Council Removes Handball Courts After Noise Complaint
Brisbane’s City Council have relocated a concrete slab away from a Kelvin Grove park after children playing handball there resulted in local noise complaints.
New anti-government rallies in Nicaragua
Many Nicaraguan citizens have participated in new anti-government protests in the capital, Managua and Matagalpa y Chinandega.
41 People Dead as Dam Bursts in Kenya
41 people, including 20 children, are dead after a damn burst in central Kenya after weeks of torrential rains on Wednesday.
HTLV-1 virus spreads in central Australia
Scientists, activists and researchers urge the World Health Organisation to combat HTLV-1 while federal government is pushed to responsibly deal with the virus spread in central Australia.
Australia experiencing Panadeine shortage
Recently introduced laws surrounding prescription requirements for codeine medication have lead to a significant reduction in the manufacture of low-dose products.
Cold weather hits Australia's southern states
A recent influx of cold weather on Australia’s Southern states is likely to travel upwards to effect Queensland too in the coming days.
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Terra Pines: Terra Pines
- Brisbane band Terra Pines (formerly known as Tall Pines) has brought sludgepop to the forefront with their self-titled, debut album. After their debut EP Munchausen, a sharp, three song collection of short, snappy tracks dictating the apocalyptic demise of the future, their debut LP is much more lighthearted in theme, but delivers much more of the same musicality.
Beach House: 7
- The second wave of shoegaze is well and truly upon us, its origins surely in debt to Baltimore, MA duo Beach House. Ever since their self-titled debut dropped back in 2006, many more acts have emerged with the dream pop formula of swelling, effects-laden guitars, touches of electronica and distant, ethereal vocals, to the point that it is now a key ingredient of contemporary indie music.
World War II Air-Raid Shelters uncovered in Brisbane
Five air-raid shelters from World War II were uncovered during the construction of Brisbane’s new Howard Smith Wharves.