Athena Joy: Into The Wild

- Queensland’s Gold Coast trades on an image of fun. It’s sunny all the time, the blue water throws curving, tubular swells into the shore, and the beaches are a lengthy stretch of sandy playgrounds. Then there is the nightlife which is a brightly coloured, neon lit wonderland that screams party, party, party! So what it is about “Australia’s Playground” that produces artists who create music that seems to be somewhat off-piste, if not an antithesis of that marketing image?

Hanworth House makes luxury fashion accessible to all in support of Women’s Legal Services.

Marisa Vecchio, owner of Hanworth House, is no stranger to philanthropic endeavours that support Queensland women. Her next event, Labels on the Lawn, aims to not only raise $50,000 for Women’s Legal Services Queensland, but make luxury fashion accessible to all.

COVIDSafe app turmoil

The COVIDSafe app has been deemed unsuccessful after identifying 17 unknown cases that have already been discovered through manual tracing.

The app has not found one unique COVID case in almost a month, and only 17 unique cases in the community.

Coronavirus outbreak in Chinese city

Chinese officials are undergoing large coronavirus testings as a high number of asymptomatic cases have been recorded in the city of Kashgar.

Around 137 cases were detected by health officials, which has been linked to a garment factory in Kashgar. It is unclear how the initial infection was contracted, and authorities are working to test the entire city of 4.7 million residents by Tuesday.

Poland protests

The streets of Poland have been swarmed by angry protesters, after the constitutional court voted in favour of enforcing an almost total ban on abortion.

The court alleged the current laws on abortion of damaged foetuses does not align with the constitution.