30 per cent of Australians have no plans to be vaccinated

Australia’s peak doctor’s association is calling on the federal government to launch a major campaign to combat vaccine hesitancy. 

The calls follow new data which outlined 30 per cent of Australians do not plan on receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, and that 1.5 million vaccines are currently waiting to be administered in Australia. 

Underfunding root of hospital's issues, not mismanagement, says MP

A North Queensland MP is defending a local hospital against accusations of mismanagement by the state government. 

Minister for Health Yvette D'ath yesterday announced the North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) board would have to defend its management of hospitals and services around Mt Isa. 

Locust Revival: Mistakes

<p><span><span>- Formerly Brisbane based, now a Melbourne turncoat producer, Locust Revival has been consistently releasing records over the last few years. His self-titled 2019 release saw him embrace bright and euphoric instrumentation to contrast the dark and dreary vocals and thematic weight of his sound. In his 2020 record, <em>Partially Here, </em>released in the early days of COVID-19, his grim sound grew naturally.</span></span></p>

Sons Of Kemet: Black To The Future

<p><span><span>- I first heard about <strong>Sons of Kemet </strong>when <em>Your Queen Is A Reptile </em>burst forward in 2018 chock full of boundless energy injected into intricate jazz stylings. From there, anyone who has been in my car since that fateful day has doubtless heard Sons of Kemet super-charged assertive force. Dual drummers Sayain dance their power to conatus as saxophone and tubas jive between each other all spurred on by an underlying incentive.</span></span></p>

Open letter from Myanmar

Nearly 400 civil society organisations inside Myanmar have written an open letter to the foreign minister, Marise Payne, condemning Australia’s “shameful inaction” and urging it to impose new sanctions to de-legitimise the military regime and squeeze its sources of foreign funding.

Rural medical placements cut

The Australian Medical Students’ Association is calling on the federal government to reinstate funding for thousands of medical students to do rural placements.

The funding for the rural placement program was suspended following the Federal Budget announcements last week.

 

Homeless Connect event tomorrow

The Brisbane City Council is holding a Homeless Connect event tomorrow from 9am to 2pm at the Brisbane Showgrounds.  

The event will provide opportunities for people to access legal help, healthcare, accommodation referrals, help with centrelink, free haircuts, clothing and shoes.

It is the 24th Homeless connect event since it started in 2006.