Patients claim ‘insensitive’ treatment at NSW hospitals
Patients at New South Wales Hospitals are saying their complaints about substandard care are being dismissed.
Patients approached the ABC about problems with the complaints process to the Health Care Complaints commission, as they wait for up to six months for a response to their concerns.
A spokeswoman for New South Wales Health said they will work with the complaints commission to determine whether improvements need to be made to improve the way complaints are handled.
Sudan’s deposed president moved to prison
Military rulers in Sudan have transferred deposed president Omar al-Bashir to prison.
Bashir’s thirty-year rule ended last week as the military took over and was moved to prison late Tuesday.
Amnesty International has called for Bashir to be handed over to the International Criminal Court immediately, facing charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Notre Dame could close for up to six years
The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris will close for up to six years following a fire on Monday that brought down its spire.
Bishop Patrick Chauvet said a section of the church had been “very weakened” and that it was unclear what the 67 employees of the church would do in the future.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced a competition for rebuilding of the cathedral’s spire, emphasising that rebuilding the cathedral is a “huge responsibility.”
Authorities have not yet got an estimate for the cost of the renovation work.
School bus routes face 99.3% fare evasion rate
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Soft Touch: Empty Lovers
- With a new name which owes more to Uniqlo than to Billy Idol, Brisbane ex-pat Grace Stevenson delivers a new suite of independent groovebox delights under the transformative moniker of Soft Touch. The debut EP Empty Lovers offers a catalogue of different moods and musical approaches which refuses to capitalise on the aesthetically focused industrial pop of Stevenson’s other, older solo electronic music project Rebel Yell.
Cigány Weaver: Cigány Weaver
- Brisbane’s youthful and exuberant Gypsy Jazz septet Cigány Weaver has reached a career milestone with the release of their self-titled debut album. Having relied on developing their repertoire in live performance of jazz and manouche standards in the past, they’re now serving out the synthesis of the new and old: an evocative set of unheard original songs.
Youth Review: Fantastic Mr Fox at QPAC
The Shake and Stir Theatre Company has brought to life a world premiere production of Fantastic Mr Fox, adapted from Roald Dahl’s much-loved novel. This performance was a magical stage production of the classic novel, with an interactive set, great music and wonderful costumes! It was thoroughly enjoyed by a wide-aged audience with children, parents, grandparents and even couples.
11AM ZEDLINES
Good morning this is Maddie and Georgie with your 11am Zedlines.
The new camera fitted to Huawei’s latest P30 pro smartphone has sparked privacy concerns
The new camera fitted to Huawei’s latest P30 pro smartphone has sparked privacy concerns due to the capabilities of its triple-lens camera.
The phone can zoom up to 5x optically, with a 10x digital zoom, allowing it to zoom in 50x, with pictures showing the camera capturing legible small writing on buildings, hundreds of metres away.
It took Notre Dame staff 23 minutes to discover the fire that broke out in the cathedral after a fire alarm sounded
The Paris judicial office says that it took Notre Dame staff 23 minutes to discover the fire that broke out in the cathedral after a fire alarm sounded.
Remy Heitz, a Paris public prosecutor, says the cathedral’s fire alarms went off twice on Monday evening, with the first one going off at 6:20pm local time which is when a Notre Dame staff member checked under the roof only to find nothing.
When the fire was identified 23 minutes later after the second alarm sounded it was too late to save the 850-year-old cultural icon that suffered widespread destruction.