Greater Brisbane a 'green zone': Victorian Chief Health Officer
The Victorian Chief Health Officer designated Greater Brisbane and Gladstone regions as ‘green zones’ as of midnight last night, meaning people travelling from those areas to Victoria will no longer need to quarantine and get tested upon arriving in the state.
The regions were moved from ‘green’ to ‘orange’ just before the Easter long weekend as a result of the Brisbane COVID-19 cluster and lockdown
Thousands march against Indigenous deaths in custody
Thousands marched in Australian capital cities over the weekend to protest continued Indigenous deaths in custody, as Australia is set to mark 30 years since the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody handed down its final report on 15 April.
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services reports that at least 474 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have died in custody since the report was handed down, including five people in the last two months, sparking the latest round of peaceful protests.
NSW Police denied statement in Porter historical rape allegation
An ABC/Four Corners report has found that New South Wales detectives were refused permission to travel to South Australia to obtain a statement from the complainant at the heart of a historical rape allegation against former attorney-general Christian Porter.
Despite a recommendation from the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes squad, NSW Deputy Commissioner David Hudson refused the travel citing COVID-19 restrictions.
Christian Porter has strenuously denied the allegation and has lodged defamation proceedings against the ABC for their reporting on the story.
Deadly protests continue in Myanmar
Myanmar faced another deadly weekend, with reports that more than 80 people were killed in the city of Bago during continued protests that have been running since the military seized control of the country in February.
Local media is reporting witnesses saw soldiers using heavy weapons and shooting at anything that moved.
Accurate reporting of protests and fatalities is becoming increasingly difficult as residents are forced to flee and access to the internet is cut off.
Cloud Tangle: Swells
<p><span><span><span>- The prolifically moody </span><strong>Amber Ramsay</strong><span> is back with the latest release from her Cloud Tangle project. Releasing about a record a year, there have been plenty of opportunities to get familiar with the Brisbane-based, one-woman-band and, even with so many outings, Ramsay is not interested in major artistic departures, more than she's fine-tuning the slow-burning melancholy of her sound.
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The LSO: Promises
<p><span><span><span>- I must admit, it’s quite surreal to be reviewing a Pharaoh Sanders album as 'new' music. The octogenarian saxophonist is a blazing torch for the legacy of spiritual jazz. Rising to prominence in <strong>Coltrane's</strong> final years, Sanders' howling tenor spearheaded a new wave of Pan-African expression throughout the 70s, guiding colourful ensembles in collective outpour as a preacher would prayer.</span></span></span></p>
Dry Cleaning: New Long Leg
<p><span><span>- In their debut album London band Dry Cleaning take inspiration from the post-punk of the past and present to deliver <em>New Long Leg</em>, a record as in-the-moment as their DIY roots would lead you to expect. Their debut sees them working with producer <strong>John Parish</strong>, a perfect collaboration to fit their angsty, yet breezy charm.</span></span></p>
Kidi Band: So Good
<p><span><span><em>- So Good</em><span> is the second album from Californian four-piece </span><strong>Kidi Band</strong><span>. Named after a traditional Ghanaian drum, the group formed when they were all in college studying the same class on West African music. Their style is an attempt to integrate the polyrhythmic percussion common in that part of the world with Western indie-pop.</span></span></span></p>
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New laser will shoot space junk out of orbit
Australian scientists developed a world-first laser designed to shoot space junk out of orbits.
The laser was developed over seven years by EOS Space Systems. CEO of EOS Space Systems, Dr. Ben Greene, said it is a breakthrough for space technology.
The laser will fire beams from the Mt. Stromlo Observatory in Canberra. One is visible to the human eye and pinpoints the debris. A second invisible laser then fires at the junk to move it out of orbit.