A new report into public oral health care has found tens of thousands of Queensland children have rotten teeth by school age.

The data, released by Queensland Health, looked at 130,000 children aged between five and 14 who accessed publicly funded dental care in 2016/17.

Queensland Health director of oral health services Dr Peter Osborne said children were not getting the best start in life and urged parents to get dental checks sooner.

The $1 billion West End development, known as ‘West Village’ has officially opened its doors this weekend to its first residents.  

More stages of the development are planned for 2023, where nine residential buildings and around 1200 apartments are expected to open.

The project gave designer Fleur Hartigan room to reinvent the display suite and public spaces within West End.

Events for the West End community are proposed, with new shops and restaurants being provided alongside the construction.

Ethiopia has elected their first female president.

The election of Sahle-Work Zedwe, a former diplomat, has been enthusiastically greeted in the country and beyond, raising hopes among advocates for gender equality in the conservative country.

The 68-year-old was unanimously approved by the Ethiopian parliament on Thursday to replace Mulatu Teshome, who resigned unexpectedly a day earlier.

The shooter in the attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue spoke of "genocide and his desire to kill Jewish people," as they identified the dead and worked to console the living.

The names of the 11 victims have been released, with the ages of the victims being between 54-97.

The election launch of Matthew Guy, Liberal National Leader of the Opposition in Victoria’s state government, saw protesters outside the venue dressed in lobster outfits.

The group chanted the song “Rock Lobster” while reading placards such as “This Guy is Drowning in a Sea of Scandal”. The theme of this protest was seen as Matthew Guy’s 2017 dinner with underworld crime figure Tony Madafferi at Lobster Cave Restaurant in Melbourne.

Matthew Guy maintained his campaign focus on law and order for the upcoming election on November 24th.

New research from the Grattan Institute has revealed home ownership rates among young Australians with low financial income, are dropping significantly.

The report reveals the main issues facing Australian youth is the lack of financial stability, low home ownership and homelessness.

It also suggests all states face population pressures.  

Queensland’s monster truck community has lashed out after a stunt car lost control and slammed into a crowd of people at a show in Brisbane on Saturday night.

A mum and her two young daughters were left with leg injuries when the car rolled through the metal barrier hundreds of people had been standing behind.

Competing company Monster Truck Promotions slammed the way the Mt Gravatt event was organised including having no paramedics on standby.

Bicycle Queensland’s chief Anne Savage has called for a new CBD bikeway grid to be made with separated bike lanes across streets, letting cyclists move through the city safely.

This comes after 2850 issues have been raised with Brisbane City Council, with cyclist ‘safety spots’ maintaining constant issues with travel.

Ms Savage suggests the idea is being ‘actively considered’ by both the council and the Department of Transport and Main Roads.