Proposed Overseas Parcel Tax
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs considered a new levy on international parcels, to help cover increased screening costs.
Brisbane Palm Sunday Refugee Rally
Refugee Action Collective Queensland will be holding a Palm Sunday Rally in King George Square at 1PM this Sunday
Gold Coast council dumped plan to use Facebook as WiFi login
The Gold Coast City Council cancelled a plan to gather data off Commonwealth Games visitors who use the free WiFi after recent news concerning Facebook’s security.
Press Club: Late Teens
- Like any good punk record, Press Club’s debut outing Late Teens comes out swinging. Recorded live over the span of a week at The Aviary in Melbourne it’s punctuated by late nights, strained vocal cords and blind ambition. The eleven tracks on Late Teens are gnashing teeth, a dog straining at its collar.
Preoccupations: New Material
- Formerly (and controversially) Viet Cong, and made up of members of the band Women, Preoccupations are a noisy post-punk outfit from Canada that have consistently released music that is intensely dark and evocative. Frontman Matt Flegel described the band’s new album New Material as an “ode to depression and self-sabotage, and looking inward at yourself with extreme hatred.” That should give you an idea about what this album sounds like: dreary, desolate and despondent.
10AM Zedlines
Your 10AM Zedlines with Jess and Miriam.
Katter’s Party Bid To Cull Crocodiles In Queensland Discredited By Experts
Experts have rubbished the logic behind Bob Katter's recent bid to cull crocodiles in North Queensland, saying the only way to stop crocodile attacks would be to eradicate the species altogether.
Florida Students Now Required To Wear Clear Backpacks
Students from the MS Douglas High School in Florida are now required to wear clear backpacks in new security measures following the shooting which killed 17 people on February 14th.
Reuters Reporters Jailed For Over 100 Days
Two Reuters Journalists have appeared in court for the eleventh time, after spending one-hundred days locked up in a Myanmar prison.
ABC And Guardian 'Dead To Me', Says Dutton After South African Visa Criticism
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has lashed out at the ABC and The Guardian he said they are dead to him after publishing “mean cartoons” about the Minister.