Queensland expecting horror influenza season
Health professionals say low immunisation levels are putting Queensland on track to experience another horror influenza season, as almost three quarters of the population are unprotected.
8am Zedlines
This is Jess and Tania with your 8am Zedlines
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XXXX Brewery workers' fourth strike of the month
For the fourth time this month, 35 workers from the XXXX Gold brewery in Milton went on strike yesterday, standing outside the main gate holding placards and chanting criticism of the company.
Russia Presents Unharmed Syrians to OPCW
Russia and Syria have presented the Organisation for the Prohibition for Chemical Weapons (OPCW) with more than a dozen unharmed citizens to support claims there was no recent chemical attack in the region.
Double amputee climbs 2700 step trail
Many Horvath, who lost both legs in a train accident in 2014, has climbed more than 2700 steps of the Manitou Incline in Colorado.
Musical Instruments sent to Manus and Nauru
Australian volunteers have delivered around 100 musical instruments to refugees residing on Manus Island and Nauru in hopes of improving the quality of life.
Nationwide Recycling Crisis
Following China’s recent crackdown on contaminated recyclable waste, piles of reusable trash are growing across the country.
Story Bridge Temporary Closure
Brisbane’s Story Bridge will be temporarily closed this weekend, with repairs beginning 9PM Friday night and ending 5AM on Monday morning.
New changes making it harder for new migrants to sponsor their parents visas.
Jack investigates the changes to the assurance of support scheme with Dr. Alia Imtoual of The Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia.
Suicide Swans: la Jungla
- la Jungla is a quote from Townes Van Zandt, his description of a drug-addled, booze-fuelled trip south of the border; it’s Spanish for -you guessed it- the jungle. Kyle Jenkins of Suicide Swans takes it more generally as a symbol of all the many ways a person can be lost. It’s both a fitting and yet a funny name for the band’s latest full-length. Fitting because the record’s full of that archetypal, broken country sadness and also a roaring richness, really orchestrating a sensation of rising confusion and wild-eyed insanity.