NT government is considering to halt Glencore mining company's plan on Borroloola sacred site

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Wed, 31/03/2021 - 10:25

The Northern Territory government is considering whether a heritage listed site of high Aboriginal significance should be destroyed for a mining waste dump.

The Glencore mining company has sought approval to remove artifacts and destroy the Borroloola sacred site.

The Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities advised the NT Heritage Minister that refusal of the plan will draw criticism as a decision which inhibits economic development of the NT.


 

Federal Labour will announce new climate policies

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Wed, 31/03/2021 - 10:21

Federal Labor has promised to demolish taxes on electric cars as part of a new suite of climate policies aimed at cutting costs on Australian households.

The opposition is due to announce the plan today, and it would remove government charges on non-luxury electric vehicles, including import taxes and fringe benefits tax.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese will also reveal a $200 million package to install 400 community batteries, which would support 100,000 households by storing energy from rooftop solar.

PNG doubled the COVID-19 cases over the week

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Wed, 31/03/2021 - 10:18

Papua New Guinea has seen its numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases double in the past week. 

The country has now recorded more than 5,300 cases and 49 deaths. 

Australian fly-in-fly-out workers can no longer travel to and from PNG with the Australian government placing tough restrictions on travel after the surge of cases began. 

Full Power Happy Hour - Self Titled Album

Submitted by charlottec on Tue, 30/03/2021 - 16:13
Meanjin/Brisbane alt-country/indie-folk five-piece Full Power Happy Hour first captured hometown hearts with their heartfelt, high-energy live shows and now they’ve parlayed that momentum into their self-titled debut album, an enchanting collection of great depth and beauty based around the beguiling songs and bewitching vocals of singer-songwriter Alex Campbell. The band’s unique aesthetic mixes the intimacy and fragility of ‘60s folk singers like Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez with the ramshackle bonhomie of The Pogues, tempered by a more modern indie-rock sensibility akin to The Clean, with results that are purely and defiantly Full Power Happy Hour. Equal parts confident and vulnerable, these eight tracks demand attention with their impassioned lyrics, joyful instrumentation and heart-stirring harmonies, the perfect antidote to these turbulent times and a fitting reminder of life’s inherent beauty." 4ZZZ Announcer Andy Paine reviewed the album on 4ZZZ's The New Releases Show: "Full Power Happy Hour is the debut self-titled album from the Brisbane four-piece, following their Fun EP from 2019. The record could be seen as part of a local revival of the jangly pop music that was once referred to as “the Brisbane sound”, following popular albums over the last couple of years from Dumb Things and The Double Happiness. Full Power Happy Hour are maybe a bit lighter on the jangly guitar than either of them, but there is a likeness in the laid back guitar pop and reflective personal lyrics."

Spiritual Mafia: Alfresco

Submitted by chrisc on Tue, 30/03/2021 - 13:11

<p><span><span>- Garage rock outfit Spiritual Mafia’s members are spread across Victoria, Queensland, and Northern Territory. Accordingly, despite playing a handful of shows a number of years ago, it’s taken the band a number of years to scrape together their debut LP, <em>Alfresco</em>.

Nectax: Source Code

Submitted by chrisc on Tue, 30/03/2021 - 12:55

<p><span><span>- It sure is an odd time to be an electronic dance music creator. UK based drum’n’bass producer Nectax dropped his new <em>Source Code</em> EP this week to a country where social events are legally restricted to outdoor meetings, two metres apart, with one other person. The UK dance scene is used to navigating illegal gathering laws, but that used to apply to raves in the forest, not going to the shop to buy a record.</span></span></p>

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8 new locally acquired and 2 overseas cases of COVID-19 in Queensland

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 30/03/2021 - 10:22

8 new locally acquired cases and 2 overseas acquired cases of COVID-19 have been detected in Queensland overnight. The premier has confirmed that 6 are close contacts of confirmed cases and 2 cases are still under investigation. Health officials believe that the cases originated from two distinct clusters one of which is related to a doctor who worked at the Princess Alexandra hospital and another which is related to a nurse who worked at the Princess Alexandra hospital.

 

Queensland Businesses push for Good Friday trading to be permitted

Submitted by Zedlines Contributor on Tue, 30/03/2021 - 10:20

The Greater Brisbane lockdown has caused businesses to push for Good Friday trading to be permitted as they fear consequences of having to close. Queensland residents are cancelling holiday plans while visitors who planned to come to Queensland are cancelling too. Tourism and Transport Chief Executive Margy Osmond says Queensland businesses are teetering on the edge of the precipice.

 

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