Shoeb Ahmad: "quiver"
- “quiver” is the latest full-length record from Canberra based musician and sound artist Shoeb Ahmad. “quiver” paints a picture of Shoeb’s internal monologue throughout personal change and trauma. Each title is, unusually, presented lowercase within inverted commas, evokes a game of word association, with the title being quoted spontaneously in response to the story contained. Sometimes the meaning of the title is clear while sometimes it’s more abstract and personal as in the case of “mask-ed”.
The PBs: My Actual Dad
- One of the best things to happen to someone who’s forced to listen to music all the damn time is to hear something go somewhere completely different from where you expected it to, different and good.
Kamasi Washington: Heaven & Earth
- Bandleader, arranger and tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington first cut his teeth playing on other peoples’ records, but his stature as an artist in his own right was confirmed with the release of 2015’s triple album The Epic.
The result was a bunch of hip hop fans who heard his work for Kendrick Lamar, Flying Lotus and Run The Jewels suddenly found themselves immersing themselves into lengthy instrumental suites, and Washington became the biggest crossover jazz star in recent memory.
11am Zedlines
11am Zedlines by Laura and Simon.
Photo: jobbgem via Flickr Creative Commons.
The reach of the black mirror’s monitoring.
China’s new social scoring system is impacting how foreign companies operate within China, as well as outside of its borders.
Chinese scholars in the west have hypothesized that coming into line with the preferences of the Communist Party of China could ultimately impact the sovereignty of other nations.
US Supreme Court Justice to retire
US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is to retire, giving President Donald Trump the chance to cement a conservative majority on the country’s top court.
The conservative justice has sided with liberals on many decisions, including the 5-4 rulings that decided same-sex marriage and upheld abortion rights.
In his letter to Mr Trump, Justice Kennedy expressed "profound gratitude" for having served in the highest court.
“Toothless” laws to stem modern slavery.
The Federal Government are planning to introduce laws to parliament today, to force companies with a turnover of more than 100 million dollars to annually report on the risks of slavery in their supply chains.
The laws will also be introduced to Commonwealth procurement, in a stated world first. Fine print in the bill shows that companies that fail to comply will not be penalised though.
Queensland coal stoush deepens
The wrangle over Queensland's railway lines has worsened as freight hauler Aurizon hit back at mining-industry accusations that it is "playing games" with the state's coal exports.
The Queensland Resources Council took out advertisements in national newspapers on Wednesday accusing Aurizon of disregarding its mining customers.
Brisbane motoring times increase. Yes, you’re listen to us more than you think.
Peak hour speeds are dropping as population increases in the Brisbane Metropolitan area, with the average speed generally at half or worse than the posted limit.
Motorist from the outskirts are leaving earlier, particularly from Springfield who on average are leaving around six am and are still encountering traffic, an analysis by the Brisbane Times has found.
Central Brisbane pipped as SE Qld's most expensive place to buy a unit
Ipswich and Logan have been identified as south-east Queensland's best value areas for first home buyers.
Domain's 2018 First Home Buyers Report showed Ipswich featured an average entry price of $327,000 for a free-standing house, with it taking about 3.33 years to save a 20 per cent deposit.
The Redland Local Government Area was the most expensive place for entry price units at $385,000, taking an average of 3.92 years to save for a deposit.