Dreamworld’s $1.3 million fine labelled “small” by expert
Dreamworld’s 3.6 million dollar fine over the deaths of four patrons has been called “small” compared to other corporate penalties.
Ardent Leisure was fined on Monday over the deaths of four patrons killed on a ride in 2016.
Palawa Elder Rodney Dillon waits for practical actions in the new Closing the Gap Agreement
In July this year, the Morrison government announced a revised policy to close the gap in education, housing, health, incarceration and culture between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by 2031. The government doubled its targets from 8 to 16, adding new targets in.
Amnesty International Australia Indigenous Adviser and Palawa Elder Rodney Dillon said he’s waiting for action and practical solutions to close the gap.
DVNA: All My Friends
<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><em>- All My Friends, </em>the debut EP from Brisbane’s very own DVNA is a playful spin on classic R&B, unapologetically skewed through the perspective of a millennial, coming of age. Fusing the sultry elegance and neo-noir pulse of a late-night jazz club, DVNA’s assortment of soulful pop songs are at their best when she embraces raw lyrics and bold production.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
IDLES: Ultra Mono
<p><span><span>- Over the past two years you would have been hard pressed to spy a legacy music media outlet that didn’t proudly wave the flag for Briton’s pugnacious punks IDLES. Since <em>Joy As An Act Of Resistance’</em>s angry aplomb gripped us, the gents have ridden high on waves of praise and a firebrand barrage of piss and vinegar. Where they would jet off to on the heels of said record and at the same time as giving their passports a workout as they punched up over two hundred plus shows in the interim, I had no idea.
Film Review: Goddess of Fortune at Italian Film Festival 2020
During COVID-19, have you found that each of your days have been blurring into one like a bland mess of bad news? Are you looking for a good excuse to leave the house? Do you find yourself ailed by daydreams of a place faraway from all of the current trouble and strife? If you said yes to any of the above, then I would prescribe a night out at the of ST. ALi Italian Film Festival presented by Palace.
9AM ZEDLINES - 29 SEPTEMBER
By 4ZZZ reporters Hannah Davies and Norma Hilton.
Image: Wikimedia Commons
WHO plans fast and cheap COVID-19 tests for poor countries
The World Health Organisation has announced middle and low income countries will receive over 100 million diagnostic tests for coronavirus.
The WHO will offer tests to poorer countries at $5 each over the next six months, depending on funding.
India vows to fight coronavirus “for all humanity”
India is moving ahead with phase 3 of clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine.
During the virtual UN General Assembly on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as the world's biggest vaccine maker, the country will use its resources "for all humanity" in the battle against coronavirus,
Cardinal George Pell to depart Sydney for Rome six months after acquittal
Cardinal George Pell will travel to Rome today, six months after he was acquitted of child sexual abuse by Australia’s High Court.
Cardinal Pell has been living in Sydney since his release from a Victorian jail.
He served a year of a six-year jail sentence before the High Court released him.
Bushfire season likely to be affected by COVID-19
Acting Chief Officer of Victoria’s Country Fire Authority, Garry Cook says COVID-19 guidelines have influenced training and community fire preparation in Victoria this bushfire season.
In Queensland, online training has in some cases replaced face-to-face training.