The Queensland government has passed tough new sex offender laws overnight.

SeaWorld and former CEO James Atchison will pay a fine of more than US $5 million to settle charges that they misled investors about the negative impact of the documentary “Blackfish”.

German doctors treating Pyoter Verzilov of Russian protest group Pussy Riot said it is highly plausible he was poisoned based on his symptoms.

South Australia has become one of the last states in Australia to remove time limits of child abuse victims taking civil action against their abuser.

A woman claims she found a needle inside a Pink Lady apple she bought from a Woolworths in Sydney’s north-west.

The woman from Kellyville Ridge purchased the apple from The Ponds supermarket and was peeling it for her daughter when she reportedly found the sharp object.

Police have investigated the claims and have dismissed this ‘apple case’ as an isolated incident. 
 

Alcohol products bottled by GJ Wholesale have been recalled due to fears of potential chemical contamination. 

Customers should return the product to the place of purchase for a refund.

Some of the products sold in retail liquor stores in Queensland include 700 millilitre bottles of Veruschka Vodka and Los Cabos Tequila labelled “Supplied to and bottled in Australia for G J Wholesale”.

Queensland Health has warned the products may cause illness if consumed. 
 

Thousands of signatures on an online petition opposing Queensland’s Termination of Pregnancy Bill are false, with some names being repeated up to eight times.