Brisbane reseacher warns lack of sleep is turning us into zombies
According to a Brisbane researcher, sleep deprivation is turning people into zombies as a result of an increasingly stressed and technological lifestyle.
Queensland biologist Dr Bruno van Swinderen says that without the REM or “dream sleep” we need, we’re becoming emotionless, just like zombies are.
Swinderen says one of the main culprits of the issue includes stress and screen exposure, and is recommending that our brains need to “go offline” from these technological connections and .redcucw our hectic lifestyles
17-year-old "Egg Boy" smashes egg on Queensland Senator
The 17-year-old teenager who smashed on egg on Queensland Senator Fraser Anning’s head at a Melbourne press conference on Saturday has spoken of being “tackled by 30 bogans.”
Footage of the incident went viral on social media over the weekend, and showed the teen, dubbed as “Egg Boy”, pulling out his phone to record the ‘cracking’ before being punched by Senator Anning and tackled to the ground and restrained in a chokehold.
We All Want To - 'On The Dots'
Alt-rockers We All Want To might be most readily known for featuring Tim Steward, one of the vocalists and songwriters from legendary Brisbane outfit Screamfeeder. But the entire band play critical roles here, and the fact that Skye Staniford contributes vocals and songs of her own is part of what gives this album such a good sense of variety, as well as the addition of new members Scott Mercer and Arron Bool.
On The Dots is their fourth album, and with four years since their last, we reckon it’s their best yet - at least in regards to diversity and range of style and sound, with inspiration drawn from loss & isolation of NSW's south coast, as well as distinctly English-tinged introspection stemming from Steward's time spent there as recipient of the Grant McLennan Fellowship.
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Protestors take to streets of Paris in retaliation to increased fuel taxes
Paris faces more “yellow vests” protests after an increase in fuel taxes.
Demonstrators took to the streets of the Champs-Elysees and have destroyed multiple stores along the avenue.
Police are saying there is a significant increase in the number of demonstrators since the protests began four months ago, with 32,000 people taking part.
French President Emmanuel Macron is currently holding meetings across France to address the issue, as well as issues that present similar concerns.
Is Joe Biden running for President in 2020?
Former US Vice-President Joe Biden may have accidentally let slip he may be planning to run for President in 2020.
Mr Biden was speaking at a Democratic Party dinner over the weekend when he said he had “the most progressive record of anybody running.”
The crowd reportedly erupted into chants of “run Joe, run!” but Mr Biden insists it was merely a slip of the tongue and he meant to say he had “the most progressive record of anybody who WOULD run.”
Australians calling for dental care to be Medicare-funded after increased spending in oral health
Australians are calling for dental care to be Medicare-funded after an increase in spending on oral health services.
As a result of only a third of Australians being eligible for dental publics services, Greens leader Richard Di Natale [DEE NAT AR LEE] announced a $5.8 billion election policy to provide dental care to all Australians.
Queenland students march in climate change stike
Students walked out of classrooms and onto the streets to protest a lack of government action on Climate Change on Friday.
An estimated 7 thousand to 10 thousand people marched on Queensland’s parliament house - almost ten times more than last year’s strike.
Queensland political leaders said students should have organised the march outside of school hours, but students argued that the protest and potential threat of climate change is more important than one day of schooling.
Petition for expulsion of Anning from Parliament gains strength after more than 1 million sign
Over one million people have signed an online change.org petition calling for Senator Fraser Anning to be removed from Parliament.
The petition alleges Senator Anning was elected to Parliament on “dishonest grounds” and says Parliament is “no place for… Neo-Nazis… bigots… [or] hate-speech.”
Senator Anning’s recent comments regarding the Christchurch terror attack sparked widespread criticism and condemnation.
Under Australian law, neither house of the Commonwealth Parliament has the power to expel one of its members.
North Queensland teenager becomes youngest person to cycle around the world solo
A British cyclist has completed his world-record attempt ride after his bike was stolen in North Queensland.
At 18 years of age, Charlie Condell has become the youngest person to cycle solo around the world after riding 30,000 kilometres in 249 days across 20 countries.
His record-breaking ride was briefly delayed when his bike, affectionately known as Colin, his passport, camping gear and cycling wear were stolen from a Townsville backpackers’ hostel in October 2018.