An independent review reveals there has been a catastrophic failure to regulate the live animal export industry and calls for strengthened oversight.

The report found staff were too afraid to report their concerns about animal welfare within the industry.

Agriculture Minister David Littleproud, who led the review earlier this year following cases of thousands of sheep deaths aboard the Awassi Express, will appoint an Independent Inspector General of Live Exports.

Police and Workplace Health and Safety inspectors are investigating an out-of-control rally car which injured audience members at a monster truck show at Mount Gravatt Showgrounds.

Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace told Brisbane Times she is shocked to learn of the incident involving the stunt vehicle over the weekend.

Ms Grace says her department will work with stakeholders and event organisers to explore ways to make similar events safe in the future.

A network of 131 Brisbane City Council CitySafe cameras have captured 23 000 incidents last financial year.

The CCTV cameras, installed in the CBD and Fortitude Valley, captured 2 100 people identified as disorderly, 740 medical emergencies, 42 reports of vandalism, 31 robberies and 8 assaults.

Queensland Police Service Chief Superintendent Cameron Harsley said the cameras allow police to respond quickly to major incidents and react early enough to stop some incidents occurring.

According to recent rankings in a report released by the United Nations Environment Program on Tuesday, India’s cities are some of the most polluted in the world, holding nine of the top ten spots. 

The report outlined 25 measures that could easily reduce air pollution and one tactic included stopping the burning of agricultural waste like the countless farm fires sweeping across northern India right now.

Former policeman Tony Greathead was sent to prison on Tuesday after filming women using the shower in his airbnb and uploading the videos to a porn site. 

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has started a three day tour of remote Indigenous communities in outback South Australia. 

Asylum-seeker families on Nauru are being flown to Adelaide as the federal government bows to public pressure to remove children from immigration detention.

Queensland union membership is on the rise, with thousands of workers signing up last year according to the Annual Report of the President of the Industrial Court of Queensland.