Marville: Terra Alpha
- Ashleigh Kerley often cops comparisons to Kim Gordon and, y’know, I get it. The breathy, sometimes deadpan delivery, completely unfazed by the out-of-control collapsing speaker stack of guitar noise overwhelming everything. To me though, the Marville frontwoman is, in an important way, the polar opposite.
The Person: Tide Life
- Who is The Person? It’s a question that has shadowed a slew independent releases and appearances over the last few years. A simple answer is The Person is Minna Wight, eccentric Melbourne based artist and musician, probably best known for her work as Tina Tongs in Aussie-BBQ themed novelty band The Burnt Sausages.
Grindr swipes left on data sharing criticism
The dating app Grindr has taken a stand against criticism for sharing information about its users’ HIV status.
The Norwegian research group Sintef discovered Grindr had shared this information.
Grindr however has stated it was legitimate, carried out to industry standards and wasn’t for commercial purposes.
Safety fail forces flight frenzy
Flight delays in Europe are causing major headaches for jetsetters and airports the continent over.
A computer glitch is being blamed for the cancellation of 10% of flights and consequent delays as safety systems failed to launch.
The company responsible, EuroControl has apologised to air travellers and attempts to return to schedule are underway.
Child pornography arrests in Victoria
There have been recent raids throughout Victoria for child pornography.
More than twenty men were arrested between the ages of 19 to 62 for possession of children in sexually provocative poses and with some images involving torture.
Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton says, “it’s not just a statistic...it’s about children’s lives.”
Northern Territory child protection failure
Workers for the Northern Territory child protection services have alleged large, unmanageable workloads put vulnerable children at risk.
Former and current investigators for child protective services in the NT have said the service is failing because staff are being forced to manage caseloads of up to 100 at risk children.
Following two internal reviews that backed up staffs complaints, child protection said cultural issues in the Department were being addressed.
Coroner contests for anti-choking campaign
A Queensland coroner is recommending that a campaign against choking in domestic violence be initiated.
Coroner David O’Connell suggests Queensland take the same action against choking in domestic violence as the ‘one punch can kill campaign.’
This follows after his investigation into the death of Tracy Ann Beale who died after being held in a domestically violent chokehold by her partner in 2013.
Selfie ban by Royal Decree
Royalty is visiting Brisbane Botanical gardens today, but selfie sticks have been banned from the event.
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will arrive at Old Government House at QUT and take a walk in the City Botanic Gardens from 1:15pm.
People are also discouraged from bringing umbrellas, chairs and picnic blankets from the walk.
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NSW blown away by new wind farm
Australia is making moves to meet renewable energy targets as a new wind farm has been approved in New South Wales.
The $640 million project is one of the biggest in the country and will power 500 000 homes, assisting to reach federal renewable energy targets by 2020.
Nationals MP, Kevin Humphries says more significant wind and solar projects may eventuate from the approval of the program.