Riverfire Returns to Brisbane

Riverfire is set to return this weekend following a one year hiatus due to COVID restrictions. 

Last year’s festival saw the famous fireworks display replaced with a more toned down laser light show

Brisbane Festival Artistic Director Louise Bezzina is confident the show will impress viewers, while remaining covidsafe.

 

New Vaccination Hub at Loganlea TAFE

A new pop-up vaccination hub at Loganlea TAFE is set to help hundreds of migrant and refugee students get the vaccine. 

The hub aims to overcome the language barrier faced by many students in the Logan area, the most linguistically diverse area in South-East Queensland. 

The clinic has already delivered 314 doses over the last 5 days.

 

MCC Changes Batsmen to Batters

Australian cricket is set to embrace gender neutrality by replacing the term ‘batsmen’ with ‘batters’ in all official documents. 

The Marylebone Cricket Club, the governing body of written cricket law in Australia, cites the change as “a natural evolution” fuelled by the unprecedented growth of women’s cricket in the last few years.

New Technique Helping Protect the Reefs

Marine biologists at the University of New South Wales have developed a technique to help identify which species of soft coral are most vulnerable to bleaching.

In figuring out which species are most vulnerable, researchers can then develop methods of protecting coral against the bleaching effects of climate change. 

Assassination Attempt on Ukrainian Aide

Serhiy Shefir, the aide to Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has been targeted by an alleged assassination attempt. 

Local news outlets report 10-19 bullets hitting Mr. Shefir’s car, injuring the driver. 

Mr. Zelenskiy’s party has said Russia may be behind the attempt, which the Kremlin harshly rejects.

 

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