NZ now welcoming seasonal workers

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 03/08/2021 - 08:53

New Zealand is bringing Tonga, Samoa and Vanuatu into its travel bubble.

Seasonal workers in the horticulture and viticulture industries will be able to enter and work in New Zealand without undergoing a two-week quarantine.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that this move should help the agriculture sector which is currently experiencing labour shortages.

 

Nearly 400 saved in Mediterranean Sea

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 03/08/2021 - 08:51

Around 396 migrants onboard a wooden vessel have been rescued overnight by German and French humanitarian vessels in the Mediterranian Sea.

Migrants onboard included a three-month-old baby, and after being discovered in cramped conditions in dangerous waters, sent out distress signals after onboard flooding began approximately sixty-eight kilometers of the North African coast.  The rescue by the Sea-Watch 3 and the German NGO ResQ Ship are currently seeking a safe port to disembark.

 

King Woman: Celestial Blues

Submitted by chrisc on Mon, 02/08/2021 - 16:08

<p><span><span>- One of my favourite musical experiences is, without a doubt, the involuntary Patrick Bateman stinkface I pull whenever a reality shifting riff washes over me in an awesome wave and its peal alters a small part of my being. After this sonic cleanse, you retroactively feel your life prior to that point was pure guitar novitiate and that you are now, subsequently blessed. I made that pursed-lips expression so many times during this new King Woman<strong> </strong>record.

Sycco's First EP

Submitted by charlottec on Mon, 02/08/2021 - 13:23
Powered by shimmering, hooky choruses and impressive psych-pop production – the now-signature Sycco style – the EP's textures sound like what a lava lamp looks like: glowing, fluid, sometimes joyfully surprising in the direction it moves. Throughout the seven tracks, love is a constant but it's not all heart-eyes and hopeful prospects. "A lot of the EP is about my angry feelings that I bottle up. I write about what I'm going through in my day to day and about love … and being scared of love." This contrast between exultation and melancholia throughout the EP might just capture the core of Sycco: glimmering choruses that will refuse to leave your frontal lobe, and the secret, scared confessions scrawled between beats. Of the release, Sycco shares: "I can’t even begin to explain how excited I am that ‘Sycco’s First EP’ is actually out there. It’s psychedelic, it’s random, it's enthusiastic, it's colourful - it’s everything I wanted ‘Sycco’s First EP’' to be." 

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2. The Goon Sax - Mirror II

3. Baker Boy - My Mind (Feat. G Flip) (Single)

4. Amyl And The Sniffers - Guided By Angels (Single)

5. Eliza & The Delusionals - Save Me (Single)

6. Miiesha - Made For Silence (Single)

7. Fortitude Valley - Baby, I'm Afraid (Single)

8. Clowns - Sarah (Single)

9. Action Slacks - Voids EP

10. Full Flower Moon Band - You Know The Mayor (Single)

11. Sycco - Sycco's First EP

SEQ lockdown to extend until Sunday 4pm

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Mon, 02/08/2021 - 11:05

Queensland has recorded 15 new COVD-19 cases today, 13 locally acquired related to the current growing cluster and two acquired overseas. 

Acting Premier Steven Miles has announced the lockdown will now be extended until Sunday 4pm. 

Ekka is also officially cancelled as Delta-variant COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

For more information on restrictions, updates and a list of exposure sites, visit the Queensland Health website.
 

 

Police crackdown in Brisbane CBD ahead of expected anti-lockdown protests

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Mon, 02/08/2021 - 11:04

A hard police crackdown is underway on those flouting stay-at-home orders in Queensland with a few infringement notices being issued for non-compliances. 

The concern over rallies in Brisbane today are also rising, with a strong presence of police throughout CBD Brisbane ahead of those expected anti-lockdown protests.

The Deputy Commissioner Shane Chepley says, “now is not the time.”

 

Questions arise over the 2032 Olympics' economic benefit

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Mon, 02/08/2021 - 11:01

Economists are warning the 2032 Brisbane Olympics could badly affect the economy as the financial windfall from the event is over-blown while dragging money away from necessary community investments.

The Federal and Queensland governments have both cited research by accounting firm KPMG, commissioned by the state tourism department, which found the 2032 Games would deliver up to more than $17 billion in benefits to the nation.

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