Arrom: Selene

<p><span><span>- Even in isolation most of us have had a constant companion during lockdown. The moon, radiant in the sky looks down on our tribulations, her silver face witness to our minuscule lives. For her new LP, Melbourne producer and singer Arrom turns away from personal concerns and returns that luminous gaze. Invoking the Greek goddess of the celestial body, <em>Selene </em>is a record unbound by our physical strictures, travelling mystically between the realms of myth, emotion, nature and humanity.

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes: Sticky

<p>- Part of me still holds a mental image of <strong>Frank Carter </strong>engulfed in a swirl of bodies, running circles around him in the balmy Brisbane sun, during whatever year’s Soundwave it was. Big impressions to be laid on a wee young lad. From there, I’ve been following the Englishman ever since. Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes<strong> </strong>has become the longest running project in this artist’s output. Four albums deep into the run and The Rattlesnakes are truly in their stride.

Queensland's $51 Million School Boost

The Palaszczuk Government has granted $20 million dollars to Smithfield state high school, marking the start of a $51 million dollar boosts towards state school infrastructures this financial year.

The school’s brand new centre is for athlete development and performing arts and aims to boosts not only jobs for tradies, but also aims for future job growth in those industries. 

PM's Climate Wrestle

The coalition’s divisive climate negotiations have not yet been resolved, as the Prime Minister wrestles with the National party for consensus over a net zero by 2050 emissions reductions target.  

While the Liberal party has a mandate to adopt the net zero target, the Nationals cabinet is holding out, with members expressing concern about the impact on the regional job market. 

More than 40 Australian Children Facing Detention in Syria

Australian children left behind by Islamic State are facing indefinite detention in north-east Syria with little hope of being released. 

After the fall of the Islamic State in 2019, there are more than 40 Australian children stranded in the desert camp among the thousands of other children whose parents supported Islamic State.