Monday 20/09/21 8am Zedlines
Your 8am Zedlines with Sophia, Shreya and Imogen.
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QLD's "record-breaking" vaccination weekend
Queensland is close to a 60 per cent first dose vaccination rate after the the last two day's ‘Pfizer weekend’.
Around 31,000 Queenslanders received vaccinations on Saturday on the first day of the walk-in-hubs.
Concerns teenagers at risk of being influenced by white supremacist propaganda
There are concerns that teenagers are most at risk to white supremacist propaganda.
A group of Sunshine Coast students were seen on social media promoting anti-government, anti-trans, pro-Hitler, separatist ideas.
Outback QLD tourism on the rise
Outback Queensland tourism is on the rise as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep the borders closed.
New demographics of tourists are heading west for travel, including school groups, glampers and couples.
Christian Porter resigns from federal cabinet
Former attorney-general Christian Porter has resigned from the federal cabinet.
In a bid to keep the people who financially backed his legal battle against the ABC a secret, Mr Porter has stepped down potentially saving Prime Minister Scott Morrison from a devastating byelection.
Mr Porter promises to stay in the Federal parliament.
VIC Gov concerned over exploitation of people with NDIS packages
Victorian state authorities are concerned that some clients with disabilities and mental illness in supported residential services are being exploited for their NDIS packages.
State regulated, but privately run, supported residential services house several thousand Victorians living with disabilities and mental illness.
PM Morrison rejects claims Australia lied about France submarine deal
Prime Minister Scott Morrison rejected accusations that Australia had lied, saying France should have been aware it was prepared to break the deal.
France says the trilateral security pact between Australia, the UK and the US has led to a “serious crisis” between the allies.
Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders: Hijack!
<p><span><span>- Jack Ladder<strong> </strong>has proven himself to be one of Australia’s most accomplished singer-songwriters with almost two decades of smart, observational music that ranges from the depressive to the hopeful and loving. My fandom of Ladder owes mostly to his excellent live-shows in which he plays for hours on end through his extensive catalogue. Following his 2018 record <em>Blue Poles</em>, Ladder has remained mostly quiet with a few one-off singles and covers to bide the time and keep fans patiently waiting.
박혜진 Park Hye Jin: Never Die
<p><span><span>- <em>Before I Die, </em>the debut full length from Korean hypebeast, IDM and house producer 박혜진 Park Hye Jin is an expansive foray into the multifaceted electronica that has shaped her EPs and magnetic live shows to date. Though the world has reached a stand-still, the buzzing sounds of <em>Before I Die</em> cannot be contained; literally, 박혜진 Park Hye Jin is determined to let her music do the speaking.</span></span></p>
Various Artists: Home In This World - Woodie Guthry's Dustbowl Ballads
<span><span>- Few folk musicians can claim a reputation as iconic as Woody Guthrie. The footloose protest singer was Bob Dylan’s musical hero, and his reputation has only grown since his death in 1967 – aspiring folk singers still scrawl “this machine kills fascists” across their guitars in tribute.</span></span>