Local brisbane charity trying to meet high demand for winter
Local Brisbane charity, Knitting for Brisbane’s Needy, has been trying to keep up with highest demand seen for blankets, jumpers and beanies to warm the city’s homeless.
Charity founder Karen Croke said this year alone they’ve seen a huge rise in demand due to more homelessness, an increase in domestic violence and more people struggling.
The charity has asked for community support to help get a new set of wheels to continue its work.
Coalition to press for corporate tax cuts
The Coalition will push for their corporate tax rate changes this week and will have to lobby at least four more votes from minor parties and independents in the upper house in the final week of sitting before a winter break.
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has remained opposed to the policy, he said big business does not need any more help.
The changes to corporate tax would cut corporate tax for businesses with more the $50 million in turnover.
Liberal party members attack ALP ads against Turnbull
Coalition members have criticised ALP ads which draw attention to the Prime Minister corporate past as the main reason for the coalitions new plans to cut corporate tax rate.
LNP backbencher Scott Buchholz said no one cares how much Malcolm Turnbull is worth, although federal opposition members are saying the ads are fair game.
The ALP ads said the Prime Ministers financial interest register show he directly owns shares in 32 companies worth over 50 million dollars.
Protesters call for new Brexit Vote
Thousands of people have marched through the streets of London demanding a new Brexit vote, related to the terms of Brexit.
The Protests were organised by Open Britain who say 100,000 protesters flooded the streets waving European and Irish flags calling for a “people's vote”.
Hundreds of people also joined pro-brexit protests, carrying union flags and St. George’s flag.
Trump calls for deportation without court appearances
US President Donald Trump has called for the US to deport people without facing court, conflicting with current immigration laws.
The President's comments come after he signed an executive order stopping the separation of children from their parents at the US-Mexico border.
A lack of judicial proceeding for Illegal immigrants would forgo the need for Judges and would be an overhaul of the current immigration process.
Rebel Yell: Hired Muscle
- It’s really gratifying to hear how the world has taken to the -let’s be honest- alarming sounds of Grace Stevenson. Two years on from the lo-fi industrial-dance hell of her debut EP, Mother Of Millions and there’s a real sense of anticipation for her first album, Hired Muscle. It’s an enthusiasm for her brutal brand of music that I just couldn’t have imagined when she first kicked all this off.
Susie Scurry: The Elvis Hour
- There’s a moment, just a moment, in the long, slow lilt of I Don’t, a song that moseys through the middle of Susie Scurry’s new EP, out of the rustling of the hushed, brushed snares and Scurry’s half-whispered vocals. Piano chords ring quietly, like bells in the breeze and the string section you never knew was there is only just audible now, but because of that is all the more transporting.
Tanaya Harper: Some Kinds
- Sometimes writing music that's raw and truthful can be a difficult challenge and other times it can be a cathartic release for both the performer and the listener. With Some Kinds in mind, the debut EP from Perth local Tanaya Harper, it's definitely the latter. A deeply personal narrative about living with the struggles of mental health issues, her EP is deceptive. Sometimes pretty and light but other times depressing and full of angst, Some Kinds is a brave first effort for Harper.
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Melania Trump Makes Surprise Trip to US-Mexican Border
US President, Donald Trump, has told federal agencies to reunite migrant families as First Lady, Melania Trump, made a surprise trip to the US-Mexican border.
Melania said she was glad to be there and looking forward to seeing the children, adding she would like to help reunite children with their families as quickly as possible.
However, the political comprise the first lady had sought so far has not materialised.