For the second time this month, thousands of university and high school students as well as city workers will cause major traffic disruption in Brisbane’s CBD on Friday evening during peak hour as part of a campaign to escalate mass street demonstrations in response to the Palaszczuck’s government’s fast-tracking of the Adani mine.

In national news, residents of an apartment in Sydney were forced to leave their homes after cracks on the buildings left residents homeless.

The NSW government says it will hold everybody accountable once the cause is identified but until then residents will not be able to return home to collect personal items.

Builders association director Brian Seidler told SBS News the problem is still being investigated and this is the second time cracks in buildings occurred after the Opal tower apartment complex in December.

The Tonsley train station closure in Adealide’s South from the 28th of June is part of the 125 million dollar Flinders Link project to extend the railway line by 650 metres to Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, and create a rail bridge over Main South Road.

One local is concerned the station might not reopen once work is complete saying the removal of the station will condemn a lot of residents with disabilities and frailties as well as the eldery.

Thousands are taking part in the social media #BlueforSudan campaign to show solidarity with protesters in Sudan.

The blue wave has spread across Twitter and Instagram via the hashtag as users attempt to honour one of the victims, Mohamed Mattar, whose favourite colour was reportedly blue.

A friend of Mattar’s who is also an Instagram beauty influencer said once he was murdered his friends and family changed their profile pictures to match his and now the colour represents all of the Sudanese people who have fallen in the uprising.

A new study published in Scientific Reports reveals two hours a week in nature is the threshold we need to reach before feeling the benefits to our health and wellbeing.

The results were the same regardless of whether participants spent their nature time in small chunks or saved up their time outdoors for a weekend, and the effects were similar for all participant incomes, abilities, ages and genders.

The Indonesian Consul has visited the shores of Northern Australia for new ways to help prevent plastic waste on Arnhem Land.

An estimated one tonne of discarded bottles, thongs and nets has been washed up per kilometre with much of it originating from Indonesia.

The Australian Marine debris team welcomed the Indonesian visit and says it could signal the beginning of a solution to the rubbish issue.

The Australian government is preparing artificial intelligence guidelines which will aim to keep Australians safe and employed including more than 29 million dollars in its last budget to support the responsible development of AI.

Federal Minister for Technology, Karen Andrews says the government has recently sought on the use of AI and raised the concerns of job losses.

Research as part of the New South Wales Government’s Saving our Species program reveals dingoes are helping the endangered Manning River Helmeted turtles survive by preying on foxes who are a major threat to the freshwater turtles.

Office of Environment and Heritage researcher Andrew Steed says surveys in 2018 found 87 turtles while the surveys done in March and April this year found a further 188 turtles at 47 sites including a new location.

New direct flight services from Brisbane to San Francisco and Chicago will be announced today by Qantas and flights to begin early next year.

It is the first direct flight to Chicago from any Australian city and will be serviced by Qantas Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners which is the same aircraft used for non-stop flights from Perth to London.