Work till you drop no more
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is dropping a plan to raise the pension age to 70, telling channel nine the measure was no longer required.
However, this announcement has been made before his Cabinet formally agreed to do so, inciting Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to label the move as an act of desperation to avoid the PM losing his day job.
This criticism comes as the Labour party has advocated for the working age not be raised to 70 for many years.
Lets get Physical Australia
Australia has ranked 97 in the world when it comes to the number of people getting enough physical activity, according to new research by the World Health Organisation.
The study tracking self-reported activity levels found 30.4 per cent of Australian adults do not reach the recommended level of physical activity for staying healthy in 2016.
Japan on shaky ground
Japan has recently been hit by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake as confirmed by the U.S. Geological Survey.
The society says the quake struck the northern island of Hokkaido at 3 am, 27.3 kilometers east of the city of Tomakomai at 3 am this morning.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ordered an assessment of the damages for the quake in the wake of widespread blackouts on the northern island.
Blu no more
The blue Macaw Species featured in the animated movie ‘Rio’ has recently been classified as ‘extinct in the wild’
The Brazilian Spix Macaw is one of 8 species added to the list of extinct or highly likely to be extinct by new statistical classifications by researchers.
This bird joins glaucous macaw and Pernambuco pygmy-owl who owe their heavily declined numbers to continental deforestation within South America.
Adani back at it again
The Queensland Government has charged coal miner Adani for allegedly releasing sediment water eight times over the allowed limit into the Great Barrier Reef.
The Department of Environment and Sciences has charged the Adani-owned Abbot Point Bulkcoal with breaking a temporary emissions license over the discharge at the Abbot Point coal terminal during Cyclone Debbie in 2017.
The matter is set to be heard in the Bowen Magistrates Court on October the 23rd. The maximum penalty is $2.7 million.
Slow down hotshots!
The Brisbane City Council will introduce lower speed limits around dozens of shopping centres and dining precincts in Brisbane to 40km/hour.
Sunnybank and Stones Corner will be among the first areas to benefit from this change.
Unlike 40km/hr school zones which operate during certain hours on certain days, these slow zones will be in effect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Ultra Material: Cosmic Anti Stuff
- Ultra Material are a quintessential shoegaze band. If you like that type of sound -which I sure as hell do- then you will love their new album, Cosmic Anti Stuff.
It’s the band’s second full-length album, so I’d also suggest that if you haven’t previously heard music by Ultra Material, you should also check out their earlier album and the EPs this Brisbane based outfit have putting out since 2015.
Various Artists: Antipodean Anomalies
- Melbourne’s ever-reliable Left Ear Records are just about to drop a compilation of bizarro music from New Zealand and Australia called Antipodean Anomalies. Ever ones for the archival release, they have proven themselves to be one of the best reissue labels in Australia – along with Dual Planet and Efficient Space - re-releasing little known home-grown gold. Most recently I reviewed their compilation of Peter Westheimer tracks. Antipoden Anomalies is a different kettle of fish entirely.
Best New Arrivals - September Pt 1
Local
sleepclub: Slow Down (Single)(Independent) Slow Down is the latest single from Brisbane's very own Sleepclub. The trio have once again delivered, with a catchy slice of dreampop that'll have you hooked from the get-go. Give it a listen. (Harry Bain)
Slow Down by sleepclub
Review: Playhouse Creatures
Written by April De Angelis and directed by Jordan Best, Playhouse Creatures shines the spotlight on five actresses in a disturbing and poignant study of the evolving roles of women in theatre during the momentous restoration period.