Facebook shutdown puts some at risk
Researchers say the recent shutdown of Facebook on Thursday could be putting people in danger as important organisations have their posts hidden.
Professor Kelly, of the University of Queensland law and marketing raised concerns that Domestic Violence groups such as DVConnect, had their posts hidden.
Such organisations are concerned those with limited access to the internet are unable to seek information about domestic violence services outside Facebook.
First of Pfizer vaccinations administered
In Victoria, the first Coronavirus vaccines were administered on Sunday as national rollout gets underway.
The first vaccinations nationally took place in Sydney, with a World War II survivor and Prime Minister Scott Morrison among the first 20 vaccinated.
Monash Health Medical Director, Professor Stuart says the aim is to get all healthcare workers vaccinated and then out to the public as well.
Myanmar authorities kill two protesters
Two people have been killed in Myanmar in the deadliest day since coup began.
According to emergency workers and doctors, security forces fired live rounds on protesters on Saturday.
Authorities have been increasing their response to protesters, deploying troops on to peaceful rallies and firing tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets, with isolated incidents of live rounds being used.
The Hold Steady: Open Door Policy
- The Hold Steady are back with Open Door Policy, their eighth album of classic rock tunes exploring the seedy underbelly of the “sex, drugs and rock’n’roll” dream.
4ZZZ Top 20
1. Nice Biscuit - Create Simulate (Album Of The Week)
2. Hope D - Cash Only
3. Tia Gostelow - CHRYSALIS
4. A Country Practice - Summer Haze
5. Local Authority - Forever, For Now (Single)
6. Jesswar - Medusa (Single)
7. Relay Tapes - Daylighter (Single)
8. The Ancient Bloods - Where We Stand
9. King Stingray - Get Me Out (Single)
10. Asha Jefferies - Break (Single)
11. L. Flora - Poison Ivy (Single)
12. Haters - Dead (Single)
13. The Glycereens - Get Loose (Single)
NASA rover touches down on Mars
NASA’S rover Perseverance touched down on Mars this morning, after travelling to the planet for over seven months.
This is NASA’S most advanced astrobiology laboratory ever launched to another planet, the Perseverance’s mission will be to search for signs the planet once harboured microbial life on Mars, over three billion years ago when the planet was covered in water.
The project has cost $2.7 billion over the past two years; two more missions to mars are planned to retrieve the samples within the next decade
Melbourne records three new COVID cases linked to Holiday Inn cluster
Melbourne has recorded three new coronavirus cases linked to the Holiday Inn outbreak, taking the states total to 22.
All three new cases have been quarantining at home and there is little concern for community transmission.
Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley says the Government is continuing to locate primary close contacts to the cluster.
“We had a total of 1507 primary contacts associated with the Grand Hyatt outbreak. We now have around 942 left. We contacted around 350 people yesterday to stand them down,” he said.
Drew Pavlou bus tour underway
In local news, Anti CCP activist and UQ Student Drew Pavlou is currently on his way to Adelaide to protest the appointment of former UQ Vice-Chancellor Peter Høj to the University of Adelaide.
"[Høj] was getting over $200,000 every year to deepen ties with China while China operated concentration camps where 3 million Muslims were tortured raped, bashed and beaten, and I think that's absolutely unacceptable," Pavlou said.
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