National Geographic admits to racism
National Geographic has admitted its coverage of black and minority ethnic people has been historically racist.
An internal investigation last year revealed until the 1970s National Geo had ignored minority ethnic Amercians who weren’t labourers, and portrayed non-white people as “exoctics. Noble savages and every type of cliche”.
In the April magazine devoted to race, the editor-in-chief, Susan Goldberg, wrote that it’s a worthy moment to step back, to take stock of where we are on race.
New pants policy for state school girls
Queensland school girls will now be able to wear pants instead of skirts to school.
The state Education Minister Grace Grace told the ABC, “In today’s day and age, there should be no reason why shorts and pants aren’t made part of the school formal uniform.”
She says the policy change is about allowing students to make their own choices.
Imarhan: Temet
- Temet (Tamashek for connections), is the second album for this young, five-piece band who make their home in Tamransset, Southern Algeria – a long established community of the displaced Tuareg.
Lee Hannah: Infinitely
- When an artist like Yeo is excited for a new record you know it’s going to set-up high expectations.. Lee Hannah’s stunning new “visual album” Infinitely opens with a thoughtful, meandering electric bass weaving melody and chords together like it ain’t no thing.. a soft keyboard chords blends in imperceptibly... and already I’m starting to fall into the world Hannah is opening up..
Russia's response to poisoning attack
Russia has responded with a eerie warning amid accusations of involvement in a poisoning attack in Salisbury, England.
A spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakarova warned in an interview through State Television that Britain should not ‘Threaten a nuclear power’.
This follows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May giving Russia until Tuesday at midnight to explain how a Soviet-era nerve agent was used against a former Russian double agent.
Community protesting deportation
The Biloela community has banded together to protest the deportation of a family of Asylum seekers.
The family of four were removed from their home in central Queensland last week by Australian Border Force officers, with their deportation understood to be imminent.
The local community are refusing to give up and have created an online petition fighting to prevent their deportation, which already has more than 43 000 signatures.
Potential minimum wage freeze will cut the lowest paid
A retail body has suggested the Fair Work Commission freeze the minimum wage, which will leave Australia’s lowest paid workers with a cut to their pay.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions’ want a 7.2% pay rise, or giving the lowest paid at least $50 a week.
The Labor party is backing an increase saying the pay rise should take into account flat-lining wages and the rising cost of living pressures.
Unpaid Doughnut Time employees need the Government's help
The thousands of unpaid Doughnut Time employees will have to go to the Government for help.
Michael Caspaney, from Menzies Advisory has been analysing the stores, but worries the eight doughnut time companies sent into liquidation last week, won't produce dividends.
Mr Caspaney says that even if the employees aren't able to be paid, the government is able to pay them up to three months of unpaid wages
Crash with a stolen car backs up the Bruce Highway
Traffic on the Bruce Highway is backed from Burpengary to Caboolture after a multi-vehicle crash, resulting in the closure of the southbound lanes.
A police media spokesperson has told the Courier Mail that a man fled the scene after crashing a stolen vehicle.
The road surface was damaged in the crash and emergency work is being carried out before the road can be reopened.
Global warming being blamed for coral bleaching
Global warming is being blamed for coral bleaching along the Cobourg Peninsula in the Northern Territory.
Water temperatures have risen more than 4 degrees and Ms Adele Pedder from the Australian Marine Conservation Society says further reef devastation is expected due to climate change.
Entire ecosystems are dependant on the reef and are threatened by coral bleaching.