”
State development minister Cameron Dick said “more than 6500 Queenslanders are currently employed in the defence industries.”
Experts discuss new cancer early detection program in Brisbane
Experts are meeting in Brisbane this week to establish a road map towards better early detection of melanoma.
Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and Australians experience it 12 times the global average.
University of Queensland researcher and Melanoma Screening Summit convenor Professor Monika Janda said it is time to look at new frameworks for early detection and Australia is ready for a cancer early detection program.
Gladys Berejiklian re-elected as NSW Premier
The Morrison government feels confident about the May 11 election after NSW Liberal premier Gladys Berejiklian was re-elected.
Premier Berejiklian won 46 seats out of 93 on Saturday, and Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter said the outcome reassures PM Scott Morrison of winning the next federal poll.
Although the Opposition lost the vote, its Federal leader Bill Shorten believes the election results have little implications on Labour’s Federal Election Campaign.
Labour promises to unfreeze Medicare rebate
The Labour Party promises to finally put an end to the Medicare rebate freeze implemented in 2013.
The freeze was intended to be a temporary measure, however, the Liberal-National coalition extended it in 2014 to four years and again for another two years in 2016.
In the 2017 budget the government laid out a plan to gradually dissolve the measure.