King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Butterfly 3000
<p><span><span><span>- In their newest record -and one that’s shockingly straightforward- Melbourne ensemble King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are in disguise. Like plain clothed police, they’re hardly recognisable. Across </span><em>Butterfly 3000 </em><span>- their psychedelic, dream-pop tinged new album, a few drum flourishes and vocal cues are the only indication of this being King Gizz’s eighteenth album.</span></span></span></p>
Bacchus Harsh: Caveat Tumultum
<p>- Strange times down in Naarm / Melbourne, it hardly needs to be said. The people engage in acts they’d never imagined they would and their government is taking measures that previously would have been considered bizarre. It’s all come to a head in an unusual initiative, heralded by an unsettling, fierce and dark celebration.</p>
New Cases Linked to New Brisbane Case
Another new case has been linked to a Portuguese family centre where a COVID-positive woman previously visited last week.
The centre’s president has been confirmed to have tested positive, raising concerns of community transmission.
Locations in Hamilton and the CBD have been added to the contact tracing list.
Community Members Check on Brisbane's Mental Health
A new project in Brisbane is going door-to-door talking with community members about their mental health and helping link them with wellbeing services in their area.
With the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic still felt throughout Australia, the Assisting Communities through Direct Connection Project or ACDC for short, is currently underway checking-in with locals.
Melbourne Private School Uses JobKeeper to Cut Costs
An elite Melbourne private school offered parents fee discounts of 20% last year after it received nearly $20 million in JobKeeper subsidies.
A Guardian investigation reveals Wesley College, one of the most expensive private schools in Victoria, gave parents fee rebates, waived other costs and made a 5 million dollar transfer to its scholarship fund after it received $18.2 million in JobKeeper last year.
The school says JobKeeper payments were used to pay staff.
United Nations Report Finds Human's Right's Violations
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A new United Nations report finds grave violations of children’s human rights remain alarmingly high, with the coronavirus pandemic increasing their vulnerability to abduction, recruitment and violence.
In its annual Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) report released this week, the UN said at least 19,379 children affected by war in 2020 were victims of grave violations.
President Biden Responds to Gun Control
President Joe Biden has announced a “zero-tolerance” policy for gun dealers including new funding for police and communities.
The announcement comes in response to rising crime rates in the US by taking strategic steps towards gun violence.
New gun safety measures will redirect some of the nation's three-hundred and fifty billion dollar COVID-19 funds to address crime.
Biden believes easy access to guns in the US is the source of gun violence and is seeking more transparency on gun data and better coordination among states.
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Stop Adani Activist Receives Verdict Tomorrow
Supreme court justice Susan Brown will tomorrow rule on whether coal mining giant Adani will be allowed to withhold key particulars of its civil case against prominent stop adani activist Ben Pennings.
Adani’s Barristers argue Mr Pennings could use confidential information to injure Adani’s mining operations in the Galilee basin, despite revealing in court they do not know what confidential information Mr Pennings has accessed, if any.
Penning said the lawsuit is a strategic attempt to quash protest against the controversial mine.
Country Musicians Offered Ultimate Music Showdown
Musicians aged 12 years and over will once again compete in the ultimate musical showdown, performing songs in front of crowds at this year's Ekka festival.
Entries for the country music showdown open up to willing contestants today creating pathways to boost an artists music career.
Head of entertainment Tony Laffan said, “The Ekka is all about celebrating the best of Queensland and encouraging emerging talents across all industries, including the arts.”