Labour’s Michael Pettersson has announced he will be introducing a bill to the ACT Legislative Assembly next year to decriminalise possession of illicit substances. 

Advocates believe Australia’s prohibition approach to stop drug use has failed and legalising possession would give drug users better access to health services. 

If passed, those found with a small amount of drugs would not face criminal charges, but would be issued a $100 civil fine and be sent to a health program.

Cricket Australia are investigating members of the Brisbane Heat after they allegedly breached COVID-19 protocol.

Chris Lynn and Dan Lawrence were allowed to play in last night’s match in Canberra, despite having close contact with members of the public over the weekend.

This is Cricket Australia’s first COVID-19 protocol breach of the domestic season as the women’s BBL went without incident.

Queensland coastal regions are expecting more high tides as tides are reaching 30 centimetres higher than usual.

Since Friday, the state has endured hundreds of millimetres of rainfall and winds of up to 100 kilometres per hour.

The Bureau of Meteorology are expecting storms to ease today as the rain moves down south.

The Queensland Department of Agriculture in the Sunshine Coast are on a quest to breed an all new white strawberry.

Senior scientist Jodi Neal and her team have created 12 new strawberry varieties in recent years, with this being the most recent.

Dr Neal wants consumers to have greater variety when they shop for the loved fruit, as well as improve shelf-life, fruit quality, disease resistance and climate tolerance.

The Military Leader who was allegedly involved in the production of the bombs that were used in the 2002 bali bombings has been arrested in Indonesia.

Aris Sumarsono, known as Zulk ar naen, has evaded capture for 15 years, but surrendered to counterterrorism police late on Thursday. 

Sumarsono is suspected to have ties with the Al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah network .  

Germany announced the country would go into a hard lockdown over the Christmas period as the coronavirus’ latest figures showed 20,200 more infections and a further 321 deaths.

Chancellor Angela Merkel blamed Christmas shopping for a "considerable" rise in social contacts that likely led to coronavirus infections record levels.

Restaurants, bars and leisure centres have already been closed since November, and starting December 16 it is for non-essential shops and schools to close across the country as well as strict restrictions on gatherings to be adopted.