Promising trials against disease spreading mosquitoes
Mosquito trials in far north Queensland have produced advantageous results with 80 percent of a dengue fever spreading mosquito wiped out.
CSIRO research director Dr Paul De Barro has heralded the results as promising for efforts to eradicate disease-carrying mosquitoes from urban areas.
The project is set to end in far north Queensland with planned trials overseas.
Protests outside Citibank Sydney
Activists have lay down a thirty-metre pipeline outside Citibank’s Sydney headquarters in protest against the organisation’s funding of tar sand pipelines in the US.
According to Greenpeace, Citibank is one of twelve global banks with ties to pipeline projects and companies such as Energy Transfer Partners, responsible for the Dakota Access Pipeline.
The Dakota Access Pipeline sparked protests internationally in early 2016, for the environment hazard it posed and the disregard for Native American land rights.
Authorities monitoring site of tar trap incident
Authorities are monitoring two sites on the Palmerston and Kennedy highways after more than 60 drivers got caught in a tar trap at a roadworks site.
The drivers involved are seeking compensation, describing the experience as akin to being an insect caught in a spider’s web.
Special equipment has been called in to the site with repairs expected to take five days.
Plans to officially thank Australian rescuers of Thai soccer team
Plans have been laid for Australian rescuers assisting efforts to save the trapped Thai soccer team to be officially thanked.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says she is proud the Australian team have been able to play an important role in the rescue.
The thanks will come an appropriate time after their work is complete with current priorities on the rescue.
Imprisoned former Brazilian president release request denied
A Brazilian appeal court judge overruled an order to release imprisoned former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Lula, who is currently serving twelve years for accepting bribes, insists he is innocent, labelling the accusations against him a conspiracy.
Brazil’s electoral court is yet to decide whether Lula can run for presidency in the October election.
Air pollution linked to diabetes
According to analysis by Washington University, air pollution could be responsible for 3.2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes every year.
Air pollution has already been linked to increased risk of heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease and other illnesses, contributing to 4.2 million deaths in 2015.
Low-income and low-to-middle income countries bore the largest burden of air pollution-related diabetes.
Sum Of Us: Sharp Turns In Dark Tunnels
- Exploding onto the local progressive metal scene are Sum Of Us with their debut release Sharp Turns in Dark Tunnels. In just shy of sixteen minutes, the band displays technically impressive performances, creative songwriting, emotive lyricism, and a clear personal style within the four track EP.
Pagan: Black Wash
- In recent times, I’ve been slowly but surely assimilating into the cult of Melbourne quartet Pagan, who have been releasing a handful of spells without any real indication as to whether these occult compositions were to be a part of a larger spell book (a.k.a an album). It may come across as corny to refer to singles released on bandcamp as spells but Pagan have curated their sound and aesthetic around burning through straight forward rock riffs with the hellacious sound of black metal and adding a metallic tinged punk dosage to the singed remains.
10am Zedlines
This is Nic and Patrick with your 10am Zedlines
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Refugee Action Collective rally to mark five years of offshore detention
Refugee Action Collective will be holding a rally in King George Square at 5pm on Friday the 20th of July to mark five years of refugees on Manus and Nauru.
There are currently more than 1600 refugees and asylum seekers stranded on the islands, with around half of these blocked by current US travel bans.
Despite majority support for bringing refugees off the offshore prison islands, the urgent situation continues to escalate with the 12th person to die as a result of offshore detention passing on June 15.