Capital Punishment: Roadkill
- Capital Punishment’s sole release Roadkill is set to be reissued, imminently by Captured Tracks. Captured have a good track-record, having re-released some of my favourite guitar groups – namely The Wake, The Verlaines, and Cleaners From Venus. Capital Punishment compliments their catalogue, serving up a diverse set of tracks that are indicative of the scene that the record emerged from.
The Goon Sax: We're Not Talking
- We’re Not Talking, the new album from Brisbane based trio the Goon Sax, contains twelve tunes. The majority of these go for less than three minutes, so it’s a rapid ride through a series of sounds with a surprising level of variety.
Low: Double Negative
- It's remarkable to think of what Low have been able to create out of the barest of building blocks. Most of their songs are based around a handful of guitar chords played at a pace that ranges from glacial to just pushing towards mid-tempo, all underpinning the breathtaking vocal interplay of core husband-and-wife duo Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker (alongside a bassist to round out the trio, for the past few records, that being Steve Garrington).
Aphex Twin: Collapse
- The second coming of Aphex Twin has been a fascinating occurrence in the world of IDM. Richard D James, one of the genre's most legendary and elusive originators, returns after a 13 year hiatus and continues releasing music as if he never left. 4 years later and fans have had no shortage of material to pore over.
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Right to Information Act to be reformed, excluding commercial-in-confidence documents
The Palaszczuk Government will next week introduce amendments to the Right to Information Act that would censor any commercial-in-confidence documents from public release.
The amendments have sparked alarms from the information watchdog as exemptions from the Right to Information Act are almost always limited to personal and national security information.
A report to the State Government in 2017 recommended no changes to the RTI Act, however this decision will prevent any documents from a new mining and gas rehabilitation fund from release.
Nine year old sparks free-speech debate
The nine year old student who refused to stand to during the national anthem, has sparked outrage from politicians and media figures.
Year 4 student Harper Neilson says the National Anthem does not recognise indigenous Australians, and erases 50,000 years of Aboriginal history.
State opposition MP Jarrod Bleijie referred to her as a "brat," while Pauline Hanson says she would give the girl a kick up the backside.
$70 million for Victorian National Disability Insurance Scheme
The Victorian Government is set to spend $70 million to support patients who are not eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Mental Health Minister Martin Foley says the state government was stepping in to ensure those with mental illness didn’t fall through the cracks left by the federal government’s mishandling of the NDIS rollout.
In the announcement today, Mr Foley says $50 million will go to community health organisations for services and workers as well as $20 million in grants to mental health agencies.
First openly gay professional golfer
Tadd Fujikawa has become the first openly gay professional golfer after coming out in an Instagram post.
Fujikawa, who turned professional at 16 in 2007, made the decision to come out in the hope he could inspire others suffering with mental illness.
The pro golfer also shared his struggles with anxiety and depression and the role therapy has played in improving his health.
Measuring ice from space
NASA is set to launch a spacecraft equipped with lasers designed to measure ice at the north and south poles.
The technology will allow scientists to view the depth of the ice sheets, whereas previous satellite imagery only conveyed surface area.
The mission is estimated to cost around one billion dollars, and is set to last three years.