9am Zedlines
With Amy and Irina.
Support for Muslim communities in the aftermath of Christchurch terror attck
After Friday’s terror attacks in Christchurch New Zealand there has been an outpour of support for Muslim communities worldwide alongside the victims of the tragedy.
The response in New Zealand alone has raised thousands of dollars in crowd-funding, halal donations to communities and many citizens have offered to accompany local Muslims who are afraid for their own safety.
The attack has killed 50 people at two mosques and received an outpouring of messages, tributes and offerings at the mosques in New Zealand alongside tributes worldwide.
Refugees kept safe from deadly elephants by Rohingya Elephant Tusk Force and UN
A special Rohingya Elephant Tusk Force - pun intended - has been set-up by the United Nations Human Rights Council and International Union for Conservation of Nature in Bangladesh to keep refugees safe from deadly elephants.
14 Rohingya been killed and several others injured by Asian elephants living in Southern Bangladesh when the animals migrate eastwards once a year, passing through the world’s largest refugee camp in the forest that straddles the border with Myanmar.
Western Australian farmers to build NBN network
The Western Australian Government has introduced a grant in hopes to connect up to 50 farms within a 100km radius of Albany.
Last year, farmers from Albany struck up a private partnership with a telecommunications company to the NBN fibre optic network. The pilot of this $277 500 grant aims to use the new infrastructure to connect farms further away by developing and using 4G technology.
Indigenous women collaborate with "Smiling Mind" to create meditation app in local languages
The producers behind mindfulness app Smiling Mind have collaborated with women from Central Australia's NPY Women's Council, to create and record meditations in Kriol, Ngaanyatjarra and Pitjantjatjara languages.
The project’s aim is to help minimise the amount of mental health and trauma issues in Aboriginal communities particularly among young people.
The chief executive of Smiling Mind, Addie Wootten, is excited to work with the women in a culturally appropriate way and has been in touch with other communities to do something similar.
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.
8am Zedlines
With Irina and Amy.
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.