New Melbourne COVID-19 Sites
A number of venues have been added to the list of COVID exposure sites in Victoria after four new locally acquired cases were recorded in Melbourne overnight.
The four cases include a woman in her 70s, a pre-school aged child and two males in their 30s and 70s.
Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said that the first case to test positive was likely to be highly infectious.
Contact tracing and genomic sequencing are underway to determine whether the cases are linked to the Epping Woolworths contact tracing bungle last month.
Belarus Diverts Plane to Arrest Journalist
Several airlines are set to redirect their flights away from Belarusian airspace after Belarusian authorities diverted a RyanAir flight flying from Greece to Lithuania in order to arrest a dissident journalist.
Belarusian air traffic control diverted the flight by warning of a possible bomb on board before scrambling a MiG fighter jet to guide the plane into Minsk airport where police were waiting to remove journalist Roman Protasevich.
Palestinian Protestors Arrested En Masse
Israeli police say they will arrest hundreds of Palestinians living in Israel over the coming days for their participation in uprisings in support of thirteen Palestinian families set to be evicted from East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.
In a statement, Israeli police say Operation Law and Order will bring alleged criminals to justice after demonstrations which sparked 11 days of intense fighting between Israel’s defence forces and Palestinian armed group Hamas.
Sleep D x Ad Lib Collective: Flashed Glass
<p><span><span>- There’s always been an uneasy standoff between the classical and popular music worlds. There are a lot of reasons for this. Some are aesthetic, but there are a whole lot more: cultural, economic, class-based; it’s a real warzone. Even when someone tries to make nice, bridge the yawning abyss between the traditions, it isn’t easy and sometimes the gestures get slapped aside, pretty hard. For instance, I might say that not every meeting of classical music and electronica has to be as vomitously bad as <strong>William Orbit</strong>.
Gary Numan: Intruder
<p><span><span><strong>- </strong>Gary Numan is one of the true pioneers of synth-pop, ever since the emergence of <strong>Tubeway Army</strong>’s seminal 1979 concept album <em>Replicas</em>. His solo career took off later that same year, experiencing plenty of ups and downs since. However, the longevity of Numan is testament to not only his astonishingly dedicated fanbase, but also his own hunger for continuing and evolving his sound.<br />
4ZZZ Top 20
1. The Goon Sax - In The Stone (Single)
2. DZ Deathrays - Make Yourself Mad (Single)
3. Erin Foster - Birthday (Single)
4. Hallie - Fairy Bread (Single)
5. The Glycereens - Atomic Army
6. Requin - Shark
7. Alice Skye - Party Tricks (Single)
8. Clowns - Does It Matter? (Single)
9. KILL BELL - i don't think that i have what you want (Album Of The Week)
10. Olivia's World - Tuff 2B Tender EP
11. Eliza & The Delusionals - You (Single)
12. Sacred Shrines - Enter The Woods
Rockets to launch from North Queensland
Deputy Premier Steven Miles has approved Gilmour Space to launch satellites and other rockets from Abbot Point in North Queensland.
The company plans to launch its first Eris rocket next year. Gilmour Space co-founder James Gilmour says Abbot Point is an ideal spot for rocket launches.
Miles says growing the Queensland space industry will add billions to the economy and create thousands of local jobs.
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US announces it will not buy Greenland
The US Secretary of State has confirmed the US does not plan to buy Greenland from Denmark after former president Donald Trump proposed buying it.
Trump and one of his economic advisors in 2019 confirmed they were discussing the possibility of purchasing Greenland. At the time, the Danish Prime Minister called the suggestion absurd.
The Secretary of State says his visit to Greenland is a signal of Washington’s desire to enhance ties with Greenland and Denmark, and that his visit was not a real estate deal.
Two endangered plants found in path of new highway
A tiny patch of land including two ancient plant species has been discovered in New South Wales, on land that is set to be developed into a new highway. All environmental approvals have been received, and construction is already underway.
The state government says it is developing a plan to protect the new species, but environmentalists, traditional custodians, and scientists worry it won’t be enough against extinction risk. Transport Minister Scott Lawrence says the Department cannot conserve the plants in situ.