Former governor of PNG died from COVID-19 in QLD hospital
Former Papua New Guinea Eastern Highlands governor Malcolm Smith has died in a Queensland hospital from COVID-19 complications.
The 77 year old dual Papua New Guinea and UK national, was medically evacuated to Australia for treatment in March, as his condition was worsening.
He died in the intensive care unit at Redcliffe Hospital north of Brisbane on Monday.
EU denies Scott Morrison's claim about missing 3.1 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
The European Union is denying claims that it is blocking 3.1 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from shipping to Australia.
Yesterday Prime minister Scott Morrison accused the EU of blocking the shipments while he was being questioned about the vaccine rollout.
The chief spokesman for the European Commission, Eric Mamer said that the only vaccine shipment denied to Australia was the Italian shipment last month.
Chinese tourist found alive in NT
A Chinese tourist who was missing in the Northern Territory for two days has been found alive and well.
The 38 year-old man had gotten bogged with his partner close to the Northern Territory/South Australian border on Easter Sunday and the man had decided to leave the car and go for help.
NT Police Superintendent, Brett Prowse, says that if you are lost or stranded in the outback that you should remain with your vehicle.
Senyawa: Alkisa
<p><span><span>- There’s a fair chance that every project Indonesian experimental duo Senyawa will pack in ideas and approaches to music you’ve never previously heard. In fact, instrumentalist <strong>Wukir Suryadi</strong>’s hand-built homemade bamboo instruments essentially guarantee that. Those ever-interesting instruments meet vocalist <strong>Rully Shabara</strong>’s expansive vocal palette which ranges from throat-signing to doom metal howls and make for a powerful combination.</span></span></p>
Karate Boogaloo: KB's Mixtape #3
<p><span><span>- Coburg’s spaghetti western cowboys are back. Karate Boogaloo burst onto the scene back in 2018 with an idea so awesomely simple and obviously brilliant you might think they came up with it at music school for an assignment. What if we re-constructed live orchestrations of all the golden-era funk that was sampled on all our favourite golden-era hiphop records?
Kaidi Tatham: An Insight To All Minds
<p><span><span>- Kaidi Tatham has released a new album titled <em>An Insight To All Minds</em>. A stalwart of the UK music scene, Tatham was a member of the <strong>The Herbaliser</strong>'s live band in the '90s, <strong>Bugz In The Attic</strong> and one of the architects of the broken-beat scene, in addition to doing session work with a staggering list of musicians. His sound is distinctive, incorporating elements of jazz, hip-hop, jazz and dance music to great effect.</span></span></p>
Karoshi
Karoshi effortlessly merge EDM and punk rock to create catchy and intense tracks guaranteed to get you moving. The Brisbane duo work strictly under the golden rule of “can you dance to it?” to ensure big beats are front and centre then creatively incorporate a wide range of influences and styles (they have been told they sound like Pendulum, Regurgitator, Prodigy and Art vs Science so far).
4ZZZ Top 20
1. Full Power Happy Hour - Full Power Happy Hour (Album Of The Week)
2. Sycco - My Ways (Single)
3. Spirit Bunny - Stomping (Single)
4. The Oogars - Girl In The Mirror (Single)
5. Olivia's World - Debutante (Single)
6. Mere Women - Romantic Notions
7. Cloud Tangle - Swells
8. Selve - The Pink Hotel (Single)
9. Middle Name Dance Band - Lovers Featuring EP
10. Nice Biscuit - Create Simulate EP
11. Close Counters - FLUX EP
12. Being Jane Lane - Trouble (Single)
13. Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
Tuesday Zedlines 06/04/2021 with Abbey and Tom
06/04/2021 Tuesday Zedlines with Tom and Abbey
Image; Wikimedia Commons
UQ Researchers develop childhood obesity prediction
Researchers at the University of Queensland say they have developed a way to accurately predict childhood obesity. The newly-validated i-PATHWAY model uses risk factors and weight statistics from a baby’s first 12 months to predict the likelihood of a child becoming obese by 8 to 9 years old. The development is a step forward in Australia’s efforts to fight childhood obesity as the government report that in 2017 - 18, a quarter of children and adolescents were overweight and one in twelve were obese.