BHP reported damage to a registered Banyjima cultural site in the Pilbara yesterday.

BHP discovered a rock fall near its mining operations on Banyjima  land on the 29th of January but say it was unclear whether mining caused the damage.

A Banyjima Native Title Aboriginal spokesperson said traditional owners were working with BHP to investigate the incident.

The damage is located near the $4 billion dollar South Flank mine site.

Niger have gone to the polls in its first democratic transition of power since they gained independence from France six decades ago. 

The vote was called after outgoing President Issoufou announced he was voluntarily stepping down after 10 years in power.

Thousands of soldiers were deployed, to ensure a peaceful transfer of power, election results are expected in several days.

A leading Aged care advocacy group is accusing the Queensland public trustee of overcharging people not aware of their financial situations. 

Geoff Rowe, chief executive of Aged and Disability Advocates (ADA) Australia says he sees people entering care facilities asset-rich and within a couple of years, their assets have dwindled away on fees and charges.

The Queensland Public Trustee is a self-funded organisation that does not receive government funding, instead generates some 71 per cent of revenue through fees.

Detained asylum seeker in Brisbane's Immigration Transit Accommodation is using a bucket to catch rainwater for washing.

Amin Afravi was medevaced to Australia from Manus Island for treatment of mental health issues, arthritis and psoriasis.

Mr Afravi says his psoriasis becomes inflamed when showering with the facilities tap water, he requested access to one of the rain water tanks to gather water but was denied and has relied on a bucket to catch rainwater.

Community groups across Brisbane met with the Brisbane City Council yesterday to question the direct involvement of developers in neighbourhood plans.

Kangaroo Point community group “No to Lambert Street” say developers in their area stood to gain millions of dollars from increasing the local height limits.

However, the Council’s Deputy Mayor Krista Adams, says community forums do not make neighbourhood planning decisions.

Parliament supports the Greens inquiry into the family reunion visa system including partner visas.

Deputy Greens leader Senator, Nick McKim says it's important to examine issues within the current system and he criticises the system is broken.

Satellite imagery taken over three decades has revealed damage to ecosystems when dingoes are removed from their natural habitat. 

University of New South Wales researchers examined pictures taken from space of both sides of a dingo fence in the Strzelecki Desert. 

They found that vegetation on the side without dingos had poorer long term growth. Dingos help to reduce overgrazing by controlling kangaroo and wallaby populations.

The two coronavirus vaccines being rolled out in the UK are proving to be highly effective in the real world.

In findings released yesterday from Scotland, those who received the AstraZeneca jab had reduced their risk of hospitalisation by 94 per cent, and those who received the Pfizer vaccine by 85 per cent.

A second study in England showed that the Pfizer vaccine prevented 70 per cent of asymptomatic and symptomatic infections in people under 65 after one dose.