A British blind Staffordshire bull terrier cross has formed a special bond with his own personal guide-dog who navigates him around and helps him find his water bowl.

Amos was born blind at a rescue centre and relies on Toby a nine-year-old border terrier to protect him from other dogs and guide him through life.

Blind animals are frequently abandoned and left to fend for themselves; you can adopt and save a pet pal from your local RSPCA or animal rescue shelter, and remember - adopt, don’t shop!

An Australian Border Force IT system outage has caused major delays at Brisbane International Airport, and all international terminals across the country.

Passport control machines were down, causing lengthy delays to passengers set to depart or land in the country from 6am this morning.

Brisbane’s Greenslopes Private Hospital is leading the way in an international ‘triple therapy’ heart study.

The hospital was the largest trial site in Australia for a global study focusing on the use of anticoagulants and antiplatelet therapies in high-risk cardiac patients.

Associate Professor David Colquhoun said the study’s findings will be discussed at a forthcoming research meeting of the Cardiology Craft Group and will lead to improved clinic practice.

New research by Monash University, RMIT and Intel Corporation shows smart home technology continues to be associated with expressions of masculinity and may pose unexpected security threats for women and victims of domestic violence.

The study revealed concerns that smart home technologies could be used for privacy invasion or as a form of intimidation by locking people in or out of their properties and allow for the monitoring of their movements and activities.

Research published this week has found that the Great Barrier Reef is migrating south.

Warming ocean temperatures are reportedly causing the shift of the reef away from the equator and to cooler waters.

Scientists have said it is unlikely we will see the reef off the coast of Brisbane as other factors such as the impacts of ocean acidification will halt the move.

The biggest darknet drug marketplace ‘Dream Market’ is going offline following a string of large drug busts in relation to darknet drug sales.

A two-year investigation involving multiple authorities uncovered the multi-million-dollar drug empire was being run by three men out of a New Jersey property.

No replacement for Dream Market has yet emerged, fuelling rumours of a law enforcement online takeover of the darknet drug market.

A Connecticut judge has found a man not guilty after he was accused of using his mobile phone while driving.

Jason Stiber was pulled over last year by a Westport police officer who claimed to have seen Stiber using his phone however Stiber claimed it was a McDonald’s hash brown.

Stiber said his willingness to take on the legal fees which exceeded the cost of the $300 ticket was a matter of principle.

The Queensland University of Technology has updated how they allocate prize money for female runners in the QUT Classic after being accused of sexism.

Brisbane runner, Alexandra Blake, was the first female across the line in the women’s five kilometre race category over the weekend and was angered when she did not receive any prize money unlike the winner of the men’s race.

QUT said it was an “oversight” and they will now award to the top three male and female runners.