A ruling in the Queensland Court of Appeal has warned massive fines to Queensland landholders over ’exempt’ land clearing.

Many landholders have cleared land without permits from the local council and this offence could lead up to penalties of $600,000 dollars.

This ruling raises the stakes for environmental protection in Queensland where land clearing is already a  contentious political issue as areas being cleared may include habitats for endangered species.

Queensland’s Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has recommited herself to fighting the country wide epidemic that is family and domestic violence.

A report in 2018 by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, said 1 in 6 women and 1 in 16 men had experienced physical or sexual abuse from a partner.

Queensland’s Minister for Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence, Di Farmer, encourages people to stand up to domestic violence, saying “everyone can do something”.

Jason Wood, assistant minister for multicultural affairs has been criticised for his “African gangs” rhetoric.

Mr Wood three weeks before the election wrote on Facebook stating the behaviour displayed by young African gangs were “sickening” and “disgusting”

According to the Victorian Crimes Statistics Agency the reporting of  African gangs relied on incorrect statistics, with the supposed ‘gangs’ being responsible for 1% of total Victorian crime.

Investment banks worldwide are being sued for allegedly engaging in ‘illegal cartel conduct’.  

Law firm Maurice Blackburn filed a Federal Court class action against the likes of Citibank, UBS and JP Morgan yesterday, accusing them of rigging currency exchange rates from 2008 till 2013.

Currencies affected include the Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Euro, Indian rupee, Japanese yen and more.

Archaeologists discovered the remains of an entire Roman town and main road next to a motorway in Kent.

It is an 18-acre settlement containing rare pottery and coins dating back as early as 43AD.

Experts say the discovery is one of the most significant in the region.

Labor has avoided further loss of Queensland seats through its victory in Lilley, a seat formerly held by the now retired Labor MP Wayne Swan.

The victor, Anika Wells, has thanked voters in Brisbane’s north for the win, ensuring them she doesn’t takeit for granted.

She admits the LNP’s landslide victory in Queensland is concerning but aims to focus on the improvement of funding for local schools and hospitals.

The Brisbane City Council plans to purchase a $2.5 million piece of land for a sports park in Brisbane’s south.

The property is located in the underdeveloped southern suburb of Pallara.

The project comes under the Lower Oxley Creek south neighbourhood plan and is also a part of the Lord Mayor’s pledge to give Brisbane more green spaces and parklands.

A recent study has found Coral algae in The Great Barrier Reef has not acclimatised to more acidic waters caused by increased temperatures.

Oceans absorb about 22 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere a day, meaning seas have become about 30 per cent more acidic over the past two centuries.

Researchers suggest vulnerable reefs may not be able to adapt fast enough to cope with climate change.