A preliminary study has found the lockout laws have cut down on the number of drunk patrons in Fortitude Valley.

The legislation, which requires venues to call last drinks by 3am, has noted a decrease in the number of people significantly intoxicated throughout the night, but there has been no significant change in the average blood alcohol level.

Lead researcher Peter Miller, from Deakin University’s School of Psychology, says long-term research is needed to see if changes remain beyond the first few months.

Drones could soon be used to check animals health in lambing season.

The so-called ‘lambulance’ is a concept developed by a team at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture.

The drones are fitted with infra-red cameras fly over paddocks, helping sheep farmers save newborn lambs by linking to a smartphone app to give real-time updates on lamb conditions to farmers.

Scott Morrison has reversed funding cuts to the food charity Foodbank after a swift backlash yesterday.

The charity, which feeds 710,000 people a month would have received a cut of more than $300,000, slicing funding from $750,000 a year to $427,000

This move was reversed after hearing backlash from organisations and the public, the Prime Minister announced this morning “I have listened and decided to increase the Food Relief budget by $1.5 million over the next 4.5 years,” the Prime Minster announced this morning

A six day inaugural import expo in Shanghai showcased the works of 3,000 international companies.

Among the goods on display were some of china's recent advancements in the technology field, with ping-pong robots, a robotic makeup artist and a robotic food delivery system.

The expo is one of the biggest in the world and has estimated to have produced $79.96 billion in agreed deals for the upcoming year.

As wildfires raged in California, officials released statistic: six more dead in Northern California wiped out by fire, raising the death toll to 29.

Statewide, 150,000 remained displaced as more than 8,000 fire crews battled wildfires that have scorched 1040 square kilometers.

Fire officials warn winds and tinder-dry conditions threaten more areas through the rest of the week.

Mckell Institute has discovered 1 in 5 Queensland workers are likely victims of wage theft - targeting vulnerable employees such as young people, people with disabilities, migrants and international students.

A report due to be released on Monday found least 437,000 Queenslanders, were likely to have not been paid their full wages and entitlements, not including superannuation.

Electric scooters could soon be introduced around Brisbane for anyone to find and use with a mobile app.

San Francisco-based start-up Lime launched 900 of it’s scooters in New Zealand’s two largest cities, with plans to bring them to Brisbane and Melbourne soon.

Detailed of where they would be allowed to be ridden in Brisbane were still being worked out with Brisbane City Council, but people would be encouraged to use cycle lanes and would be legally required to wear Lime-provided helmets.

A Queensland strawberry farm supervisor accused of sparking a nationwide industry crisis by putting needles in the fruit has faced court, but police say that's not the end of their inquiry.

The court heard Trinh was working at Berrylicious at Caboolture between September 2 and 5 when she allegedly inserted needles into the fruit.

The strawberry needle crisis reported 230 incidents nationwide, which affected 68 strawberry brands.

The Western Australian government is moving forward with plans to legalise voluntary assisted dying for patients suffering from a terminal illness.

Under the proposed model, the patient must have a ‘decision making capacity’, and voluntary lethal medication can only be administered if death is a ‘reasonably foreseeable’ outcome of their condition.

Supporters welcome the move, following the legalisation of the practice in Victoria.