Peregian Beach will be a local ground zero for a national green energy push being organised by Surfrider Sunshine Coast branch on Saturday February 2nd.

Surfrider spokesman Chris Glennie says as many bodies as possible are required on the beach as part of a national human sign organised by Clean Energy for Eternity.

The Surfrider Sunshine Coast branch believe that renewable energy is now affordable enough and making the switch away from fossil fuels is a “matter of political will.”

A search has resumed this morning for a man missing south of Townsville, as a flooding disaster continues in North Queensland.

The 32-year-old was last seen walking in the black gully area around 5:00pm yesterday afternoon.

The search of the area continued until 11:30pm last night as police are concerned the man entered the water in an attempt to get home.

Queensland’s energy minister, Anthony Lynham, has requested the coalition government brings its much debated energy market misconduct bill to the next energy minister meeting for discussion.

Minister Lynham has shown concerns for the bill, as he believes the proposed legislation will allow for privatisation of public power generators, which Queensland does not support.

Australian Defence officials have revealed two RAAF fighter jets were involved in a bombing mission in Iraq that led to the deaths of Iraqi civilians.

The US-led Coalition estimates there were up to 18 casualties in the 2017 attack; however, Australian officials say that it is not possible to determine if the civilian casualties occurred as a result of the Australian air strike or a nearby Coalition airstrike.

Australia's bombing mission in the region finished at the end of 2017.

Indigenous cultural burning has been reintroduced in central Victorian forests for the first time in almost 200 years.

While the cultural burnings aim to reconnect Indigenous people with their history, the practice will also assist in maintaining the land for future generations.

Scott Falconer of Forest Fire Management Victoria says creating positions for Indigenous people within organisations such as his is the way forward in helping to maintain public land.

Microplastics have been found in the guts of every marine mammal examined in a new study of the animals washed up on Britain's shores.

Researchers examined 50 animals from 10 species of dolphins, seals and whales and found microplastics in them all.

The number of plastic particles found in each animal was relatively low suggesting they eventually pass through the digestive system, or are regurgitated; however, researchers say the exact effect of microplastic on ocean life is still unknown.

Allegations four 12-year-old girls were strip searched for drugs at a school in upstate New York has prompted a full investigation into the case.

The African-American girls were evaluated on the 15th  January by a nurse at Binghamton’s East middle school.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has said the case raises “serious concerns of racial and gender bias.”

The average Queensland household power bill could fall by $60 from next year, and small businesses by $100, as Queensland’s publicly-owned energy businesses streamline network costs.

Energy Minister Dr Anthony Lynham says the savings came from Ergon Energy and Energex’s proposed reductions in distribution network charges from 2020.

The savings are in Energy Queensland’s network investment plans for 2020 to 2025 and could reduce household charges by around 10 per cent and small businesses’ by around 11 per cent.  

A health alert has been issued in Tasmania due to thick smoke from bushfires, as local communities could be impacted for weeks to come.

Tasmanian health authorities are urging people with health conditions to leave their homes as dense smoke blankets Hobart from bushfires burning in the state.

State Public Health Director Mark Veitch warns that smoke levels at Cygnet, south of the capital, and surrounding areas, could cause serious health issues, and that residents should minimise exposure.