The nation’s largest cycling lobby is calling for more relaxed helmet laws.

They say helmets should be optional when riding on footpaths or otherwise off-road.

This supposedly comes after a lot of research into the safety and necessity for helmets, and this will be the first time helmet laws will be reviewed since the introduction of mandatory cycling helmets in the 90s.

ABC’s Michelle Guthrie’s pay jumped to nearly $1 million dollars before her sacking in September.

The ABC's Annual Report for the year to June 2018 reveals Ms Guthrie was paid over $960,000 in 2018, compared to $890,000 the year before.

Ms Guthrie has since lodged an adverse action claim against the ABC with the Fair Work Commission.

More than 200 QLD council delegates have rejected a request to change the date of upcoming council elections so that voters don’t have to go to the polls twice in the same year.

The issue was triggered by the government shifting to four year election terms in 2017.

There will be no change to the 2020 elections, however things may be different in 2024 and beyond.

From 2020, Queensland residents will vote in their council election in March and then in the state election in October.

The Queensland Treasury has accumulated over 1 Million dollars in unpaid invoices due to late payments.

This corroborates state government data which shows 12 percent of Queensland treasury bills were paid late in the september quarter, double last years rate.

The man who opened fire on a synagogue in Pittsburgh killing 11 people and wounded six others has been charged with hate crime offences as part of a 44 count indictment.

The federal prosecutors have indicated that they are planning to seek the death penalty for Robert Bowers who opened fire at the Tree of Life Synagogue last Saturday.

A childcare centre in the USA has come under fire after a video emerged showing toddlers punching each other in an apparent “fight club” organised by the teachers.

The preschoolers are wearing green “hulk” fists and punching each other in the body and head, and one teacher is pictured jumping up and down in apparent excitement.

Local police investigated the footage but no charges were filed.

Both teachers were fired but the centre was allowed to remain open.

Greens candidate Joanna Nilson has quit after social media posts made “in jest” about shoplifting.

The comments were made in a private Facebook group called “Bad Girls Club” and included tips about shoplifting and derogatory comments about a liberal senator.

Nilson deactivated her Facebook account after being questioned about the posts.

She decided to withdraw from the election as she did not want her comments holding back the Greens.

Rubella, the contagious disease which can cause miscarriages, stillbirth, or serious birth defects, has been officially eradicated in Australia.

The World Health Organisation confirmed this news on Wednesday, The viral infection was eradicated and it’s been suggested Rubella was eradicated thanks to Australia's vaccination program.

Health Minister, Greg Hunt, says this confirmation from WHO sends a powerful message that vaccinations save lives.

The Queensland Attorney General says that the state government needs to keep better control over the pokies.

Y’vette Dath says she sees the approval of more of these gaming machines contributes to problem gambling.

The Queensland government received $687 million in gaming machine revenue in 2016-17.

Melbourne University Analysts are using historical crime stats, location app data and weather conditions to predict where our cities criminals will commit crimes in the future.

The analysts used Artificial intelligence to make an algorithm based on location check-ins from app ‘Foursquare’ and other historical brisbane information.

Brisbane was selected due to the cities detailed crime stats which were readily available, with accurate timestamps of when crime happened.