Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledges Commonwealth investment of $328m to combat domestic violence, with most of the funding going towards safe houses and frontline services.

This pledge is the fourth and final step in the National Action Plan, developed in 2010, to reduce violence against women and children.

A HIV-positive British man has become the second known adult to be cured of the AIDS virus.

The man received stem cells from a donor with a rare genetic mutation that resists the HIV infection almost three years ago, and more than 18 months after coming off anti-retro-viral drugs, tests show the man no longer has the infection.

Doctors say this case is proof that one day scientists will be able to eradicate AIDS, but does not mean a cure for HIV has been found.

In international news, human rights group, Amnesty International, released in a report that Denmark has a “pervasive rape culture” because it fails to address victims’ grievances, antiquated laws, and is reluctant to prosecute rapists.

Despite the fact that the 2017 Gender Equality Index by the European Institute for Gender Equality said that many areas of Danish society have achieved gender equality; Amnesty International maintains, sexual violence needs to be better addressed by authorities.

In national news, the national treasury has slammed the LNP for misrepresenting official advice regarding Labour’s plan to restrict negative gearing deductions.

The acting treasurer in January last year, Kelly O’Dwyer asked the treasury to fact check the predicted impact of Labour’s plan.

Despite the treasury responding “in the long-term [the policies] are unlikely to have much impact”, the Coalition has claimed since 2016 that Labour’s plan would “smash” housing values.

A third stop-work order has been issued to prevent the demolition of the heritage-listed Broadway Hotel in Woolloongabba.

Several fires have further destroyed the building since 2010, the latest being in September last year, leading the owners to believe the building was damaged beyond repair.

A state government engineering report stated that the building is in fact structurally sound and capable of being repaired, giving the owners until the 30th of April to install a series of supports in the building.

In local news, people hoping to be elected as councillors in Queensland could be limited to a campaign spending cap of up to $20,000, under reforms proposed by the state government.

The suggested changes, detailed in a release last night, includes compulsory preferential voting, mandatory training for all candidates, proportional representation in undivided council, and campaign spending caps.

Brisbane City Council would also lose its right to information exemption for its establishment and co-ordination committee, commonly referred to as civic cabinet.