Various Artists: LISTEN Compilation 3
- Only in its third lifecycle, this annual release highlighting the music of women, gender non-conforming and LGBTQIA+ artists in Australia has already well and truly established itself as one of the most anticipated compilations of the year.
Jeremy Loops: Critical As Water
- Jeremy Loop’s latest offering Critical As Water, is a mature record that builds nicely from his debut four years ago. Based off an outstanding reputation of live performances the South African artist has refined his sound and created an album that flows nicely and is filled with the social messages that we have come to expect from him.
Cory Bernardi calling for sack of ABC executive following comedy sketch
Australian conservative senator Cory Bernardi is calling for the sacking of the ABC executive who allowed a comedy sketch using explicit language to criticize a member of his party on the Tom Ballard show.
The comedy show aired a sketch last week labeling conservative candidate for the Batman by-election Kevin Bailey by a crude obsanity.
An ABC spokesperson has responded by saying they will respond to the Minister and Senator Bernardi in due course, following Communication Minister Mitch Fifield saying the ABC crossed a line.
Young Rohingya girls trafficked into prostitution
Young Rohingya girls are being trafficked into prostitution in Bangladesh refugee camps.
A BBC investigation found traffickers promise the girls a better life outside the camps, before forcing them into sex work and to live with their pimps.
A fourteen year old girl, who reported being raped said in the report “I knew what was going to happen to me … But I didn’t have a choice.”
Aid groups are working to help refugees in these communities and prevent the trafficking of young girls
Glacier melting unstoppable in this century
Glacier melting cannot be prevented in this century, according to researchers from the Universities of Bremen and Innsbruc.
Even if global emissions decrease, climate change has already “triggered changes that can no longer be stopped.”
The findings also confirm the risks of rising sea levels caused by melting glaciers the world over.
BCC secretly buys 750 hectares of bushland
The Brisbane City Council have spent the past two years secretly buying bushland the size of more than 400 Suncorp Stadiums.
Brisbane taxpayers have been spending 30 million dollars a year to fund the council’s ambition to secure 10 years worth of bushland, equalling 750 hectares, in just four years.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk says the council didn’t make the purchase plans public until the purchase had been made.
North Queensland worms on the coffee grind
Worms in far north Queensland are starting to get a daily coffee fix through coffee grinds in their soil.
Mick Kruckow from Eubenangee takes 20 kilograms of used coffee grounds and feeds them to his 120,000 worms to “keep his worms happy,” and keep the grounds out of landfill.
The result has seen an improvement with the farms fertiliser, has doubled organic matter and created greener pastures for the cattle.
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A nationwide study has revealed that half of Aussies fail to brush their teeth twice a day.
Risky alcohol consumption and smoking are contributing to poor dental health while sugar overconsumption is the main cause in children.
Data shows 90% of adults have experienced decay in their teeth over their lifetime.
CEO brags about manipulating elections through Facebook
Founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has been called before the British Parliamentary committee to answer questions involving improper access to user data around the 2016 US Presidential election
This comes as Alexandra Nix, CEO of data mining company Cambridge Analytica was suspended after he was captured on camera bragging about manipulating elections through Facebook.