100 dolphins have been found dead off the coast of Mozambique.

A further 86 carcasses were found on Bazaruto Island, north of the capital Maputo, on Tuesday.

Environmental experts are investigating the deaths to see if they are related to a nearby cyclone that took place last week. 

In national news, 

Coalition backbencher Craig Kelly has defected from the Liberal party, and will sit on the crossbench for the remainder of his term. 

Liberal leaders Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison stepped in to ensure Mr Kelly’s preselection when he had lost the support of the Liberal party members in his electorate.

Mr Kelly is a vocal opponent of official COVID-19 medical advice, and promotes unproven COVID-19 treatments on social media.

At least 79 inmates have died in prison riots across Ecuador, as fights between rival gangs and an escape attempt prompted violence.

“These were two groups vying for criminal leadership within the detention centres,” said Edmundo Moncayo, the director of Ecuador’s prison agency.

800 police officers are attempting to regain control of the three facilities, said Mr Moncayo. 

United Nations representatives have called for “a prompt and impartial investigation” into this week’s deadly riots, as well as “corresponding sanction to those responsible”.
 

 Queensland Greens MP Michael Berkman is calling on the Queensland Government to stop the war on drugs. 

Mr Berkman states the State Government’s current criminalisation and stigmatisation approach is ineffective. 

“I am again calling on the Government to shift to a harm minimisation approach on drugs,” involving clinically supervised injecting centres, and opioid replacement therapy.  

Queensland voluntary assisted dying legislation may not be complete by its May deadline.

This is the second deadline that would be missed by the Queensland Law Reform Commission, after the government extended the original February deadline.

"The commission will complete this complex review as soon as it reasonably can,” said Queensland Law Reform Commission Chair, Justice Peter Applegarth. 

"It hopes that it will be able to report and provide well-drafted legislation by its reporting date of 10 May 2021.”

A coral farm in Bundaberg is set to boost production, with the ultimate aim of rehabilitating the Great Barrier Reef. 

A $300,000 federal government grant will help Monsoon Aquatics expand, with the ultimate aim of helping restore the Great Barrier Reef.

"Spawning is the next level," said Director Daniel Kimberly.

"So rather than producing 10, 20 or 50 corals from one piece, we might be able to produce 10,000, 20,000 or more."

Fortescue Metals Group has apologised for clearing land on a sacred Aboriginal site.

Western Australia's Weelumurrah Creek area had government permission to clear the land on the condition that elders were present to perform salvage and cultural rites. 

Wintawari Guroomah Aboriginal Corporation Chairman Glen Camille requested the state government prosecute the mining giant.