[ad_1] An intoxicating blend of Chicago-Memphis blues with Motown-Stax-inspired soul, Brisbane band Blues Arcadia always bring the heat when they take to the stage, delivering an uninhibited, old-fashioned soul-stomp revival. Given the year 2020 has served up, it’s somewhat surprising Blues Arcadia have recorded a live album. But when live performances returned to Queensland…
[ad_1] Coronavirus deaths exposed more cracks in Australia’s “broken” aged care system but there is hope it can change. After two years and 99 days of public hearings, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has wrapped up, with the commissioners to submit their final report in February. The devastating pandemic revealed more…
[ad_1] Firefighting crews will work overnight to contain a massive bushfire in Sydney’s south, with the blaze burning out of control on Saturday afternoon. The fire is burning in the Royal National Park on the eastern side of the Princes Highway, south of Heathcote. It is understood the blaze started after a spot fire broke…
[ad_1] There’s nothing more annoying than loose change jingling around in your pockets, but according to coin collectors, there could be a hidden jackpot right under your nose. A mistake at the Royal Australia Mint in 2000 led to a unique set of $1 coins being made, and now they’re valued as high as $4000….
[ad_1] The full devastation wreaked by Australia’s unprecedented summer bushfires is unclear because of inconsistencies in how data is collected and shared, a new report says. The interim report from the royal commission into national natural disaster arrangements said there were “real difficulties” in developing a clear national picture of the impact of the 2019-2020…
[ad_1] A police officer who gave evidence in the Lawyer X royal commission had underworld figures do a “walk-by” of their home days later, a court has heard. The officer is now trying to have their name suppressed in the Victorian Court of Appeal after their first bid was rejected by the royal commission’s chairwoman…
[ad_1] The federal government is still not prepared for COVID-19 in aged care despite the first outbreak happening in March, the Royal Commission into Aged Care has heard. “Our elderly citizens, and their families, deserve better,” counsel assisting the Royal Commission Peter Rozen, QC, said in his closing submissions on Thursday. Mr Rozen said instead…
[ad_1] With COVID restrictions in place, Queensland’s Ekka public holiday will work a little differently this year. Find our list of services and stores still trading on Friday 14 August during this Royal Show day. SHOW DAY This year’s Show Day will occur on Friday 14 August 2020 for the first time. Due to COVID…
[ad_1] A bag of bones could have been sitting at the bottom of an embankment in the Royal National Park in Sydney for decades before it was found “by sheer luck”. Two years after the male human remains were found, police have revealed they have turned to emerging DNA technologies to determine what the unidentified…
[ad_1] A newborn baby is among a new cluster of coronavirus cases at a hospital in Melbourne. Chief health officer Professor Brett Sutton said four cases had been linked to the neonatal intensive care unit at the Royal Children’s Hospital. The cases are two parents, one patient and a healthcare worker. Professor Sutton said all…