australia
It’s the rarest album on earth, only listened to by a handful of people. But now, the public is going to get the chance to finally give it a spin. Only snag – you'll have to shell out for a ticket to Australia. The Australian island of Tasmania, to be precise. The sole copy of Wu-Tang Clan's 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' will be played to the public for the first time at The Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Hobart. The institution will be holding limited listening events as part of its upcoming exhibition, Namedropping, during which visitors can experience a curated 36-minute mix from the...
Euronews (English)
Super-substitute Ryan Edmondson shone brightly for the Central Coast Mariners, scoring two crucial late goals in their 3-1 extra-time victory over Melbourne Victory in the 2023/24 A-League Men grand final on Saturday night. Jason Geria's 50th-minute goal had given Victory the lead, making the Mariners' title hopes seem all but over as the fourth official signaled added time at Gosford’s Industree Group Stadium on Saturday. However, English striker Edmondson dramatically equalized in the 91st minute, pushing the match into extra time. In extra time, the Mariners seized control, with teenager Mi...
Football Tribe Asia
Screenshot: Sky News Australia YouTube video – Same-sex parenting book ban defended by Cumberland City Councillor When Sydney’s Cumberland City Council placed a ban on the book Same-sex Parents in its eight public libraries, it was bound to cause controversy. In addition, the issue highlighted Australia’s record of historical and current censorship. There was immediate online outrage. David Tyler, aka Urban Wronski, summed up the negative reactions: “We’re going to make it clear tonight that … these kind of books, same-sex parents books, don’t find their way to our kids,” Christou said during ...
Global Voices
The governments of Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday said they would send planes to New Caledonia to assist departures of their citizens after days of violent unrest in the French overseas territory. "We've received clearance for two Australian government assisted-departure flights today for Australian and other tourists to depart New Caledonia," Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on social media platform X. "Passengers are being prioritised based on need. We continue to work on further flights," Wong added. The New Zeland Foreign Ministry said that a government plane would be arri...
DPA International
The governments of Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday said they would send planes to New Caledonia to assist departures of their citizens after days of violent unrest in the French overseas territory. "We've received clearance for two Australian government assisted-departure flights today for Australian and other tourists to depart New Caledonia," Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on social media platform X. "Passengers are being prioritised based on need. We continue to work on further flights," Wong added. The New Zeland Foreign Ministry said that a government plane would be arri...
DPA
The governments of Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday said they would send planes to New Caledonia to assist departures of their citizens after days of violent unrest in the French overseas territory. "We've received clearance for two Australian government assisted-departure flights today for Australian and other tourists to depart New Caledonia," Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on social media platform X. "Passengers are being prioritised based on need. We continue to work on further flights," Wong added. The New Zeland Foreign Ministry said that a government plane would be arri...
DPA Breaking News
Tijuana (Mexico) (AFP) - The bodies of two Australian surfers murdered in Mexico were taken to the United States on Thursday to be delivered to their relatives for the long journey home. The funeral home transporting the remains of brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, who were aged 30 and 33 respectively, confirmed that they had been transferred from Tijuana to San Diego where their parents were waiting. The body of their 30-year-old American friend Jack Carter Rhoad, who was also murdered, was in the care of another funeral company. The tourists had been camping in a remote beachside area in vi...
AFP
Screen shot of the Global Coalition for Language Rights website. While over7,000 languages are spoken worldwide, about half are under threat of extinction or severely endangered, as power relations among languages are far from equal. Many languages require their users to actively work to pass it on to the next generation, the only guarantee they can survive in the future. To highlight some of those preservation and revitalization initiatives, Global Voices talked to Gerald Roche, an Associate Professor of Politics at La Trobe University in Australia, who is not only a Tibet expert, but also an...
Global Voices
Tijuana (Mexico) (AFP) - A Mexican court on Wednesday ordered the alleged murderer of two Australians and an American killed during a surfing trip to be prosecuted, as grieving relatives awaited the repatriation of their bodies. It followed a hearing held for Jesus Gerardo "N" -- alias "El Kekas" -- in Ensenada, Baja California, where the bodies of brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, and their friend Jack Carter Rhoad, were found last Friday. The suspect will be prosecuted for the crime of "disappearance committed by private individuals," and homicide charges are expected to be filed later, the...
AFP
Journalists discuss the state of media in the Solomon Islands. Screenshot from the YouTube video of MASI: Media Association of Solomon Islands posted in May 2022. Fair use. Media groups, heads of state, and free speech advocates across the Pacific marked World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) on May 3, by emphasizing the role of upholding the right to information in addressing the impact of the climate crisis in the region. The theme of WPFD this year, “A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis,” resonates with the work being done by media groups in the Pacific. The st...
Global Voices
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