Bob Katter has outlined his support for an increase to the unemployment benefit ‘Newstart’ this morning.

The entire lower house crossbench has come out in favour of the increase to Newstart... prompting Australia’s peak body for the community services sector to accuse major parties of being out of touch.

Mr Katter has said the Newstart program will help tackle malnutrition in Indigenous communities. 

Japanese gas giant, Inpex has signed a $24 million deal to set up a fund for Darwin's Larrakia people almost a decade after it was first promised.

The fund will exist for the projected 40-year lifespan of the Gas pipeline project at Bladin Point near Darwin.

At a ceremony in Darwin, the Inpex chief executive said his company wanted to recognise the Larrakian people as traditional owners of the region's land and waters.

Hundreds of rented motorised scooters will be whizzing around Brisbane streets this weekend after the Queensland government suddenly reversed its opposition to Lime and app-driven scooter hire company.

The Palaszczuk government initially refused to sanction the trial and warned the Californian company that it could be prosecuted if it went ahead with its Brisbane trial.

The Government was originally opposed to the scooters because of safety and insurance fears.

New signage with a superannuation company’s name has been installed at the top of a building which houses Queensland government departments.

“The signage rights to the building provide an income stream to offset costs for the Queensland government as [city] tenant,” says a government spokesman.

Hundreds of migrants from Central America have travelled through Mexico and reached the US border in hopes of gaining asylum. 

During the year, there has been approximately 5,000 migrants from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador fleeing poverty, persecution and violence. 

The US Defence Secretary, James Mattis is planning his first visit to the US-Mexico border, since thousands of US troops were deployed there.

Irish women are sharing photos of their underwear on social media following reports that jurors were encouraged to consider a teenager’s underwear choice during a rape trial in Ireland

The hashtag #ThisIsNotConsent has gone viral following Irish MP Ruth Coppinger drawing attention to the case in Parliament by holding up a lacy G-string and stating that more needs to be done to curb the “routine victim blaming going on in Irish courts.” 

According to an Australian Institute of Health and Wealth report, Western Australia remains the hotspot for asbestos-related disease. 

The report found that 5 in every 100,000 Western Australians have developed an incurable cancer caused by asbestos exposure. 

Australia’s first New Home Test Drive initiative in The Village, Townsville has proven a success, with a 20 per cent boost in sales as a direct result of the try-before-you-buy experience.

Member for Townsville Scott Stewart said the level of interest from potential buyers in The Village has increased significantly since the test drive initiative launched in April.

Homebuyers are loving the opportunity to immerse to test drive their new home for a night or two before they commit.

A youth group from War- a- binda has proposed to the council that it buys a car and hires locals to provide driving lessons in the community. 

This has been spurred by young people’s lack of access to cars which is preventing them from getting the hours needed to obtain a driver’s license.

It is hoped that the local council accepts the proposal.