Eves Karydas: summerskin
- Local fave Eves Karydas has finally delivered her debut album, after a few long years of name changes, abandoned projects, cross-continental moves and stunning singles. Her first LP summerskin though, is not an album of self discovery, journey or reimagination, but rather a polished collection of sharp, catchy pop tracks that showcase the talent that's been brewing over the last few years.
John Grant: Love Is Magic
- You really must approach any release from John Grant with your eyes wide open as much as your ears. It doesn’t do to presuppose what he’s going to provide you with based on previous aural essays. His fourth album Love Is Magic has as many prickly points as the previous trio of melancholic piano based sorrowful tunes, this time collaborating with electronic creative Benge (aka Ben Edwards of Wrangler) and then… something else.
Marissa Nadler: For My Crimes
- Marissa Nadler has one of the most spellbinding voices of this millennium. It's an otherworldly, ethereal wonder, communicating levels of heartbreak and loss that surely no 37-year-old could possibly have experienced. Her voice is rich, pure and vulnerable, while simultaneously containing a great strength.
Phosphorescent: C'est La Vie
- It’s been a long time between drinks (and albums) for Matthew Houck, better known under the sobriquet, Phosphorescent. During the five-year interval, Houck has started a family and significantly cut down on drinking if there’s anything to be ascertained from the line “I was drunk for a decade / I’m thinking about giving that stuff away” from These Rocks. Regardless, Phosphorescent have returned with C’est La Vie, their sixth LP of original music.
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Africa's youngest billionaire has been kidnapped in Tanzania
Mohammad Dewji, one of East Africa's leading business figures, was walking into a gym in an-upscale hotel when he was taken from the street by armed gunmen.
Dewji is personally worth $1.5 billion and has been the first Tanzanian to join the Giving Pledge, a commitment by billionaires around the world to help address society's most pressing issues by promising to dedicate more than half their funds to charity.
Tourist bus crashes in Germany
A bus of tourists, including Australians, has crashed in south-west Germany, injuring 35 people and leaving 9 in a serious condition.
The bus collided with a truck filled with car tyres travelling in the opposite direction.
The Department of Foreign Affairs is yet to confirm whether any Australians were injured in the crash.
Great Barrier Reef Foundation seeks $400 million worth of donations
The Great Barrier Reef Foundation has launched a campaign to raise a further $400 million on top of the $444 million federal government grant received earlier this year.
The foundation hopes to raise the extra cash from private donors over the next six years.
The announcement comes after the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change discussed the threat to coral reefs global warming will cause.
Labor calls for stricter e-health privacy
The federal opposition is calling for tighter laws ensuring online privacy of health data to protect citizens against potential intrusion from health insurers.
Opposition health spokesperson Catherine King says Labor is also seeking better laws to protect the privacy of employees and women escaping domestic violence.
Labor will propose amendments to laws already proposed by the Government to boost privacy, requiring police and government agencies to obtain a court order to access patient data.
Doctor allegedly takes inappropriate photos of woman
The Prince Charles Hospital is ensuring patient security and safety in their practices after a doctor has allegedly taken inappropriate pictures of a woman.
A statement from Queensland Health says the hospital is a value-based organisation and does not tolerate inappropriate and illegal behaviour.
Metro North Hospital and Health Service has moved quickly to suspend the staff member from the Prince Charles Hospital and is working closely with the Queensland Police Service.