Aboriginal town considers legal action against government for ‘disgraceful’ living conditions
Western Australia's Aboriginal Legal Service will look at whether there is a case to sue the government over "disgraceful" living conditions at a remote community near the mining town of Newman.
Parnpajinya is one of six Pilbara town-based reserves facing an uncertain future after not qualifying for remote communities funding.
Planned IT system pulled during medical records upgrade
The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Woolloongabba has been allowed to upgrade its electronic medical record despite a last-minute change caused by potential patient safety risks.
The $600 million integrated electronic medical record (ieMR) is designed to give clinicians in all Queensland public hospitals access to patients’ medical records, regardless of which hospital they are in.
Heat makes a third of Queenslanders avoid walking
A new survey finds that around 35 per cent of Queenslanders avoid walking due to the heat.
The survey of 2600 people will inform a 10-year Queensland Walking Strategy due later this year.
Of the measures canvassed, over 40 per cent of surveyed Queenslanders say they would be encouraged to walk more by the implementation of better connected pathways that are better surfaced and have more shade.
Survey says heat makes a third of Queenslanders avoid walking
Image: Wikimedia Commons/Maksym Kozlenko
We All Want To: On The Dots
- The fourth album from We All Want To is called On The Dots. It has been four years since their last one, and I reckon it’s their best yet - at least in regards to diversity and range of style and sound.
The Money War: Home
- Perth boy and girl duo The Money War have been peppering us with high quality singles since 2016, and have at last released a full-length album, Home. The new album is quite like a new iPhone though - you line up all night in Queen St mall in an armchair to get your hands on it, and then you realise it’s essentially what you already have: eight of the ten songs on the album have already been released as singles.
11AM ZEDLINES
Good morning this is Georgie and Maddie with your 11am Zedlines.
PM Scott Morrison pledges $328 million investment to combat domestic violence
Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledges Commonwealth investment of $328m to combat domestic violence, with most of the funding going towards safe houses and frontline services.
This pledge is the fourth and final step in the National Action Plan, developed in 2010, to reduce violence against women and children.
Man cured of AIDS virus proves that scientists will be able to eradicate AIDS
A HIV-positive British man has become the second known adult to be cured of the AIDS virus.
The man received stem cells from a donor with a rare genetic mutation that resists the HIV infection almost three years ago, and more than 18 months after coming off anti-retro-viral drugs, tests show the man no longer has the infection.
Doctors say this case is proof that one day scientists will be able to eradicate AIDS, but does not mean a cure for HIV has been found.
Amnesty International claims Denmark has a "pervasive rape culture"
In international news, human rights group, Amnesty International, released in a report that Denmark has a “pervasive rape culture” because it fails to address victims’ grievances, antiquated laws, and is reluctant to prosecute rapists.
Despite the fact that the 2017 Gender Equality Index by the European Institute for Gender Equality said that many areas of Danish society have achieved gender equality; Amnesty International maintains, sexual violence needs to be better addressed by authorities.