New PNG strain no cause for alarm

Queensland authorities have confirmed a new COVID-19 strain was identified in hotel quarantine and linked to Papua New Guinea. 

Queensland Health said the new strain is not of high concern for the state as it is not understood not to be as infectious as the UK and South African strains.  

Various Artists: Oz Echoes: DIY Cassettes and Archives 1980-1989

<p><span><span>- <strong>Efficient Space</strong> roll deep on the archives. From legendary left-field dance comps <em>Midnight Spares</em> and <em>3AM Spares</em> to First Nations' proto-electro classic <em>Waak Waak ga Min Min</em> to the current release <em>Oz Echoes</em>, you could think of the label more as sonic anthropology.

Show Me The Body: Survive

<p><span><span>- Over the past half decade New York hardcore act Show Me the Body have, impressively, been able to carve out a sound of their own in a genre that isn’t exactly conducive to inimitability; and I say that with all due respect to hardcore punk music. To suggest that I’ve developed an affinity for the genre over the last few years would be an understatement, but I’d be lying if I said I found it typically easy to distinguish hardcore bands by sound.</span></span></p>

A retrospective look at the Disability Royal Commission's hearing on employment

The federal government is being accused of ignoring the Disability Royal Commission’s request for the inquiry to be extended. 

The commission chair reached out to the prime minister and attorney-general in October last year, seeking a 17-month extension due to the scope of inquiry and impact of the pandemic.

Earlier this month, acting Attorney-General Michaelia Cash said the government was still deciding on the request with an announcement to be made “in due course”. 

So far the commission has heard from over 200 witnesses and received more than 2000 submissions.

Legal clinic aims to end intergenerational statelessness

A new legal clinic is aiming to calculate how many stateless people are living in Australia. 

Refugee advice and casework service solicitor Sarah Dale says babies being born in Australia to have the opportunity to end intergenerational statelessness. 

The program will focus on children living in a cycle of statelessness that are eligible for citizenship.