A free Woolloongabba Ride ‘n’ Guide will take place tomorrow to help riders get to know the newly-completed Woolloongabba bikeway.

The bikeway was built to encourage residents towards healthier and eco-friendly routes to navigate the city.

For riders over 18, it will provide safety tips from biking instructors, and in conjunction with National Ride 2 Work Day, it will provide free breakfast with a booking.

The guide will run from 6:30am tomorrow.

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The population of wild rabbits in an area south-west of Brisbane has decreased due to drought and a virus, bringing relief for farmers.

Conducted by the Darling Downs Moreton Rabbit Board, a survey of the Dalveen area found that 14,000 rabbits were born in the area each month, but rabbit numbers are now at their lowest in 30 years.

Local grazier John Gross said that “these rabbits have come in and just decimated the place and it's affected my income”. 

The Indian government suspended mobile phone connections, landlines and the Internet in the region before depriving some autonomy on August 5.

An estimated 4 million mobile phones are in use again, but the prepaid connection has not been restored. However, Internet services in the region continue to be suspended. 

Officials say that 80% of landline phones have been working since last month, but many people don't even have a landline connection.

Tim Cook has sent a letter to Apple employees defending the company's decision to remove an app used by Hong Kong protesters to coordinate actions and avoid police-focused applications.

However, the Chief Executive has been criticised for the fact that the Hong Kong Police's claims are “taking at face value" and are inconsistent with the experience of local international observers.

Crossbench MPs are pushing for legislative changes that would lift the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14.

Centre Alliance’s Rebekha Sharkie says current laws allowing 10-year-olds to be held criminally responsible for their actions are inconsistent with international laws, where the average age of criminal responsibility is 14.

The law does not take evidence about children’s mental capacity into consideration, as they often do not understand what they are doing is a crime, Ms Sharkie said.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is facing criticism from farmers who say his government’s three-pronged drought response strategy lacks a comprehensive policy, but Morrison insists it is sufficient.

President of the National Farmers’ Federation, Fiona Simson, shared her concerns yesterday, saying “Australia can go no further without a strategic and sophisticated approach to drought”.

Mr Morrison is defending the coalition’s strategy, saying it focuses on supporting rural communities, immediate action and long-term preparedness.

Singapore will be the first country in the world to ban high-sugar unhealthy beverage ads, the latest move in Singapore's ongoing fight against diabetes.

The ban will apply to the "most unhealthy" sugary drinks, and the ban will cover all media platforms, including print, broadcast and online media.

The ministry said in a press release that soft drinks, juices, yogurt drinks, and instant coffee will all be affected by the new regulations.

As part of its expansion into Africa, Uber Technologies, a global travel company, piloted a taxi boat service in Lagos, a commercial center in Nigeria, on Friday.

Uber will work with the Lagos State Water Authority (LASWA) and the local vessel operator Texas Connection Ferries for a two-week pilot phase of the vessel service.

A pair of business owners from Queensland have applied to copyright the term ‘gumby gumby’, a native Australian plant first named gumby gumby by Indigenous people.

In 2008 Katja Amato and Klaus-Otto Von Gliszczynski, owners of GumbyGumby.com, successfully patented the medicinal use of extracts from the gumby gumby leaf.

Wiradjuri Ngemba woman Roxanne Smith says her family has used gumby gumby, a native apricot, “for probably centuries”.