Managing Director Michelle Guthrie departs from the ABC
Former Managing Director Michelle Guthrie has just departed from the ABC.
The decision, according ABC Chairman Justin Milne was made for the long term interests of the millions of Australians who engage with the ABC’s content every day.
David Anderson will undertake Ms Guthrie’s responsibilities until a successor is found. He thanked Ms Guthrie for her hard work since taking the position in May 2016.
Snake found in baby's cot
A gold coast mother has found a deadly brown snake in her daughters cot. Her daughter was not in the room when the snake was discovered.
Experts warn there could be a rise in snake sightings this month as it is the snake mating season.
Gold Coast Snake catcher Tony Harrison said: “the males are on a mission to find a female and they'll travel out in the open, across roads, people's backyards, everything.”
Strawberry farm supported by people
Chambers Flat farm gate queues as people- power helps local strawberry growers.
In response to the fruit-tampering crisis, hundreds of Queenslanders are heading to farms to show their support.
Hundreds lined up on Saturday to buy punnets direct from the source while some supermarket shelves lay empty.
Meadow Argus
Meadow Argus is the new solo project from Australian fingerstyle guitarist, Jevan Cole.
Through Meadow Argus, Cole spreads his musical wings and expands his sonic palette to launch into outer space with tape echoes, e-bows, fuzz, synths and modulation wobbles galore, while retaining a reverential link to his established ties with the traditional folk balladry of Britain, Australia and beyond.
Alla Spina
A mix of ska, punk, reggae, New Wave and pop, Alla Spina means 'pumped up' in Italian. Alla Spina has performed all over Brisbane, Australia and the USA.
Bad Pharmer
Bison-Grass-Infused Garage-Punk-Rock
With songs performed in both Polish and English, lashings of DIY punk rock & psychobilly, Bad Pharmer plays its own frenetic blend of rock n’ roll.
Ania - Lead Vocals
Sam -Guitar, Vocals
Lee - Lead Guitar
Chris - Drums
10AM Zedlines
This is Jordan and Georgia with your 10am Zedlines.
Image source: Peter (Flickr)
Tens of thousands rally for wage equality in Switzerland
20,000 people have marched on the Swiss capital of Bern demanding wage equality between genders.
Switzerland's largest union, Unia, has stated that women are sick of sexism, discrimination and wage inequality. They urge the Swiss government to fulfil its constitutional mandate for Gender equality.
Japan successfully lands robotic rovers on asteroid's surface
Two Japanese robotic rovers has landed on an asteroid 300 million kilometers away from the Earth.
The goals of the rover’s journey is to capture images and measure temperatures of the asteroid as it is believed that the asteroid contains organic and hydrated substances.
The explorer is expected to return in 2020 with rock and soil samples.
James Ricketson flies home to Sydney after more than a year in Cambodian jail
Australian filmmaker James Ricketson has touched down on Australian soil after Cambodian authorities pardoned his espionage conviction and deported him from the kingdom.
Head of immigration investigations in Cambodia, told the ABC he was ordered to deport Ricketson for "national security" reasons.
The outspoken 69-year-old was last month sentenced to six years in prison for gathering information that could jeopardise Cambodia's national defence.