A greens-led protest against the proposed Mt Coot-tha zipline project approved by Brisbane City Council saw about 150 people march outside City Hall this morning.

The protest, organised by Greens MP for Maiwar Michael Berkman after the council announced the approval of the controversial zipline project late Friday, was also attended by Labor and independent councillors as well as community groups and passers-by.

A new facility will allow Royal Flying Doctor Service Staff to be dropped in the outback from a small training room in the city.

The $100,000 centre is the first of its kind in Australia to be used for health care and means skills and team scenarios can be played out by staff as though they were on the ground in far-flung locations.

It is equipped with audio and immersive visual technology along with Mary, a life-like mannequin with eyes and pupils that move and blink and can be altered to show signs of an overdose or head injury.

Indian police have accused a brother and sister of ‘marrying’ each other to obtain an Australian visa for the woman.

Indian Authorities allege the siblings forged identity documents and registered themselves as married, with the brother already holding an Australian residency.

The Australian Department of Home Affairs confirmed that all documents provided as proof of identity when applying for the visa were thoroughly checked and verified with the authorities based in the country of origin.

Researchers at two Australian universities have developed a robot that is designed to move autonomously along the barrier reef, seeding it with hundreds of thousands of microscopic baby corals.

In a trial run, the robot dispersed 100,000 baby specimens derived from coral which is believed to be especially tolerant of warmer water.

This development follows the discovery that the number of coral bleaching events has risen dramatically in recent years, with about half of the Great Barrier Reef having died off.

Scientists have warned in a major new study issued Monday that two-thirds of the himalayan glaciers - the world’s “third pole” - could melt by 2100 if global emissions are not sharply reduced.

Even if the most ambitious Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is achieved, one-third of the glaciers would go, according to the Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment.

The UK, France, Germany, Spain and other European countries have officially recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president of Venezuela.

This comes after President Nicolas Maduro defiantly rejected a deadline they set for Sunday to call fresh elections saying he would not accept “ultimatums”. He denounced Mr. Guaido’s move as a coup.

As head of Venezuelan National Assembly, Mr. Guaido says the constitution allows him to assume power temporarily when the president is deemed illegitimate.

Education authorities have admitted to not knowing if the problem of cyberbullying amongst students is getting better or worse.  

In September last year, the cyberbullying task force made 29 recommendations to the Queensland government, with the main focus set on establishing a baseline bullying figure.

The Queensland Government has allocated $3.5 million over the next two years, with hopes to develop a scientific algorithm to detect cyber bullying.

Queensland Police Service has delivered a message to parents, caregivers and educators as part of Safer Internet Day.

Detective Inspector Jon Rouse, head of operations at State Crime Command’s Argos said most crimes started with a stranger requesting images or videos from a child online.

Safer Internet Day has been created to educate all those who use the internet, and can aid in the prevention of identity theft and romance scams.