As the weather heats up, Samford Village residents are being warned to stay cautious of wasps in their surroundings when leaving their home.

A man, aged in his 50's, was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital yesterday afternoon after he had been stung multiple times and was in critical condition. The attack occurred on Samford Village’s Main Street.

Scientists say that stinging insect populations thrive in warmer weather, increasing the chances of being stung.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced he will break diplomatic relations with the United States, after the Trump administration recognised Opposition Leader Juan Guaido as the Venezuelan’s interim president.

Socialist leader Mr Maduro said he would give US diplomatic personnel 72 hours to leave Venezuela, which is experiencing hyperinflationary economic collapse.

Cambridge University’s Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute has developed and tested an application designed to improve attention and concentration. The app, ‘Decoder’, presents as a game that activates the frontal-parietal network in the brain of players.

A study found that the app’s use for 8 hours over a month resulted in neurological improvements comparable to the achievements of stimulants like Ritalin (methylphenidate).

A young woman has organised an alternative to Australia Day in Darwin, simply calling it ‘January 26th’.

This Saturday, a panel of indigenous speakers - including a state government member - will take part in a talk on the country’s national day at Darwin’s Civic Park.

Another Queensland police officer has been charged and forced to stand down after allegedly inappropriately accessing the police service system.

The 50-year-old male senior constable will appear in Toowoomba Magistrates Court in February after being charged with computer hacking and misuse, and has been restricted to desk duties.

This follows the suspension or standing down of three male police officers in December for allegedly accessing the confidential police database for personal use.

A drug and alcohol treatment centre which is the first of its kind has opened to families in south-east Queensland where parents can receive support for their drug addiction while not being separated from their children.

The residential rehabilitation project has five family recovery unites at a location south of Brisbane, which can accommodate children under 10 years old in two and three bedroom apartments.

A new waste dump and waste-to-energy incinerator to be placed in Swanbank is being assessed by the Queensland Government in spite of close to 1000 complaints from Ipswich locals over the past six months.

More than 91 per cent of complaints relate to odours, with 80 per cent of the smells coming from the city’s waste dumps that continue to receive waste from New South Wales.