Ex-employees of Sony Australia have exposed its toxic culture under the former management of Denis Handlin.

Over 100 current and former Sony Music employees have come forward with claims of apparent sexism, discrimination and daily abuse.

70-year-old Handlin was CEO of Sony Music Entertainment across New Zealand and Australia.  He was described as a “mean” and “ruthless” boss who subjected his employees to humiliation for over fifty years.

A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. 

A three year old boy has passed away after testing positive for the virus only months after it was declared over.

Roughly 100 people may have been exposed to the virus and are being monitored for any developing symptoms.

The world health organisation said in a statement they are “working with health authorities to investigate the case.”

A couple celebrated “Freedom Day” yesterday by getting married at the border of Queensland and New South Wales.

Their celebrant was stuck on the Queensland side of the border However, the ceremony proceeded with papers signed atop the physical road barrier constructed by the Queensland government.

As new south wales reopens, Queenslanders are questioning when the state government will ease its rules on crossing the border to the south.

The Queensland government has committed $11.1 million on a new “multi storey learning centre” for Manly State School. While another $550,000 will be spent on an outdoor learning area in order to accommodate the increasing number of students. 

Since the start of the pandemic, over 16,000 people have made the move to Brisbane and enrollments at the school have significantly increased as young families move to the area. 

State Member for Lytton, Joan Pease, says the Government's contribution here is a huge boost for education on the Bayside.

Arguments have arisen between the state and federal governments over the Brisbane Olympics.

Federal MP Ted O’Brien, who is set to co-ordinate the preparations, threatened to pull out of a joint funding arrangement for the $5 billion event after he felt the Queensland Government was trying to “stack the deck.”

Anastacia Palaszczuk can choose up to nine directors for the organising committee, while the commonwealth is permitted to allocate only four.

Advocates and members of the hearing impaired community are raising concerns about the disappearance of Auslan interpreters from New South Wales’ daily press conferences. 

Speaking in a statement yesterday, the Australian Lawyers for Human Rights say there is “significant concern” over the decision to scrap interpreters. 

Natalie Wade, the committee’s vice president referred to Article 21 of the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities which highlights the “human right for the provision of information… to be in accessible formats.” 

Low-cost airline “Bonza” is preparing to kickstart in early 2022.

The budget airline will launch in Australia in order to make trips more cost-effective in preparation for post-pandemic travel.

Bonza hopes to become the nation’s budget airline of choice and fill the gap left open last year by the closure of Virgin owned Tigerair Australia. It intends to compete with the likes of Qantas, Jetstar, and Virgin Australia for national travel. 

For the meantime, the firm will be limited to Australian flights only with potential plans to expand.

Severe flooding in China’s northern Shanxi province has affected more than 1.76 million people.

Last week’s torrential rain led to landslides and 17,000 collapsed houses in over 70 districts and cities. Authorities say more than 120,000 people have been urgently relocated. 

These floods come less than three months after extreme rain in Henan province killed more than 300 people.