QLD court cases delayed as forensic labs struggle under increasing workload
A large number of Queensland court cases are experiencing months’ long delays as forensics labs struggle under their increasing workload.
A police prosecutor working on the Girum Mekonnen murder inquiry says wait times for autopsies are generally up to twelve months, with other evidence on their case remaining months away as well.
Thousands rally in Brisbane CBD on Labour Day
Thousands of people gathered in Brisbane’s CBD yesterday for the largest Labour Day rally in the country, with issues such as workplace safety and sexual harassment at the top of the agenda.
QLD opposition MP backs Springboard's bid for LNP presidency
Queensland opposition MP James Lister is backing Lawrence Springborg’s bid for the LNP Presidency after taking aim at the leadership of his own party calling them dumb and desperate.
Former LNP Councilor Lawrence Springbord who was removed from the party’s executive last year has confirmed his intent to run for the presidency as Mr Lister says electing Mr Springborg would be a giant step in the right direction.
Ferries Cancelled, Sydney Harbour Bridge obscured by smoke and fog
Hazard reduction burns in Sydney have left the city in a blanket of smoke and fog that was so thick it could be seen from space. Satellite images show the fog and smoke.
A health warning for people with asthma was given and ferries were cancelled due to the low visibility levels. The Harbour Bridge was obscured as the fog moved in and settled.
Ferries Cancelled, Sydney Harbour Bridge obscured by smoke and fog
Hazard reduction burns in Sydney have left the city in a blanket of smoke and fog that was so thick it could be seen from space. Satellite images show the fog and smoke.
A health warning for people with asthma was given and ferries were cancelled due to the low visibility levels. The Harbour Bridge was obscured as the fog moved in and settled.
NSW Government reveals plan to build Australia's Longest Road Tunnel at Blue Mountains
A plan to build Australia’s longest road tunnel at The Blue Mountains has been revealed by the New South Wales Government as part of a plan to upgrade the Great Western Highway.
The plan is not set in stone as the state government is investigating the possibility of the tunnel and seeking funding from the Commonwealth. The government says they promise the tunnel would be toll free.
Burmese Military Helicopter shot down by Kachin Independence Army
The ethnic rebel Kachin Independence Army in northern Myanmar says it has shot down a Burmese military helicopter as clashes between the two forces continue.
The helicopter was allegedly accompanied by two fighter jets which were shelling nearby villages as part of the military junta’s weeks-long campaign of air strikes in rural parts of the country.
Tangled Shoelaces - 'Turn My Dial'
A new compilation of mostly unheard wide-eyed psychedelic new wave from Brisbane teenage eccentrics Tangled Shoelaces, Australia's youngest composing and recording band.
Tangled Shoelaces were aged 10-14 when they first started in a leafy suburb of Brisbane in 1980. The band centred around three baby-faced siblings Stephen, Lucy and Martin Mackerras, with neighbour Leigh Nelson on drums. Lucy and Martin were musical prodigies and Stephen a precociously talented songwriter.
They opened for wildly inappropriate acts like Dead Kennedys and John Cooper Clarke in Brisbane before they were old enough to drink in Australian pubs. By the time they broke in 1984, up with just one 7 inch single to their name, the oldest members were still only 18.
Chapter has sifted through an archive of recordings made at the legendary studios of Sydney label M Squared, home to fabled Australian post-punk artists like Systematics, Scattered Order and Ya Ya Choral Turn My Dial presents 22 tracks of the smartest, catchiest, most eccentric teenage pop you'll ever hear.
Kučka: Wrestling
- Of the few things that Australian producer and singer-songwriter Kučka has wrestled with in a decade-long career so far is striking a sound for her solo music. As a vocalist and producer, she’s collaborated extensively with Flume and worked with Vince Staples, Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, and even the late SOPHIE.
Candy: A Pull To Heal
<p><span><span>- There’s a prize place on the mantle of Australian bedroom-pop for the jubilant, does-it-really-matter-we’re-all-going-to-die-anyway work of <strong>Calum Newton. </strong>A year and a half after the release of his DIY project Candy’s second LP, <em>Everything in Motion</em><em><strong>, </strong></em>the OG sad boy-songwriter returns with <em>A Pull To Heal</em>.