Gurrumul: Djarimirri

- From the very first strains of Djarimirri: (Child of Rainbows), we can hear we're in for something special. The Nyman-esque cyclical cello feature, bubbling marimba. These are the typical markers of post-classical, late Twentieth-century contemporary orchestral composition. This record is going to be about as close to Gurrumul's solo-guitar-and-voice material as Jeff Buckley's Live at Sin-e is to Phillip Glass' Einstein on the Beach.

Confidence Man: Confident Music For Confident People

- Supergroups have a bad reputation for a reason: all those egos and idiosyncratic creative processes coming together usually create a mess ... and not even a hot one! Brisbane’s Confidence Man, comprising members of The Belligerents, Jungle Giants and Moses Gunn Collective had just as much chance as any other iconoclastic showcase of cluster-f***ing it, but took exactly the right steps, from the outset, to get themselves some better results.

Vets Demand Urgent Action On Live Exports

Australian live export ships headed for the Middle East have been scrutinized by vets for the horrific cruelty on board.

Veterinarians have called for urgent change in the industry after footage surfaced of sheep dying in sweltering conditions on a ship in August last year.

Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has launched an audit of regulators as well as reviews led by vets into the northern summer trade.