Sleepy: Postcards
- Some bands you can tell a lot about how they sound from their name. I’m thinking here of acts like Metallica, The Dixie Chicks, or Extreme Noise Terror. On the other hand, sometimes you expect one thing then are surprised – like Daft Punk or The New Pornographers.
Golden Features: SECT
- If you are in need of evidence that Australia has a thriving deep house scene, look no further than Golden Features’ debut full length SECT. It marks a significant milestone for Sydney producer Tom Stell, having held a residency at Candy’s Apartment in Sydney (alongside Hayden James, What So Not, and Allison Wonderland) and previously released two attention grabbing Eps, earning him placements on the festival circuit.
11am Zedlines
11am Zedlines with Simon and Laura.
Image: Ed Dunens via Flickr Creative Commons.
Middle East were in the middle of plans
Saudi Arabia and the UAE planned to launch a coup in Qatar at the start of a diplomatic crisis in June last year but were stopped by former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, likely leading to his dismissal.
The Intercept said it received information from a member of the US intelligence community. The coup, which was largely devised by the countries crown princes, "was likely some weeks away from being implemented".
Dolphin hybrid surfaces in Hawaii
Marine biologists working off Hawaii have confirmed the sighting of a hybrid of two dolphin species.
The discovery was made after the group working off the island of Kauai spotted a mixed group with unusual features.
As outlined in a newly published research paper, a skin sample was collected and DNA testing confirmed their suspicions.
The genetic test showed the hybrid had the mitochondrial haplotype of a melon-headed whale, which means the mother was a melon-headed whale, and the father was a rough-toothed dolphin.
Sort of solid brown gold
Some farmers in the central west of New South Wales have used a new fertiliser to help deal with what's been called the worst drought in living memory.
It is human sewage, treated and dewatered to produce biosolids, an organic fertiliser transforming about 30 farms in the region.
From more than 20 metropolitan treatment plants, Sydney Water is producing about 180,000 tonnes of biosolid fertiliser a year.
Sunshine state breaking the bank best
Personal bankruptcies across Australia are at an eight-year high according to recently released research on the last financial year.
More than 32,000 Australians declared bankruptcy, and experts are warning that a combination of rising debt, stagnant wage growth and falling house prices could herald more bad news.
Queensland had the highest number of bankruptcies in the country, with more than 9,415 people declaring personal bankruptcy in the Sunshine State over the past year, but the rate of increase did slow to 1.5 per cent.
Mosquitoes are useful for exactly one thing
Researchers say for the first time an entire city, Townsville in northern Queensland, has been protected from the viral disease dengue fever.
Captive-bred mosquitoes with a naturally occurring bacteria were released, where they mated with local mosquitoes. By spreading a bacteria which hinders dengue transmission, the city has been dengue-free since 2014.
Researchers from Monash University also believe their work could stop mosquito-borne diseases Zika and malaria.
Something useful attached to the Dutton name
Dutton Park has been revealed as the site for Queensland's next high-rise school.
The Queensland government has been investigating several sites for a new inner-south high school to ease the enrolment pressure on Brisbane State High School.
The decision was based on the proximity to the city, connections with existing transport infrastructure and the nearby tertiary education partner, the University of Queensland.
Review: Lysa and the Freeborn Dames
Presented by La Boite and QUT Creative Industries is the World Premier of Lysa and the Freeborn Dames, written by Claire Christian and inspired by Lysistrata by Aristophanes.