Climate Activist Sergeio Granted Bail
Climate activist Sergeio was granted bail for an appeal of his twelve month sentence yesterday in the Newcastle local court.
Sergeio was initially sentenced 12 months in prison and six months no parol for blocking a coal train as a part of Blockade Australia’s ongoing mobilisation against the Newcastle Coal Port.
Members of Newcastle, Brisbane and Bellingen gathered on Wednesday in solidarity with Sergeio’s action.
Chinese Navy Ship Spotted Off Coast of Australia
A Chinese navy ship was recently spotted off the east coast of Australia.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government had been aware of the ship off the Australian coast, and no complaint would be made.
The ship travelled through Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone, passing through the Torres Strait and down the eastern coastline, but did not cross into Australian Territorial Waters.
FRIDAY 26/11/2021 8AM ZEDLINES
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Deluge Causes Rejoice for Cattle Farmers
Queensland cattle farmers are rejoicing the deluge of wet weather after years of drought, saying the weather provides some security to their cattle.
Farmer Nina Hensley says the downpour has come at just the right time for her farm.
The Bureau of Meteorology says more rain is expected to hit the East Coast in the next couple of days.
Queensland Rental Prices Skyrocket
The latest annual report based on the Rental Affordability Index has revealed that the cost of rent in some Queensland regions is skyrocketing, putting many Queensland households under rental stress.
The report shows a great deterioration in affordability for any household on less than Eighty thousand dollars a year.
Particularly unaffordable areas include Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast.
Australian Ballet Makes Debut After Lockdown
The Australian Ballet opened its first show since lockdown at the Sydney Opera House this week.
While Artistic Director David Hallberg reported some hesitancy at the box office, the debut provided some optimism for the company in the oncoming season.
The Australian Ballet is set to continue the season by performing at the Melbourne State theatre for the first time in two years next week
Calls for Opioid Reversal Program Rollout
Individuals have called for an opioid reversal program trialled in Canberra to be rolled out across Australia after its success.
The program run by Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy involved supplying opioid drug users with the rapid reversal medication naloxone.
New research by the Burnett institute released last week said the widespread use of this program across Australia could save hundreds of lives.
Review: Queensland Ballet Dracula
Prepare yourself for a night of gothic horror and touching romance, as Queensland Ballet brings alive the Transylvanian Count to the stage in all his graceful glory. Not just as a brooding old man as traditionally seen in film or even more recently in the Netflix adaptation of Castlevania, but instead transforming before your very eyes between the young and old Count with no special effects whatsoever, it has to be seen to be believed.
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La Nina damages to be covered by new disaster fund
Overnight, Brisbane streets have recorded 140 millimetres of rainfall, with another 135 millimeters expected to fall over the next seven days.
The Bureau of Meteorology has today declared that the La Nina event is well underway in the Pacific and warned that storm cells moving about parts of the south-east could bring further rainfall and flash flooding for the rest of the week.