Researchers at the University of Queensland have identified the biological cause of fear and are working on a way to turn it off, in hopes the research will benefit people suffering from extreme phobias and PTSD.

The team from the Queensland Brain Institute at the University of Queensland identified chemical tags which attach themselves to a person’s DNA at specific locations, acting as “dimmer switches” for learned fear responses.

The concrete area under the South Brisbane rail line between Melbourne Street and Fish Lane is proposed to become an urban parkland with eateries and bars. The proposal is called Fish Lane Town Centre and is looking for approval from Brisbane City Council.

The area if approved will get a tropical urban park and 12 mini-eateries right beneath the overhead rail lines where they run past the Fox Hotel towards South Brisbane train station.

Coles has refused to follow Woolworths in their decision to axe their $1-a-litre milk range, citing cost of living pressures for customers.

Woolworths has bumped up their price by 10 cents a litre, with intentions to aid the dairy farmers you who have faced years of drought and low profitability.

Coles has refuted this option, opting to maintain their current prices to aid those struggling with cost of living, and offering support to farmers through matching customer donations dollar for dollar.

Taxpayers will be forced to spend $1.3 million to clean up Australia’s largest island national park resort.

Cape Richards resort, which resides on Hinchinbrook island, has experienced disrepair from Cyclone Yasi, looted by vandals and destroyed by vandals, with burnt out buildings, electrical wiring and asbestos noted as a concern by the locals.

Airport authorities have arrested two men smuggling a record number of suspected rhino horns worth $1 million on Thursday.

Some 24 severed rhino horns in transit from South Africa to Vietnam, weighing 40kg, were found in the bust - Hong Kong’s largest ever seizure.

Conservation groups say the number of rhinos killed has been gradually decreasing since 2014, but more than 1,000 rhinos continued to be Killed in South Africa every year.

The median US sea turtle population increased by 980% following the regulations established by the ESA, and the median increase for marine mammals was 115%

Thirty-one marine populations were researched In the PLOS One Journal, finding the populations of 78% of marine mammals and 75% of sea turtles rebounded after receiving protections under the United States’ Endangered Species Act.

The authors of the report think that this data could help protect the ESA at a time when the Trump administration is looking to roll back animal protections.

Queensland has reported lost more than $6 million a day, to poker machines in clubs and hotels last year.

Tim Costello, director for the Alliance for Gambling Reform, has noted that losses are on the rise due to machines becoming more addictive alongside sophisticated loyalty schemes.

Mr Costello reported that pokies losses was causing issues across the state, particularly in vulnerable communities, with an increase in crime, homelessness, family breakdowns, suicide and bankruptcy.

Category two Cyclone Oma could be expected to make landfall along the southern Queensland coast late this week.

The system reportedly delivered record levels of rain to northern queensland a fortnight ago, with Dean Narramore from the Bureau of Meteorology commenting that it has stalled near Vanuatu before redeveloping into a tropical low and further strengthening to a tropical cyclone.

New heart health research has revealed parts of Queensland and outback Northern Territory are worst impacted by the disease.

Heart foundation general manager of heart health and research, Bill Stavreski, told Sky News that a high prevalence of smoking, physical inactivity and difficulty in accessing medical services from remote areas were significant contributors.

Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death in Australia, with 43,500 deaths attributed to CVD in Australia in 2017.