Labour Senator Kristina Keneally has become the Shadow Home Affairs Minister after the frontbench was announced yesterday afternoon.

Senator Keneally says she will provide tools to keep the borders secure and ensure asylum seekers are treated humanely.

Mr Dutton says the new Shadow Minister is unqualified and did not support boat turnbacks or offshore processing in the past.

Volunteers have opened a hut in an Inala park to create a space that youth can call their own.

Youth support worker Tracey Woodward says the park in Brisbane’s south-west was barely being used until the Inala Youth Services began holding events.

Ms Woodward says they surveyed nearly 300 young people, who said they wanted a safe space, connection and fun.

Brisbane’s first indoor skydiving center has attracted tourists across the country after being launched at Westfield Chermside shopping centre last month.

The technology used by the company iFLY enables people to operate to the highest safety standards.

iFLY Australia’s General Manager Nir Davidson said it’s super safe and an exciting experience suitable for thrillseekers across all ages and physical abilities.

Crews are almost ready to start work on the Palaszcuk Government’s $2.5 million Steve Irwin Way and Roys Road intersection upgrade.

Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said the upgrade will drive road safety for the thousands of motorists who use the motorway every day.

Works will start next week at the Beerwah intersection and will be completed between 6pm and 6am to minimise impacts to motorists and residents as much as possible..

Authorities are reviewing the Kakadu Highway’s 110 kilometer per hour speed limit following nine fatal crashes on the road last year.

Northern Territory Police Assistant Commissioner Narelle Beer said high speeds are the leading cause of the Territory’s road deaths.

Kakadu local Matthew Jones said dropping the speed limit is a ‘terrible idea’ as driver fatigue would become more common.

Hydro Tasmania has confirmed the Basslink interconnector is out of service after a fault occurred at a converter station.

Energy Analyst Marc White said the outage is having a physical and financial impact on both the Victorian and Tasmanian energy systems.

The outage is believed to have occurred earlier on Sunday and is expected to be restored by the end of today.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledge $250 million to fund the building of government infrastructure on the Solomon Islands.

The money will come from the education, health and governance sector of the existing foreign aid budget.

Jonathan Pryke from the Lowy Institute says the move will create partnership between Australian and Pacific leaders, but says long term projects will need to be the focus.

An international trial has shown a new drug could improve breast cancer survival rates by up to 30 per cent.

Lead researcher Sara Hurvitz said the treatment is safer than traditional chemotherapy since it can target cancer cells more precisely.

The trial involved women under the age of 59 who were diagnosed with cancer at a later stage in the disease.