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Brisbane City blamed for sleeping man's death
A man was killed after being run over by a rubbish truck early this morning while sleeping in a laneway off Adelaide Street.
Anzac Square management has blamed Brisbane City Council for the death, alleging the Council has failed to maintain the lighting in the laneway.
A Council spokesman says the lighting system was last tested on February 22 and it was in full working order.
Plane crash leaves 49 dead at Kathmandu international airport
A plane crash has left 49 dead and 22 injured at Nepal’s Kathmandu international airport.
The Bangladeshi airline, US-Bangla, was carrying 72 passengers when it veered off the runway on Monday afternoon.
Nepalese Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, has ordered an investigation into the cause of the crash with a recording of the conversation potentially indicating misunderstanding between the pilot and air traffic control.
'Highly Unlikely' that Russia led nerve against attack on Russia Spy
According to a recent statement by British Prime Minister Theresa May, it is ‘highly likely’ that Russia is responsible for poisoning former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter.
Found slumped on a bench in Salisbury city centre on Sunday, the pair were thought to have been poisoned by Russian made nerve agent ‘Novichok’
Mrs May has announced if there is no ‘credible response’ by the end of Tuesday, the UK would be forced to conclude that there has been an unlawful use of force by Moscow.
Megalodon tooth disappears from rock
A fossilized shark tooth has gone missing from its secret excavation site along the remote Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area.
The tooth once belonged to the Megalodon, an ancient shark species capable of growing to three times heavier than a tyrannosaurus rex.
Park and wildlife rangers say only a few key people knew the fossil’s exact location, and that it could have been taken for the black market or harmlessly removed by an amateur not aware of its heritage value.
Refugee flown to Taiwan for critical heart surgery
An Iranian refugee has been flown from Nauru to Taiwan for critical heart surgery after waiting over 18 months for the Australian Border Force to allow her to travel with her son, aged 17.
This was the latest in several incidents of refugees being sent to Taiwan by the Australian Border Force for medical care.
Taiwan is not party to the refugee convention so refugees cannot seek protection there.
Asylum Seeking Family Removed From Home Without Warning
A Sri Lankan asylum - seeking family has been forcibly removed from their Queensland home after a visa expiry by a single day.
The family including two Australian born children were taken without warning by Queensland Border Force from their home in Biloela to immigration detention in Melbourne.
The community of Biloela has taken to social media to express their support and shock for the family who face imminent deportation.
Protests take place in West End against overdevelopment.
Residents in West End protest to show their concerns on their feelings the area is becoming overdeveloped.
Amaya Laucirica: Rituals
- It’s funny how much territory the twilight world of dream pop can cover. With a sugary sweet melody, whispery voice and reverb out to forever you could probably have a shot at transforming any style of rock’n’roll into its quietly cooing shadow. I was reminded of this by Amaya Laucirica’s new record, her fourth (?) full-length, Rituals. You might remember her back in the day doing a fairly good Mazzy Star or Marissa Nadler impression. The Melbournian muso knows her southern gothic. She fused it into dream pop by way of dusty country music.