Concerns Over E-Cigarette Trading in QLD Schools
Queensland teachers and parents are concerned students are trading highly addictive flavoured e-cigarettes.
The Puff Bar e-cigarettes contain 5 per cent, or 50 milligrams, of nicotine, allegedly the equivalent of two-and-a-half packs of cigarettes.
New Melbourne Restrictions
Starting at 18:00 tonight, private gatherings will be limited to five people, public gatherings will be limited to thirty people and face masks will be mandatory indoors in Melbourne.
The move comes after four new locally acquired COVID-19 cases were detected in Melbourne last night and a fifth was detected this morning.
Content Warning: War Crimes
The first person to face war crimes charges for their involvement in South Sudan’s Darfur conflict is now standing trial at the International Criminal Court.
Ali Muhammed Ali Abd-al-Rahman, former commander of the government-backed Janjaweed militia, faces 32 charges including persecution, murder, torture and rape.
Aung San Suu Kyi Appears in Court
Myanmar’s democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi has appeared in court for the first time to face charges ranging from illegally possessing walkie-talkies to violating state secrets laws which could result in up to 14 years in prison.
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Mass Vaccination Set for Year's End
The Queensland government says they will open community-based mass vaccination hubs in the last quarter of the year when more Pfizer vaccines become available.
It comes after the government announced yesterday they would be delaying opening mass vaccination centres because of a shortage of vaccine doses.
Fire Services Suspends Staff Over Corruption Claims
Queensland’s firefighting service says it has stood down six staff and contacted the state corruption watchdog over allegations they failed to adhere to proper procurement practices.
The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services stressed their decision did not mean the allegations were substantiated, but the Crime and Corruption Commission was investigating them.
New Pedestrian Underpass for Kangaroo Point
A new underpass is set to be built beneath the Story Bridge in Kangaroo Point so pedestrians and cyclists can access a future green bridge.
New designs show the underpass will run between Main Street and the eastern side of the Kangaroo Point Peninsula.
Requin - 'Shark'
Requin found their name in the malfunctioning television of a local fish and chip shop. The screen was caught uncontrollably switching between Australian TV quiz ‘Deal or no Deal’ and a French news channel reporting a shark attack (un attaque de requin). In an odd way, the same tension and release between different worlds can be seen in Requin’s creation of intricate, art-focused pop music. As well as a home tour of Australia celebrating their debut EP ‘The Noisy Miners Swoop Him’, the band has been lucky enough to perform in Malaysia, Singapore and New Zealand.
'Shark’ is an album about the complexities of navigating a social environment and the painful ways human connection can degrade and unwind. The push and pull of different sounds and angles underscores this struggle and ultimate hope for consonance.
We released the single ‘Rules That Won’t Be Broken’ last March to community radio delight right before the world changed. A second single ‘Sober’ was slated to be released but plans were dashed and the group went into hibernation and ultimately disbanded.
Any of the album recordings would sit nicely in a playlist alongside the likes of Black Country, New Road, Dirty Three, Black Midi, Big Thief, Mothers, Palm, Women or Radiohead.
AFP Say Dutton Knew About Brittney Higgins in 2018
The AFP have revealed the office of a federal politician was tipped off about Brittney Higgins’ sexual assault allegations years earlier than previously disclosed.
However, a new timeline provided by the federal police suggests then Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton’s office learned of the sexual assault allegation in October 2019.