Russia and Ukraine Tension Rises
Tensions are rising between Ukraine and Russia after a conflict between naval ships in the Black Sea on Sunday.
The Ukrainian navy alleges a Russian ship opened fire on its ships and seized three of its vessels after they attempted to pass beneath a Russian controlled bridge in the KERCH Strait.
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has called an emergency meeting of his war cabinet in response to the incident.
New Research Indicates Medical Implant Related Deaths
Tens of thousands of patients worldwide are suffering or dying as a result of poorly tested medical implants, according to a report released today.
250 journalists from around the globe came together to compile the data, revealing pacemakers, artificial hips, contraceptives and breast implants are responsible for over 84 thousand deaths in the UK and the US alone.
President of the Royal College of Surgeons, Professor Derek Alderson, says the 400 billion dollar industry needs drastic regulatory changes to prevent risk to public safety.
New Library Plans For Tasmania
Tasmania's libraries are scrapping the dreaded late fee in an effort to get more people borrowing books.
Tasmania is one of the first states to adopt the change, which is hoped will also help boost the state's status as one of the lowest ranking states in Australia when it comes to literacy, with nearly half the state's population functionally illiterate.
The Coalition Government continues to slip in the polls
The Coalition Government enters the final parliamentary sitting week for this year with a primary vote of 34%, trailing Labor by 10 points.
The Australian’s latest news poll shows the government is facing ongoing backlash after the August leadership spill, which harmed the government's political position.
Labor is ahead of the Coalition in the two-party-preferred measure 55% to 45%, a weaker result than last weeks 52% to 48%.
New Adani-Sized Mine Causes Controversy
Over the weekend, the Queensland State government’s Co-ordinator General Barry Broe has just approved an Adani-sized mega-mine in our GA LA LEE Basin, right next door to Adani’s project.
MacMines AustAsia's 20,000-hectare China Stone thermal coal project is expected to produce 38 million tonnes of coal annually, costing nearly $7 billion.
New Adani-Sized Mine Causes Controversy
Up to 800 people have been told to leave their homes in Deepwater and Baffle Creek immediately as a "dangerous and unpredictable" bushfire bears down on their communities.
Firefighters and police have been doorknocking in the communities north of Bundaberg since midday yesterday, warning locals of the ongoing threat.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the bushfires are extremely unusual for Queensland, with the worst being far from over. She urges families to look after one another and evacuate immediately.
Shakafest @ Broadwater Parklands
It was a beautiful day waltzing into Shakafest, this year held at the Broadwater Parklands in Southport. Not a cloud was to be seen in the sky, and the usual QLD humidity was replaced with a nice breeze.
Palm Springs: Palm Springs & Friends
- Erica Dunn is certainly under no obligation to make more music, right now. As a key player in Mod Con, Tropical Fuck Storm and of course, Harmony, the guitar slinging singer-songwriter has had an extremely accomplished few years. She has so much music though, it shouldn’t really be surprising that she has more. In fact, she has a whole other project that’s been bubbling away, quietly, for years, the name of which is Palm Springs.
Footy: Flora Fauna
- Flora Fauna is the third album by Melbourne band Footy. Apart from being an exercise in alliteration, it presents their first recorded outing as a trio with the new addition of multi-instrumentalist Evelyn Ida Morris contributing percussion, saxophone and keys. The addition promises a wide-range of new sonic possibilities for the primarily instrumental and keys-based band, and one that they’re apt to employ on this long-awaited record.