Investigation into deaths of sheep on ship
An investigation is underway into the deaths of about 2400 sheep aboard a ship bound to the Middle East.
Philippines president closes billion-dollar holiday island over raw sewage
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has closed the countries best known holiday island Boracay due to untreated sewage being dumped into the environment.
MOD CON: Modern Convenience
- Just shy of a year since MOD CON were holed up in Gareth Liddiard’s Goulburn Valley recording studio, the Melbourne three piece present Modern Convenience; ten tracks of dynamic, heavy handed guitar fuzz, bass lines that just won’t quit and lyrics that shimmy and shake on the precipice of existential dread and observational irony.
Measles outbreak in Brisbane’s south
A measles outbreak in Brisbane’s south has health officials on high alert.
Internal memo reveals failures of staff at aged care facility
A internal memo to staff at a Queensland aged care facility reveals residents were given tiny meals and left in toilets for prolonged periods of time.
8am Zedlines
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More than 90 percent of Indigenous people have seen racism online
More than a third of Indigenous people have been the victim of direct racism online in a new national report.
German court agrees to release former Catalan leader
A German court has agreed to release former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont on bail, saying he would face corruption charges in his home country of Spain.
Gunman kills four at Turkey University
A gunman has killed four staff at Osmangazi University in Turkey yesterday.
South Sudan, Iran and Somalia to be excluded from Australian refugee program
Refugees from South Sudan, Iran and Somalia will reportedly be “excluded” from Australia’s Community Support Program resettlement scheme.