The Native Cats: John Sharp Toro
- I feel like I’ve started a few reviews saying “it’s been a big few years for [insert band name here]”. For Tassie post-punks The Native Cats, it’s almost certainly worth dragging the tired phrase out again, because they have been genuinely big years, although, yes, well, it’s actually been four since their last album.
Camp Cope: How To Socialise And Make Friends
- Melbourne three-piece Camp Cope have gained a global reputation not just for their impassioned indie rock but their championing of indigenous and women’s causes. From their anti-sexual assault shirts donned by not only them but other likeminded music folk, to the candid yet compassionate sting of their lyrics, Camp Cope have become a source of empowerment for legions of fans.
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Norway to ban semi-automatic guns
Norway has announced it will be banning semi-automatic guns in 2021.
Automatic guns are already banned, but the move to rid the country of semi automatics is a belated response to a 2011 massacre where a neo-Nazi shooter killed sixty-nine people.
Recent world events heightened the motion’s priority within parliament and passed with an outstanding majority vote.
Government set to target dodgy tax deductions
Work expense claims are set to be cracked down on by the Government following $22 billion worth of claims in 2017, of which $2.5 billion is said to be from dodgy claims.
The Australian Taxation Office will provide the Treasury advice relating to potential policy changes that would limit the tax deductions available.
The ATO has previously announced targeting deductions relating to cars, travel, clothing and mobile phones and is now targeting the internet and phone bills.
Egyptian singer imprisoned after Nile joke
Egyptian Singer Sherine Abdel Wahab is sentenced to six months in jail following a joke that was made about the cleanliness of the Nile.
The celebrity is a judge on the Arabic version of The Voice and jokingly told a fan that drinking from the river would give them parasites.
She was convicted in a Cairo court of spreading fake news.
What do a lightsaber and a bird feeder have in common? They're both lost!
Have you left your lightsaber or bird feeder on a bus? The Brisbane City Council says these are just some of the items left on buses in 2018.
The Brisbane City Council will categorise the lost property according to how much they’re worth for monetary or sentimental reasons.
Anything under ten bucks will be chucked out, items between ten and one hundred dollars will be stored for one month and any over one hundred dollars or of sentimental value, will be kept for two months.
Congestion set to rise due to insufficient infrastructure
Congestion costs are set to rise by $3 billion by 2020 due to insufficient infrastructure.
RACQ reports the Centenary Bridge in Jindalee and the Walter Taylor Bridge in Indooroopilly must be widened or duplicated within the next ten years to avoid traffic turmoil in the area.
However, if the upgrades become “political” like in the case of the M1 or Bruce Highway, motorist could be in for a long ride before any improvements are made.
University funding freezing widening education gap
University funding freezing may cause the education gap between regional and urban Australian students to widen.
Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham stated last year that funding to Commonwealth-supported universities would be capped for two years, freezing funding in 2017.
About twenty-percent of regional students have degrees, compared to forty-percent in the cities, while Dr Caroline Perkins, executive director of the Regional Universities Network, says they are a generation behind major cities and have a long way to catch up.
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