Queensland government and opposition in brawl over health system
State LNP leader David Crisafulli has demanded an apology from the state government after Education Minister Grace Grace claimed they were exaggerating stories of failures in the healthcare system for ‘political points’.
Queensland Presbyterian Church entering receivership with PwC
The Queensland Presbyterian Church has entered a receivership in a move that has some worried for the future of its schools and aged-care facilities.
The receivers, PwC Australia, intend to continue the church’s operations while conducting a thorough review of the financial position and activities of the church.
The Chills: Scatterbrain
<p><span><span>- For more than forty years, <strong>Martin Phillips</strong> has been the leader of The Chills, the Dunedin band who quietly started a revolution with their game-changing jangle pop. </span></span></p>
Czarface & MF DOOM: Super What?
<p><span><span>- Czarface have made a splash in underground hip-hop for almost a decade with continual, almost yearly, solid albums. Consisting of rappers <strong>Inspectah Deck</strong> and <strong>Esoteric</strong> as well as producer <strong>7L</strong>, the group’s sound blends classic old-school rap elements with references to superhero cartoons and comic books.
Mess Esque: Dream #12
<p>- Mess Esque is the brand new project from songwriters <strong>Helen</strong> <strong>Franzmann</strong> (<strong>McKisko</strong>) and <strong>Mick Turner </strong>(<strong>Dirty Three</strong>). In the face of past prolificacy and melancholic mastery, their debut <em>Dream #12 </em>is buoyant - simultaneously a peek inward and a bold stride outward.</p>
Too Birds: Melbourne 2
<p><span><span>- Do Too Birds seem out of place in Melbourne? They’re brutally distinct from most other hip hop in Australia, for sure. Having said that, wherever you put Too Birds they’d almost certainly be out of place; it’s kind of their thing.</span></span></p>
11am Zedlines
Your 11am Zedlines with Tina and Teagan.
Image: Flickr/Pierre Pouliquin
U.S. climate change report released after 4-year delay
A major climate change report has been released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, after being delayed by the Trump administration since 2017.
The Climate Change Indicators Report found floods have become five times more likely in U.S. cities since 1950, and recorded a record low amount of sea ice last September.
Calls for better Indigenous perinatal health services
Researchers from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the US are calling for Indigenous perinatal health to be better incorporated into the nation’s health systems.
The researchers are demanding better perinatal care for First Nations women, who are most at risk for complications during childbirth.
Budget failing Aboriginal legal services, say Indigenous justice bodies
Indigenous justice bodies are concerned by the lack of funding allocated to Aboriginal legal services in Tuesday’s federal budget.
There was no further funding allocated to legal assistance services, despite high rates of Indigenous incarceration and deaths in custody.