New QLD Exposure Sites after Border Breach
Queensland Health has released information on new exposure sites after a gold coast man was found to have been infectious in the community since October 9
The new exposure sites include Acacia Ridge, Broadbeach and Richlands locations
The man has not used his check in QLD app since September and is currently too sick to tell contact tracers where he has been in the last two weeks, feeding concerns there could be more exposure sites listed in the coming days
It’s still unknown how the man entered Queensland without undergoing the mandatory two week quarantine
Australia lobbied to change Climate Report, leaked documents reveal
Australia sought to change a major international report on climate change to promote a future for coal-fired power and downplay the influence of fossil fuel lobbyists, the environmental group Greenpeace says.
Documents leaked to Greenpeace detail Australia's comments and criticisms of a draft report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is yet to be published.
The Australian government's feedback was published as part of a much wider leak of 32,000 responses from governments and other interested parties.
Devastating Flooding in India and Nepal
Flooding in India and Nepal has caused landslides which combined have killed over 150 people in recent days
Heavy late monsoon season rains have caused flash flooding, wiping out crops and destroying homes, in parts of India, with the states of Uttarakhand and Kerala the worst hit.
In neighbouring Nepal, at least 77 people have died with fears the toll may rise as 40 people are still left unaccounted for
Rescue efforts are ongoing in both countries
A Country Practice: I Will Leave This Town While There's Still Light
<p><span><span>- The sentimental glow of A Country Practice’s debut album is more than an ironic referencing of much-loved, low-quality Oz TV drama. It embraces memories of sun-beaten little regional towns and evokes, in a fulsome way, the biggest country burg of all, Brisbane/Meanjin. There’s a lot to take in, from the echoes of aspirational glass towers, to the old country frontices amongst which they're nestled, still lurking along Queen Street.
Sam Fender: Seventeen Going Under
<p><span><span>- <span>If you’re like me, news of a new album from a sincere white-boy singer-songwriter from the UK does not really prick the ears up.</span></span></span></p>
THURSDAY 21/01/21 11AM ZEDLINES
Thursday Zedlines with Olivia
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Research finds that majority of Queenslanders want to introduce daylight savings
New research has found the majority of Queenslanders want to join with their southern state counterparts to introduce daylight savings.
The University of Queensland’s Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, Thomas Sigler, has contributed with new research showing that 60% of Queenslanders now support daylight savings, growing as high as 70% in the capital.
Research from earlier this year suggested that the economic cost to Queensland of resisting daylight savings is more than $4 billion.
Concerns rise for people in Australia's detention system testing positive for COVID-19
Reports of refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia’s immigration detention system testing positive for COVID-19 have confirmed the worst fears of medical experts and reaffirm the need to release all refugees from detention immediately.
On Sunday October 17 refugees in Melbourne's Park Hotel Alternative Place of Detention said at least three people have tested positive for COVID-19 after reporting symptoms the previous week, with serious concerns of further cases.
Music venues in Victoria say there is no road map to opening Victoria's music venues
Music venues in Victoria have sent out the desperate message that there is no roadmap to reopening Victoria’s music venues.
The current roadmap ends at 1 person per 4 square meters which is just a fraction of normal licensed capacity. You can have up to 150 people but only if your venue is over 600 square meters which means most venues won’t be opening at all at that level, or be able to trade sustainably.
The new rules impact artists, bookers, promoters, technicians, suppliers, publicists and others in the music industry.
Victorian Government ordered to release details of confidential lockdown briefings
The Victorian government has been ordered to release details of confidential lockdown briefings after the state's privacy commission found there was significant public interest.
The state opposition, which applied for the release of the documents under Freedom of Information laws and has been calling for health advice to be publicly released since the start of the pandemic. The request was initially rejected, a decision partially overturned by the commission.