Bangla TV hires the first transgender news reader
Tashnuva Anan Shishir, the first transgender news reader in Bangladesh delivered the news bulletin on the private Boishakhi TV on Monday.
She went for several auditions, but only Boishakhi TV was brave enough to take her in. A spokesperson of the channel says her debut is a historical step in the home to about 1.5 million transgender people.
RINSE: Wherever I Am
<span><span><span>- Across his debut EP, Brisbane dream-pop producer RINSE feels wholly in his element. Here he channels his work from previous bands, expanding his sound in a stargazing fashion.</span></span></span>
Arab Strap: As Days Get Dark
<p><span><span>- For all of the “miserable” and “depressing” tags attached to Scottish duo Arab Strap, many seem to forget one fundamental truth – they’re also hilarious. One only needs to look at the front cover of their 2006 retrospective <em>Ten Years Of Tears</em> to get the hint, as the pair sit looking forlorn in a generic function room, a banner reading “<em>Enjoy Your Retirement, Arab Strap</em>” tacked loosely to the wall. </span></span></p>
Tuesday Zedlines 09/03/2021 with Abbey and Tom
11am Tuesday Zedlines with Abbey and Tom
Image sourced from; Creative Commons by Paul from www.castaways.com.au
Almost 50 service stations to be opened in SEQ as fuel industry continues to expand
Many new service stations are being opened in South East Queensland replacing corner stores as the fuel industry expands. Almost 50 development applications for new or upgraded service stations were accepted across twenty nineteen to twenty twenty.
Josh Frydenberg calls for Quants to reopen Japan to Cairns air route
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is calling for Qantas’ Japan to Cairns air route to be reopened as COVID-19 travel restrictions ease. Frydenberg says the reintroduction of the lucrative Japanese tourist market would be a major boost to North Queensland’s struggling tourism industry. Japanese tourists spent $2 billion in Australia in twenty nineteen.
Hospitality worker reveals extent of sexual harassment in Victorian workplaces
A hospitality worked in Melbourne has spoken out about sexual harassment in the workplace and says there is a culture in Victorian workplaces leaving people feeling unsafe. During her ten year hospitality career the victim says she has had sexual innuendos, physical violence and inappropriate gestures thrown at her. A ministerial taskforce for sexual harassment in the workplace was launched on Monday b
98 dead and 600 injured after explosions at Nkoa Ntoma Military base in Equatorial Guinea
A series of explosions in Equatorial Guinea has left 98 people dead and over 600 injured in the city of Bata. The blasts were caused by a fire at Nkoa Ntoma military base and levelled several buildings both inside and around the base. The Spanish government says it will immediately dispatch humanitarian aid to its former colony, which is in the grips of a COVID-19 economic downturn.
2 Protestors killed in Myanmar as confrontations between police and protestors continue to escalate
Confrontations between police and protestors continue to escalate in Myanmar as 2 people were killed in Kachin state and hundreds were surrounded in Yangon last night. The protests, which are in response to the February first military (koo) coup, are becoming increasingly deadly as the police and military crack down on opposition. While the international community is widely condemning the military’s se
Government to subsidise student travel
The state government says it will subsidise school excursions to the Great Barrier Reef as part of its COVID-19 recovery program. Premier Anastacia Palaszczuk says more than 6500 Queensland students will be eligible for the $150 grants to explore North Queensland. On her Twitter, Palaszczuk said the scheme will give students the opportunit