Two Melbourne ocularists are among just a handful of Australians who are making prosthetic eyes by hand.

Francesca Gelai and Nelly James are working in the niche art of ocular prosthetics, and are defying perceptions by making eyes that don’t take the shape of a real eyeball.

The front of the prosthetic eye is curved, however, it does not take the shape of a full sphere because each eye is individually designed to suit the person’s anatomy.  

Airbus has landed a major deal with China while rival company Boeing battles its 737 Max crisis.

The European plane maker has reached a deal this week to sell 300 passenger jets to Chinese airlines, with the planes worth roughly $35 billion altogether, based on Airbus’ list prices.

The company said in a statement the agreement shows strong demand from all areas of China’s rapidly expanding aviation market, including “domestic, low cost, regional and international long haul.”

European Parliament has approved new copyright laws on Tuesday that are confusing consumers.

The laws call for an overhaul of the bloc’s copyright laws that makes platforms like Google’s YouTube responsible for infringements committed by their users.

It will shift responsibility for protecting the rights of artists and writers directly to the platforms.

Tech companies have slammed the new laws saying the law is vague and badly written.

In an Australian first, schools have started using a new tertiary training model that allows prospective teachers to skip attending a university, and instead give them a “hands-on” in-classroom experience as paid employees.

The model includes on-site lectures, 1-2 days a week as well as being paid as assistant teachers throughout the duration of their four-year course, meaning students completely bypass a university campus.

The Labor federal government have promised to contribute $73 million towards the $210 million needed to build an overpass over the rail line on Boundary Road at Coopers Plains.

There have been four accidents recorded each year for the past seven years and there is serious traffic congestion during peak hours and school times caused by the frequent rail crossing.

Senior QLD surgeon William Braun has been suspended following reports of misconduct including sexual harassment, bullying, and incompetence.

LNP health spokeswoman, Ros Bates, listed several allegations against Dr Braun, speaking under parliamentary privilege, noting two doctors on the review of Dr Jayant Patel’s saga said Dr Braun was “potentially worse than Patel” himself.

Patel, nicknamed Dr Death, was the subject of a legal saga for eight years after his misconduct was linked to deaths of patients at Bundaberg Hospital.

Queenslanders are being urged by the state’s Health Minister not to go to hospital unless it’s a medical emergency due to almost every public facility in the south-east at capacity.

The president of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, Simon Judkins, says the issue lies in a lack of investment in staff able to cope with increasing demand, leading to both staff and patients suffering, and an increase in aggression and violence.

Brisbane City Council’s LNP Councillors have called on the Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to ‘intervene’ and give approval to early Brisbane Metro Work, after accusing Transport Minister Mark Bailey, of favouring a Labor candidate for council.

The approvals are for the land needing to be purchased for the Brisbane Metro Project - a proposed high-frequency bus rapid transit system.