Brazillian President Admitted to Hospital Amid National Pressures
Brazilian President Jai air Bolsonaro is being taken to Sao Paulo where doctors will determine if he needs emergency surgery.
Ambulance RAMP Data Prevent QLD Health System Progression
Calls for ambulance ramping data to be released have caused public outcry during the most recent health crisis in Queensland.
Shadow Health Minister Ros Bates says the timely data must be released so health experts can start working on genuine solutions to heal our health system and fix the crisis.
Container Exchange Fails to Meet Recycling Goal
Queensland's container refund scheme fails to meet its targets as an estimated half billion bottles and cans do not meet the recovery rate.
A difference of 500 million containers not being recycled through the ten cent refund scheme has not met the required targets to be achieved for the year. Potentially leading to the scheme's termination.
Football Brisbane Loses Insurance Support
Soccer fixtures and training in Brisbane have been thrown into chaos by a managerial dispute between the Queensland and Brisbane governing bodies.
Football Brisbane said it had to suspend games because it was no longer covered by Football Queensland's insurance.
Nurse Tests Positive in NSW Hospital
NSW health has confirmed that a fully vaccinated staff member at Westmead Hospital has tested positive for COVID19.
The worker was a nurse on the COVID ward and wore full protective equipment.
A spokesperson for the department said the nurse did not display any symptoms and their infection was detected during routine screening.
Vivid Sydney Forced to Reschedule
NSW's latest COVID-19 outbreak has forced Vivid Sydney to be rescheduled until mid-September.
The festival showcases local artists, musicians and performers but is best known for its outdoor light displays. It was due to start next month on August 6 until August 28.
South African Unrest Continues
Violence and looting has raged in South Africa for the sixth day running, stoking fears of food and fuel shortages as disruption to farming, manufacturing and oil refining began to bite amid the country’s worst unrest in decades.
Spirit Bunny: Uncanny Valley
- It seems circuit-bending was just the beginning. Meanjin / Brisbane-benders Spirit Bunny are back and they seem like ...more. The same weird electronics and unstoppably positive energy produces strangely abrasive timbres in rollicking little pop songs, but it’s just ...more! It's never less, not even with all the political pot-shots that finger-point out of every number like this was an issue of Green Left Weekly, nothing can make this band seem mean-spirited or dried up.
Tkay Maidza: Last Year Was Weird Vol.3
- In 2018 when Adelaide born rapper Tkay Maidza released Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 1 she would’ve had no idea of the imminent success she’d uncover. Vol. 2 came in 2020, featuring a JPEGMAFIA collaboration and the best tracks of her career so far. With that success not in the rearview mirror just yet, Tkay has released Last Year Was Weird, Vol.
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