Charley Crockett: 10 For Slim: Charley Crockett Sings James Hand
<p><span><span>- One thing I’ve always loved with country and at the same time been confused by, is how you’re never quite sure if you’re hearing an original or a version passed down through time. Charley Crockett<strong> </strong>waltzes in this tradition with another instalment of his <em>Lil’ L.G</em><strong> </strong>series and, this time round, takes a more sincere approach.
Perfume Genius: IMMEDIATELY Remixes
<p><span><span>- Is tampering with a masterpiece something sacrilegious, tantamount to cultural vandalism? When <strong>Marcel Duchamp</strong> put a moustache on the <em>Mona Lisa</em> (well, not exactly literally) the response created both a new “masterpiece” and an ongoing discussion of whether a singular work of art is static or fluid and always evolving.
Mere Women - 'Romantic Notions'
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Police Commissioner suggests app to address rising sexual assaults
One of Australia's top police officers has proposed an app to record sexual consent between parties to combat climbing sexual assault figures.
NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said rising sexual assault figures need to be addressed through technology and education on consent.
"Whether the app floats or not, I think it's irrelevant... I think it's about understanding that this crime is on the increase … and we need to confront it whether that’s through technology or education and training or through other ideas," he said.
Domestic violence victims gain early access to superannuation
Domestic violence victims fleeing abuse will soon be able to withdraw 10,000 dollars from their superannuation.
Family and domestic violence will be added to the list of existing “compassionate ground rules” which grant access to super before retirement age.
However Labor superannuation spokesman Stephen Jones said vulnerable women, particularly those experiencing domestic abuse, “should not be forced to choose between their safety and their financial futures”.
Three Indigenous deaths in custody in last fortnight
Three Indigenous people have died in custody in the past fortnight — two in Sydney and one in Melbourne.
The deaths in Sydney were revealed by the NSW Corrective Services Commissioner during budget estimates the following week.
Labor senator Pat Dodson, who worked on the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody three decades ago, is calling for a meeting of states and territories to deal with the issue.
QLD hotel quarantine records 8 new COVID-19 cases
Eight COVID-19 cases were recorded in Queensland hotel quarantine overnight, one of the state’s largest daily quarantine totals.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said six cases were returning travellers from Papua New Guinea, which struggling to contain a surging outbreak of the virus.
Ms Palaszczuk said she is waiting on the Federal Government to consider implementing regional quarantine measures.
There are now 48 active cases of COVID-19 in Queensland hospitals.
Numbers of international school students plummet
Gold Coast International English schools have been hit hard by the global pandemic, losing 94% of their students.
Managing Director of Inforum Education Simon Craft says only half of his workforce remain employed, with the remaining on JobKeeper.
Research conducted by the Mitchell Institute estimated 80-90% of visas collapsed nationwide last year.
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