Potential Alzheimer's Cure approved
Regulators in the United States approved a new Alzhiemer's drug, targeting the underlying causes of the brain disease.
It comes after disregarded warnings from independent advisors that the much-debated treatment has not been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease.
The Food and Drug Administration says the drug's ability to reduce harmful clumps of plaque in the brain is expected to slow dementia.
Prime Minister to warn global leaders about rising tensions with China
In a major foreign policy speech today, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to warn global readers today that the risk of conflict involving china is rising.
The Prime Ministers speech will back US calls for fresh investigations into the origins of COVID-19, as well as claims that it may have escaped from a Wuhan lab conducting coronavirus research.
The Prime Minister is expected to comment on the arising tensions between China and other nation including Australia.
Extinction Rebellion protest to combat gas giants
An Extinction Rebellion protest against gas giants, Santos and Origin Energy, will occur in King George Square tomorrow morning due to the fracking in the Northern Territory on sacred Indigenous lands and for the removal of the Origin Energy CEO as Australia's official Climate Change Authority.
The protesters will pose as dead bodies lying on the road. The Extinction Rebellion is calling on protesters via the Facebook page, "to bring a white sheet" to add to the "Chilling effect".
Annastacia Palaszczuk defends Pfizer vaccine choice ahead of possible Tokyo Olympics trip
Annastacia Palaszczuk has defended her choice to get the Pfizer vaccine as the Queensland Premier gets her first dose of the vaccine.
Despite government advice that people over the age of 50 should receive the Astrazeneca vaccine, the Queensland Premier made the decision to get the Pfizer vaccine in event she needs to travel to Tokyo for the 2021 Olympics.
Extra Support for First Nations Queenslanders and the Blue Card Process
First Nation Queenslanders are set to receive extra support from the Federal Government through the Working with Children Blue Card process.
A review in 2017 showed that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders experienced more barriers through the Working with Children check.
The initiative will have a set team to assist with the process and target remote communities without access to the application system.
Spillage
Spillage are a Brisbane rock 'n roll band from a time before the internet. It was a time when rock was dangerous and Spillage were the epitome of that. They were playing to (almost) packed houses in Brisbane when one balmy night they gave their singer Sam some money to buy kebabs and they never saw him again. Until 20-odd years later he reappears and reforms the band and they write a whole bunch of new songs.
Spillage are back to share their cache of 'nuovo grunge' songs with a vigour that, while much healthier, is no less dangerous.
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Global Internet Outage causes News Outlets to Shut Down Temporarily
Online news outlets Amazon, The Age, and The Guardian among others were temporarily shut down due to an unexplained global website outage linked to provider 'Fastly.'
Shortly after the outage, the United Kingdom's attorney general tweeted that the country's main gov.uk was down, providing an email for queries.
Adapting to the outage, popular tech website the Verge took to Google Docs to report news, while UK technology editor at The Guardian started a Twitter thread to report on the problems.
Melbourne Lockdown to come to an End
Although Melbourne's lockdown is expected to end later this week, health authorities are warning some restrictions will likely remain in place.
Melbourne GP Dr. Todd Cameron says that the end of the lockdown is coming but he's not sure Melbourne residents will be able to do things as normal such as regular catch-ups, travel, or have large gatherings.
Melbourne remains to be on track to exit lockdown at 11:59 pm this Thursday despite the emergence of the highly contagious Delta Coronavirus cluster.
Cuts to Brisbane Transport leaves Norman Park Residents Angered
Norman Park residents are protesting cuts to Brisbane's public transport that they say leave residents out of options
A protestor against the Brisbane City Council's cuts to the New-Farm ferry on Monday says "a 3-minute Cross River Ferry now takes about 45 minutes by car in peak hour traffic"
Norman Park resident Chelsea Clarke rejects the state government initiative to promote public transport being a 'Golden Go-Card' giveaway for each week of June, which gives the receiver of the card unlimited access to public transport for a year.