Students hit the streets to protest for climate change
Thousands of Australian school students are expected to participate in nationwide climate protests tomorrow.
The students will be protesting the Australian government's use of gas and coal, in what is expected to be the largest national school strike since the pandemic began.
The Brisbane School Strike for Climate will begin at 1 pm tomorrow, at King George Square in the CBD.
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.
“The action I have taken today asks the board to show cause as to why they should not be dismissed and an administrator appointed," said Ms D'ath.
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.
South Australia's next governor
Former diplomat Frances Adamson has been announced as South Australia's next governor.
SA Premier Steven Marshall said the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary would replace current Governor Hieu Van Le in October.
Ms Adamson was also Australia's ambassador to China from 2011 to 2015.
She will be the state's third female governor.
CQUniversity tackles flu vaccine
Central Queensland University researchers have Identified deficiencies in influenza vaccines that leave the jabs less effective for Indigenous people.
The research focused on and proteins called HLAs which are highly prevalent in Indigenous populations.
Jirrbal man and Central Queensland University Professor Adrian Miller says they hope to improve vaccines dramatically.
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.
Kite -foiling ready for Olympics?
Elliot heads on the coast near Bundaberg is putting up its hand to host the Olympic kite-foiling sporting event for the Olympic games in 2032.
Kite-foiling is similar to kitesurfing, but less about tricks and more about speed.
However, Queensland Kite-foilers must first overcome the fact that Brisbane has not yet been selected to host the 2032 Games and that Kite foiling is not an Olympic sport.