Sunshine Coast farmers are riding a boom following the increased interest in pastured eggs as an alternative to caged and free range production.

Following a CSIRO survey conducted by Australian Eggs, Animal Welfare is becoming more apparent as a growing concern for consumers.

Chickens kept in pastures are allowed to chase insects and roam in open paddocks, laying and sleeping in a series of mobile sheds that need to be moved every two days for fresh pasture.

A 43 year old man has been taken to Lismore Base Hospital after he was bitten by a shark at Shelley Beach near Ballina at 7:10 this morning.

This follows a string of shark attacks on the east coast over the last few months which have primarily been occurring in the Whitsundays.

After the September attacks, drum lines were installed in Queensland, but have since been taken down following the baiting of six sharks.

Chinese authorities have started using new surveillance technology on the streets of Shanghai and Beijing to identify people based on the way they walk.

The gait recognition software can analyse people’s movements on normal surveillance footage to create a model of how each person walks, and uses this to establish who they are.

CEO of Chinese artificial intelligence company Watrix, Huang Yongzhen, said its system can identify people from up to 50 metres away, even with their back turned or face covered.

Archaeologists studying an ancient Egyptian quarry may have discovered how large blocks of stone were moved when building the pyramids using ramps with staircases and post holes.

This technology was discovered while studying inscriptions at an ancient quarry and potentially showed work on the pyramids was able to be completed faster than had been suggested by previous scientific theories.

It has been revealed, plans to proceed with Adani’s North Galilee Water scheme were put ahead, despite the advice of governmental water experts.

The proposed extraction of 12.5 billion litres of water from a river in Queensland to support the Carmichael coal mine, faces backlash following reports of community water shortages from last September.

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources says the proposed action of the mine could have a significant impact on water scarcity.

Funding from the State Government will add forty full-time jobs up to 2022, to Queensland Medical research at the QIMR Berghofer, allowing for development of better treatments for patients with multiple sclerosis and some cancers.

State development Minister Cameron Dick, said the 1.4million dollar investment will allow the institute to lead the way internationally when it comes to immunotherapy.

Four people have been treated for respiratory difficulties after being exposed to dangerous chlorine gas following a chemical spill at a South-east Queensland workplace.

One man remains in a stable condition, and three other patients were released from the emergency department later in the day.

A Queensland Fire spokesperson says an acid and a cleaning product mixed during the spill, which created the chlorine gas.

As a cool change in Queensland is not expected until tomorrow, health experts say residents should take care in light of the extreme heat conditions.

With temperatures peaking at 43.4 degrees yesterday, Queensland Health urged people to avoid dehydration by staying cool and drinking water.

Elderly people, pregnant women, children and people with pre-existing medical conditions were warned to be particularly cautious in the heatwave.