Queensland Wildlife Hospital at Wacol in western Brisbane is now one of the busiest facilities of its kind in the world.

The Wacol facility was built to support 10,000 animals each year, but by the end of last year it had cared for almost 21,000.

Sheilla Collecott from Animal Focus RSPCA Queensland said that they have outgrown their hospital and now have to look at how they are going to cope in future.

The Queensland government is investigating the removal of a chimney on the heritage listed Broadway Hotel after the latest fire in September 2018.

An environment department spokesman says the chimney is believed to have been dislodged by the owner whilst removing damaged roof framing and sheeting after the fire.

The hotel has been a major community concern since the fire, with many locals worried that the building is too damaged for restoration.

Jon Stewart speaking in Washington DC, has criticised lawmakers for not funding health care for 9/11 first responders.

Mr Stewart was met with empty seats as he spoke on Tuesday to a House Judiciary subcommittee about a bill to secure funding for ailing 9/11 victims.

He criticised  members of Congress for skipping the hearing by saying  it was an embarrassment to the country and they should be ashamed of themselves.

An arthritis drug owned by Pfizer may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's according to a report by the Washington Post.

However the pharmaceutical giant has decided not to develop the drug, Enbrel, for Alzheimer's.

Critics say this is because the patent on the drug will soon expire and Alzheimer’s trials are long and expensive because the disease progresses slowly.

Police say two men shot by officers near the Victoria-NSW border are on a counter-terrorism watchlist.

The men aged 19 and 30 are believed to have links to outlaw motorcycle gangs, rammed the police car and lunged at the officers with a knife and a tomahawk.

Both men were shot by police and taken to Albury Hospital with serious injuries. The 30-year-old was later flown to Melbourne.

An Australian Institute for Health and Welfare study proves there is a direct relationship between trauma and poverty between the stolen generations and their descendants.

CEO of the Healing Foundation, Richard Weston says the report provides genuine evidence, children living in households with members or descendants of the stolen generations experience greater levels of social and economic disadvantage.

The report comes amid increasing calls for the government to fund a National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples.

Legal Aid Queensland is urging people to stay on top of their superannuation insurance ahead of the change on 1 July.

Senior Lawyer Paul Holmes says after the changes on 1 July, inactive super accounts with low balances will be closed and either rolled into other accounts, or potentially the government-operated fund.

Gas royalties will increase from 10 per cent to 12.5 percent from July 1st  to raise $476 million over four years to plug revenue shortfalls elsewhere.

Opponents of Queensland's gas royalty hike have labelled the move a kick in the guts for the resources sector, but Treasurer Jackie Trad says it's time for the industry to pay more.

Treasurer Trad says the gas sector is established and growing at a rapid rate and now is the time for it to pay a bit more to the people of Queensland.