Bermuda Shades
Throwing away any (or all) pre-conceived ideas of style & song crafting is often a challenge for any artist, especially for those who have been around a while, but not so the case, for Melbourne singer / songmaker Murray Johnstone.
Newly adopting the band moniker Bermuda Shades after finding an abandoned 80’s keyboard on a St Kilda hard-rubbish pile (and batteries to bring it to life) Johnstone has spent recent winter months embracing its ‘anyone can play’ electro pop/rock sound as a basis to write and record material for Bermuda Shades’ debut release.
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Egypt court sentences 65 people over 2013 violence
An Egyptian court has sentenced 64 people to varying prison terms and one man to death over violence in 2013 when the military overthrew the elected Islamist president.
The Sunday decision by the Minya Criminal Court included a life sentence for Mohammed Badie, over events in the city of el-Adwa, south of Cairo, where a crowd raided a police station and a sergeant was killed.
The case ran for over three years included more than 35 hearings, with testimony by the defence and witnesses.
Strawberry scam spreads to New Zealand
Needles have been found in strawberries across New Zealand.
On Sunday, Woolworths-owned supermarket chain Countdown announced it was removing Choice brand strawberries, imported from Western Australia, from shelves across New Zealand after an Auckland customer reported discovering needles.
New Zealand Minister for Primary Industries Damien O'Connor was not yet clear whether the needles had been inserted in Australia or after export.
Labor super policy flawed: industry group
The Australian Industry Group says an analysis of Labor's policy to improve the retirement savings of women shows it would be ineffective and burden to businesses.
Federal Labor has proposed to remove the $450-a-month income threshold, below which employers are not required to make super contributions.
Labor leader Bill Shorten says this will give women a fairer go when it comes to superannuation.
Large companies required to reveal their gender pay gap
Companies with more than 1000 employees will be forced to publicly reveal their gender pay gap, named and shamed if they fail to comply, and excluded from lucrative government contracts, under a Labor government.
Australia’s national gender pay gap is 15%, or $250 per week, which the agency says is its lowest level in two decades. This means that women earn around $27 000 less compared to men.
Man pretends to be a doctor at the Queensland Children’s Hospital
The Queensland Children's hospital is overhauling its security systems after a man posed as a doctor and roamed the hospital for 6 months.
The man in question, Nicholas Delaney has been charged with fraud, unlawful entry and committing an indictable offence.
In response to this security breach, the hospital has ordered an overhaul of its entire CCTV network and swipe card access system.
The man is said to have an intellectual impairment.
Brisbane residents overturn Brisbane City Council fines
More than 13,000 Brisbane residents successfully overturned at least $850,000 of Brisbane City Council-issued parking fines in the last year.
Officer error and faulty meters were in the top five reasons for parking fines being cancelled, along with meters paid but with incorrect registration. Other reasons include resident parking permits not being displayed.
Opposition councillor Jared Cassidy said it was concerning more than 13 000 fines have been issued that shouldn’t have been.
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Funding boosted for HIV Prevention
The Queensland State Government has increased its available funding for HIV Prevention treatment.
The Queensland Aids council will now receive 870,000 dollars over the next two and a half years to both support individuals who are less likely to take the medicine and publicise the fact that treatment is now government subsidised.