Youth advocates are calling for better regulation of the sales of nitrous oxide canisters, or ‘nangs’ which are available over the counter and used for recreational drug use.

An annual survey conducted on a focus group in NSW has found the use of nitrous oxide to have jumped significantly in the last year, from 55% to 75% despite the adverse effects of the canisters being well known.

Residents have been warned to prepare as Tropical Cyclone Owen moves from Queensland towards the Northern Territory coast.

The strengthening cyclone is expected to do a U-turn and move back towards Queensland today with cyclone warnings already in place from Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory to Burketown in Queensland.

The cyclone is predicted to reach category three strength, which includes gusts of up to 224km/h at sea with destructive winds of up to 170km/h reaching the coast and possible flash flooding.

A Queensland mother has joined this years trend of objects within foods as she discovered a screw within a bread roll she and her child were eating

The bread roll was purchased from Coles where the mother was assured by a Coles spokesperson that the company takes their products and all related complaints seriously and would follow up the incident.

This incident was followed by backlash from both the mother and other people on social media, stating this recurrent phenomenon was ‘shocking’ and ‘disturbing’.

The state Government has approved the proposed Mt Coot - tha zipline project.

Following this development, the Brisbane City Council will move towards its final decision following the conclusion of public feedback on Friday.

According to Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, the environmental impact would be minimal, as only 0.077 percent of trees would need to be removed for the project - however there have been concerns about the projects impact on wildlife, particularly on native owls to the area.