Burlesque done best by Vanguard
Vanguard Burlesque, presented by Joel Devereux and Lillian Lace, does it again! From mermaids to school teachers to beautiful main act Duchess deBerry from NZ, it goes to show Brisbane Burlesque makes for the hottest outing you can think of!
11am Zedlines
Your 11am Zedlines with Holly and Chantelle.
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Oldest Homo Sapiens modern human fossil found
An ancient jaw bone and stool tones found in a cave in Northern Israel has shown that modern humans left Africa 180,000 years ago.
Doomsday clock closest to midnight since the 1950s
Scientists have moved the symbolic Doomsday Clock ahead by 30 seconds, saying the world is even closer to destruction due to world leaders’ poor responses to the possibility of a nuclear war.
Rodeo to go ahead despite protest
Calls for a rodeo in South Australia to be cancelled on animal welfare grounds have been ignored, despite the threat of extreme heat.
Pauline Hanson lashes out at “criminal immigrants”
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called for families of immigrants who commit crimes to be deported.
Protester shuts down coal line
A Brisbane protester is facing charges after successfully disrupting a train line connected to the Adani Abbott Point coal terminal.
Jobs in regional Queensland on the rise
Many areas in regional Queensland have enjoyed a rise in employment, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
10am Zedlines
10am Zedlines with Chantelle and Holly
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Casey Affleck steps down as Oscar Announcer amid sexual harassment claims
2018 Oscar Announcer, Casey Affleck, has withdrawn from presenting at the ceremony amid sexual harassment claims.
The #MeToo campaign has created heightened scrutiny around allegations against Affleck which first surfaced in 2010, during the production of I’m Not There.
A spokeswoman for the academy says that Affleck’s decision will allow them to ‘keep the focus on the show and on the great work of this year’.