The Australian Federal Government will invest $14.78 million over the next 4 to 5 years to assist the dairy industry.

 Part of the initiative will involve raising export awareness, reducing red tape and streamlining audit arrangements.

 Minister for Agriculture, David Littleproud has stated that the government is “making it easier for the Australian Dairy Industry to make more money from export markets.’ 

The Palaszuk Government will provide new funding to ‘restore, conserve and create monuments and memorials’ acknowledging Queensland veterans’ contributions. 

Premier Anastacia Palaszuk says her Government will commit $1.2 million of funding over three years to ensure the protection of these memorials for future generations. 

Victims of sexual abuse can now take unincorporated institutions to court after the State Government shuts down a loophole which protects an institution’s assets. 

Slater and Gordon Principal Lawyer Nick Hart says this reverses the Ellis defence, and organisations including churches and unregistered institutions will no longer be able to get away with not providing compensation. 

These changes took effect on the 2nd of March. 

A disgruntled ex-security guard has fired shots and taken at least 30 hostages at a shopping mall in Manila's San Juan city

Negotiations went for ten hours with more than a dozen SWAT commandos finally entering the mall with assault rifles.

The victim is in stable condition at a nearby hospital with the perpetrator taking questions from the press for 20 minutes before being arrested.

On Monday Sri Lanka's president called a snap election for April 25 after sacking the national parliament where his party led a minority government.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa received power to dissolve the 225-member legislature as it completes four and half out of its five year term.

Rajapaksa, 70, won a landslide in the November presidential polls and appointed his older brother and former president Mahinda as prime minister at the time.

Traditional owners and environmental groups are calling out the South Australian authorities for permitting the killing of southern hairy-nosed wombats on the Yorke Peninsula. 

This permit allows farmers under laws to kill ‘abundant wildlife’ which are ‘causing damage’. 

Member of Humane Society International Evan Quartermain says ‘there is no excuse for the permit, considering there are simple solutions to prevent damage such as wombat gates. 

Suspected carriers of the Novel Coronavirus in Australia could soon be banned from entering crowded public spaces.

Human health “response zones” may also be declared, prohibiting people from being in large crowds such as shopping centres and schools.

Attorney-General Christian Porter says that it’s “very likely that these laws will get used on a larger scale”.

Local Brisbane man suffering from Motor Neuron Disease will release a new single to raise money for others with the disease this Saturday. 

John Hanley is using his voice before the disease takes it away from him, he says he wanted the song to be a little bit about MND without mentioning MND and instead talks about overall suffering.

Mr Hanley will release the song ‘Home’ this Saturday. 

Paramedics attended a two-vehicle crash in Yeppoon early this morning with two male patients sustaining injuries.

A male patient in his twenties has been airlifted to Rockhampton Hospital in a critical condition with head, chest, pelvic and leg injuries with the second patient in a stable condition to be transported by road also sustaining leg injuries.