A burst pipe in Logan’s Princess St at Marsden has been leaking for more than two weeks in the drought-stricken area.

The leak, reported to council on the 11 November, was declared ‘non-urgent’ and a water operations team was sent in the following day to fix the leak. 

Local resident Errolyn McKenna said that the next day, the original leak was getting worse with water seeping around the concrete and into the gutter and down the drain.

South Burnett Deputy Mayor Kathy Duff is dressing the town of Proston in pink in an effort to tackle mental health issues in the wake of severe droughts and floods. 

Councillor Duff is using her love of pink to raise awareness of rural mental health after losing her partner to suicide. 

With the money from her partner’s inheritance, Councillor Duff donated seven shops to not-for-profit community group Proston Queensland, which have been decked out in bright pinks. 

Africa’s weak laws regulating sexual exploitation in tourism and travel are turning the continent into a “new frontier for child sexual exploitation”.

A study by the African Child Policy Forum sheds light on the continued rise of child sexual exploitation including new forms such as ‘tourism marriages’ and cybersex. 

A US teenager whose TikTok video about the detention of Uyghur Muslims in China went viral says her account has now been blocked by the Chinese-owned social network.

Feroza Aziz managed to have the 40-second video spread across the platform by disguising it as a short make-up tutorial, before accusing China of setting up "concentration camps" and "throwing innocent Muslims in there".

Ms Aziz, whose video was viewed 1.4 million times and like 500,000 times says being blocked from the app won’t silence her. 

The Northern Territory’s anti-discrimination commissioner warns of looming dangers with children with mental illness, prisoners and prison guards being forced to mix in Royal Darwin Hospital's secure mental health facility. 

Sally Sievers says the issue of patients mixing together in the Joan Ridley Unit, designed for people with acute psychiatric problems, was a longstanding problem.

A bushfire near Murray, south of Perth is threatening a number of lives and homes. 

An alert issued at 1.30am this Western Australian time by Western Australia’s DFES says the bushfire is out of control and warned residents need to act immediately to survive. 

The shire of Murray has opened up a temporary evacuation centre at Murray Aquatic and Leisure Centre, at 16 Camp Road in Pinjarra. 

A Bribie island hairdresser who founded a program aimed at helping people suffering domestic violence and elder abuse wants all hairdressers to undergo mandatory training in how to provide support to victims.

Sonia Colvin has been a hairdresser for 35 years and says she'd helped 139 people since starting Hairdressers for Hearts three years ago.

Federal MP for Oxley, Milton Dick is bringing back his Christmas Party for Dogs after it’s success last year.

Mr Dick says Santa will be there for photos and encourages everyone to bring their four-legged friend along for a treat and a sausage sizzle.

Mr Dick says he is looking forward to seeing everyone there on December 14th for a fantastic community event.

“Last year’s Dog’s Christmas was such a successful event, and I can’t wait to see all the pooches and their owners there," Mr Dick said.