The lawyer who defended Daniel Morcombe’s killer has been struck off the Queensland roll of solicitors accused of profound and protracted dishonesty.

Disgraced criminal lawyer Tim Meehan walked free from prison in December, desperate to “make a useful contribution to society” by returning to the law.

QCAT denied Meehan’s bid to return to law after he admitted encouraging his clients to pay their legal fees in cash; an act described by president Justice Martin Daubney as “the worst category of offending for a solicitor.

The growing problem of plastic pollution is being tackled by chemical engineers at The University of Queensland in conjunction with the government and industry.

UQ researchers will meet with industry representatives and Queensland Government stakeholders today, as part of a series of Challenging Plastics forums.

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has allegedly blamed a administration error as the reason behind his family holiday flights being paid for by Helloworld.

Senator Cormann insists that there is no link between his flights and the booking company receiving a government contract, reporting that he had no intention to influence the outcome of the process.

Since the alleged error has come to public attention, Cormann has repaid the outstanding amount to the company and has been processed immediately.

Australian politicians want R. Kelly banned with the embattled singer’s possible entry being protested by a group of politicians.

Members of the Labor party released a statement to the BBC about Kelly, in which “labor strongly supports the refusal or cancellation of visa of non-citizens on character or criminal grounds.”

Kelly has consistently denied the allegations, some of which date back decades, and has never been convicted of a crime connected to them.

Last week, the EU Parliament voted to establish a blanket definition of medical cannabis, in order to distinguish it from other uses of the plant.

It is believed by creating EU-wide guidelines on medical cannabis would help reduce abuse of the drug, thwart the trade of it on the black market and prevent young people from becoming addicted from it.

The authors of the resolution have also urged members of states to boost funding for medicinal cannabis research.

A tinder inspired app is being used by farmers in Petersfield England to match up potential partners for their cattle.

Named Tudder, it allows farmers to swipe right on cattle they like the look of, and provides information on milk yield and protein content or calving potential.

Launched just before valentines day, creators of the app hope it will make the process easier for farmers eases the stress on animals who would traditionally need to go to market to be matched.