Melbourne Fire Sends Toxic Smoke Into the Air
Residents Melbourne's west have been warned to shelter inside and keep their doors and windows shut, as a blaze rages through a West Footscray factory, sending toxic smoke into the suburbs.
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) says the fire began early this morning; more than 80 firefighters were fighting the fire and 30 trucks and cherry picker aerial appliances were on the scene.
The MFB issues a Watch and Act message urging everyone within a 500-metre radius to take shelter indoors immediately.
Homeless Help Slashed
A frontline Sydney homeless service has had its patrol hours halved, inciting concerns about the welfare and safety of the cities homeless.
The Missionbeat vans, who provide the Sydney’s homeless population with blankets, bottled water, transport services and crisis accomodation, have had their patrol hours reduced from 16 to 6 hours per day.
These changes are due to a change in service models in order to more effectively target Sydney's homeless population.
Dog trapped within reclining chair on Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast firefighters have been called to use the ‘jaws of life’ in order to save a family’s King Charles Spaniel Puppy who had its neck trapped within a electric reclining chair
The dog was caught when the family’s grandmother lowered her chair when attempting to pet the puppy, its neck becoming stuck between 2 metal bars underneath the chair.
Dangerous Parasites Worming Their Way Through Wildlife
A University of Queensland scientist, as part of an international team, has found wildlife plays a greater role in the transmission of parasitic worms than previously understood.
Dr Nicholas Clark says some parasitic worms, like the dog tapeworm, have spread around the world thanks to our domestication of animals, eventually infecting humans and causing health impacts.
Michael: Care
- Michael’s a disturbing bloke, if his musical output is anything to go by. Actually I’m not really sure why Brisbane’s Paul Young (also of jazzy noise-pop weirdos Feet-Teeth) took the otherwise unassuming stage name, except to put some distance between himself and the fierce industrial and dark ambient noises echoing out of debut EP, Care. Perhaps it’s deliberately and deceptively button-down: Michael is the new Damien? Well, beyond the name there’s no disguising his true nature.
School Damage: A To X
- School Damage’s outsider music subverted both punk and pop into a catchy concoction that sat real well with me during their debut outing last year. So being able to fill a void in the times following with more School Damage that was a chance to be jumped at. Already youthful, conscious, spontaneous and unique, going into A to X, there isn’t much new territory explored but instead the band have really worked to make more out of what they've got. It widens the view adopted.
Equal Across the Board
This is Patrick and Jordan with your 9am Zedlines.
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Migrants Protest Removal from Refugee Centres in Naples
Dozens of migrants and refugees have protested this Tuesday following a Italian government announcement to expel asylum seekers from four migrant centres who did not comply with local regulation.
The Neapolitan migrant centres require asylum seekers to sign in every night and comply with a 9pm curfew.
The decision is likely to have affected at least 100 people.
Israel Threatens Iranian Forces in Syria
Israel has threatened to attack Iranian military targets in Syria after Damascus and Tehran reached a new accord on security cooperation.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country would take strong and determined action against Iran’s attempts to station forces and advanced weapons systems in Syria.
Iran’s military attache states the nation’s military will remain in Syria under the defense agreement signed the previous day.
CSIRO Plan to Transform Northern Territory
The Northern Territory could be transformed into a multi-billion food producing region under a new CSIRO plan handed to the Morrison government.
The research identifies 370,000 hectares suitable for agricultural crops and 710,000 hectares of coastal land for aquaculture.
The CSIRO estimates the development to create 15,000 jobs and generate $5.3 million annually, in the parts of Australia above the Tropic of Capricorn.