Don’t cry for me, Argentina
Argentina's legislators are due to vote on whether to legalise abortion amid fiercely polarised campaigns for and against the proposed bill.
Tuesday's vote comes a week after the Senate approved the text for the bill that was originally passed by Congress' lower house in June by the narrowest of margins.
The proposed legislation would allow abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy and beyond that in cases where the
foetus suffers from conditions not compatible with life outside the womb.
Surprise! Asylum allowed under international law
A Brazilian federal appeals court judge has overturned a ruling barring Venezuelan migrants fleeing economic and political turmoil from entering Brazil.
Appeals court judge Kassio Marques acknowledged "grave violations of the public and judicial order," but overturned the lower court's ruling, saying the closure would not improve humanitarian conditions for refugees.
A major blair after neo-nazi interview
Sky News boss Greg Byrnes knew convicted racist Blair Cottrell was set to be interviewed on The Adam Giles Show and even gave the segment the green light.
The former news director has told staff he gave former Northern Territory chief minister Adam Giles the go-ahead to interview Cottrell because he thought his controversial views would be challenged on-air.
It has to work this time
History is being made in Western Australia's Kimberley, as the first commercial cotton crop is picked since the collapse of the industry in the 1970s.
While there have been several failed attempts to re-establish cotton in the Ord Valley, this time around the industry is gaining momentum.
The general manager of the Ord Stage 2 developer Kimberley Agricultural Investment, Jim Englke, said there had been skepticism in the past about broad-scale cropping in northern Australia.
Hydro-don’t becomes hydrogen
A CSRIO innovation from their Brisbane branch could help Australia become one of the top clean energy exporting countries in the world.
A new method of transporting hydrogen has been tested to extract the volatile element from ammonia through a type of membrane researchers have developed.
The idea is to use renewable energy sources to produce ammonia and then export to other countries where cars powered by hydrogen will are gaining a foothold.
Yesterday, cars powered by hydrogen from the membrane were test driven around Brisbane city.
Fine not fine
More than 13,000 Brisbane residents successfully overturned at least $850,000 in Brisbane City Council-issued parking fines in the last financial year.
Officer error, faulty meters, and meters paid with incorrect registration were among the top reasons for the parking fines being cancelled.
Opposition councillor Jared Cassidy said it was concerning so many fines had been issued that shouldn’t have been.
Soloists and Spontaneity and Orchestral Soloists: Morning Masterworks
Rachmaninov Concerto No.3 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra, op.30
Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
Review: Jasper Jones
There aren’t too many stories that have received such critical praise through the forms of a novel, play, and film in such a short time. But in less than a decade Craig Silvey’s Jasper Jones has done it all. Directed by Sam Strong, presented by Queensland Theatre in association with Melbourne Theatre Company, is the story of Jasper Jones.
11am Zedlines
This is Amy and Ha-Teya with your 11am Zedlines.
Tokyo University apologies after female applicants were deliberately marked down
Tokyo Medical University is publically apologising after an investigation in the schools application process revealed the university deliberately marked down all female applicants to limit the number of women studying.
Senior officials at Tokyo Medical University wanted to keep the number of women at about 30 per cent, so they altered the computerized marking system.