Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam criticised protests against a proposed bill that would allow extradition to China.

Seventy-two people aged between 15 and 66 were injured in the violence, including two men who were in critical condition.

The protesters fear the law will be used to target political opponents of the Chinese state in Hong Kong.

Nearly 1400 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the new Ebola outbreak.
Dr Jeremy Farrar, the director of the Wellcome Trust, saaid the epidemic was the worst since the 2013 to 2016 outbreak and it shows "no sign of stopping".
He warned more cases were expected, and a "full" national and international response would be needed to protect lives.
 

Energy Minister Angus Taylor said he won’t rule out reversing the nuclear energy ban if the business case stacks up.

A group of Queensland MPs are leading the energy battle of the new parliament and pushing to have nuclear energy reconsidered as part of Australia’s power plan.

The nuclear question comes as discussions over the rules for the Paris emissions reduction target continue within the international community.
 

A lack of suitable roads has been found as a big reason why cycling participation rates are so low in Queensland and Australia.

James Cook University lecturer Jemma King said recent estimates suggest that only 34% of Australian adults have cycled in the previous year and 16% in the previous week.

In rural areas, a lack of infrastructure safe for riding was indicated as a concern of residents, prompting discussions about developing safe cycling routes outside of metropolitan areas.

The Queensland Environment Department decides on Adani’s groundwater management plan on 13th June 2019.

Adani’s plan for the black-throated finch was signed off on last month, leaving the groundwater plan as its final state approval.

The government has been working with the CSIRO in assessing the plan which will include a strategy to protect sacred wetlands.
 

Researchers say bowerbird populations in north Queensland are in severe decline due to warmer temperatures caused by climate change.

Professor Stephen Williams from James Cook University says both the golden and tooth-billed bowerbird populations are moving from lower areas of the rainforest to higher altitudes to escape warmer conditions.

Professor Williams describes the situation as ‘incredibly alarming’ and says more monitoring is needed to understand the effect of rising temperatures on native species.

Cleveland parents are advocating to transform an old demolition site adjacent to a kindergarten into a playground.

St James Lutheran Community Childcare volunteer Louise Bullerwell says the kindergarten rents the demolition site but can’t use it because glass and pipes cover the ground.

The kindergarten has raised nearly a third of the 50 thousand dollar cost required to build the playground over 18 months through sausage sizzles and fundraisers.