Avalanche in Sweden injures two
Two people were injured after being hit by an avalanche in Switzerland, according to local police.
The injured skiers are in hospital recovering, and are not seriously hurt.
The risk level in the Swiss Alps is presently at 3 on a scale of 5, and police have warned several other avalanches have been triggered in the southern region.
Israeli Prime Minister threatens Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to act against Iran if needed due to his concerns that the country’s capital city of Tehran poses a significant threat to the world.
Netanyahu stood before the Munich Security Conference earlier this month holding an alleged piece of an Iranian drone that had moved into Israel’s airspace when he announced that Israel will not allow the regime to put a noose of terror around the country’s neck
Factory fire exposes cannabis plantation in Melbourne
Hundreds of cannabis plants were found by firefighters after a factory fire in Melbourne’s south-east overnight.
Emergency services were called to the factory in Springvale at around 11:30pm on Sunday, where firefighters found a hydroponic set-up growing hundreds of cannabis plants.
No one was in the factory at the time of the fire, and it was believed the blaze was caused by an electrical fault.
Australian universities alleged to have inadequate measures to foster student understanding of sexual assault and consent
Survivor advocacy groups have alleged that Australia’s universities are lagging behind when it comes to fostering student’s understanding of sexual assault and consent.
The claim arises from a recent survey that found many residential colleges at universities had implemented online consent and sexual assault prevention training within the last year, but only around a third of those programs involved a sexual assault support service.
Track closures to affect all lines near Brisbane CBD
Track closures for the upcoming weekend are expected to affect all lines near Brisbane’s CBD, and those travelling are warned to prepare for severe delays.
TransLink stated the closures will be from the first train Saturday, until the last Sunday service.
Rail buses are expected to replace the affected services, and passengers are advised to allow for up to an hour for extra travelling.
Missing Ipswich woman and child located safe and well
Queensland Police reported an Ipswich woman and her child who have been missing since Tuesday have been found “safe and well”.
Police issued an urgent appeal to find Tara Inglis and her 18 month old daughter last week, who had not been seen since February 13th.
While officers were worried for the pair’s wellbeing, they have now been located.
Exek: Ahead Of Two Thoughts
- Ahead Of Two Thoughts is the second album from Melbourne band Exek, following on from their 2016 LP Biased Advice. It was released by W. 25th, the new music sub-label of San Francisco based archival label Superior Viaduct, best known for reissuing material by bands like Suicide, The Fall, DNA, MX-80 Sound and many more of similar post-punk pedigree.
Post-punk is a hard genre to approach critically, both as a listener and a performer. It has been
The Biology Of Plants: Vol. 1
- Brisbane has this collection of talented and disciplined musicians who, whilst being more than capable of creating and performing any of the contemporary forms conventionally, seek to push and pull on the boundaries of what is possible, what is tasteful and what is fulfilling musically. You may have heard of Kodiak Empire, Born Dead or Milton Man Gogh, they all occupy that curious corner of Brisbane with the latest ensemble to emerge being The Biology of Plants.
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Fears for lives of passengers following Iranian plane crash in the Zagros mountains.
66 people onboard an Iranian passenger flight are feared to be dead after the plane crashed in the Zagros mountains over the weekend.
The Red Crescent deployed search and rescue teams to the site, and Aseman Airlines has retracted their initial statement that alleged everyone on board had been killed.
Despite heavy fog and snow, emergency rescue teams have attempted to travel to the site while passenger’s relatives gather at a mosque near Tehran's Mehrabad airport.