The Brisbane City Council has committed $55,000 in the 2018-19 financial year for cat desexing.

This subsidised service will be introduced to 30 Brisbane vets to reduce the amount of stray cats. Under the proposal, the owner will pay $35 to desex a male cat and $55 for a female.

Lifestyle and Community Services chairman Peter Matic has commited to one financial year, however is open to extending it. This funding will subsidise an estimated 850 cats.

23 projects are yet to be completed in the transition of North Stradbroke Island from sand mining to a tourism hotspot.

Residents are concerned that a whale watching platform at Point Lookout has not yet been adequately prepared for. This is due to the lack of outlined plans being given to members of the community.

The $20 Million transition was designed to reinvigorate the economic benefit of the region, however the lack of engagement with the public has left many feeling concerned.

New ABC statistics have revealed that Australians are losing almost $24 billion a year to gambling.

Over $5.1 Billion is lost through the casino industry, with around 2 million a year lost through both lottery and TAB betting. These statistics confirm that Australians lose more per capita than any other nation.  

This does not include online, interactive gambling, as the Howard Government’s legislation, the Commonwealth Interactive Gambling Act 2001, has banned these services.

Educational experts have called for a blanket ban on mobile phones in Australian primary schools to ensure children are no longer distracted, socially isolated, or bullied using the technology.

The call comes as the French Government banned all students under the age of 15 from using smartphones during school hours, and just months after, one state launched an inquiry into whether Australia should follow its lead.

At least one person has died and over 40 injured in a stampede at the Madagascar football stadium before the Madagascar v Senegal match in the Africa Cup of Nations.

The stampede began as thousands of spectators began to enter the stadium’s only entrance at the same time.  Two of the injured are in critical condition.

Poor crowd-control and entry systems are often seen as causes stampedes within African nations.  

Last Sunday, Germany saw a crowd marching through the city, lighting candles as a tribute for the death of a German activist at a protest. This protest involved far-right and opposition anti-fascist crowds, which took place in Kothen, eastern Germany.

The 22-year old German man died following an alleged fight with another man. However the victim was said to have had a heart problem not directly linked to his injuries from the fight.

Young Congolese-Australian playwright Future D. Fidel is using a drama based on his life to share the realities of civil war.

Well known to Brisbane's African community, Future went to a local high school, studied at Griffith University and has gone on to develop a successful career as a writer and director.

His play 'Prize Fighter' is set in a boxing ring, it's on at the Logan Entertainment Centre next week.

Restoration work on Anzac Square has begun, with pedestrian access to the war memorial park closed until late November.

Today will mark the day in which there will be no direct pedestrian access to the site, and partial closures within the rail tunnel that connects to Central Station.

The Brisbane City Council says the restoration will introduce more grass and seating, and remove some unhealthy trees from the Square.

Farmers and their supporters have rallied at Parliament House in Canberra, demanding the Government to take urgent action on climate change.

A ute convoy with farm dogs made its way around State Circle this morning before speakers addressed crowds.

During the rally, a spokesperson from Farmers for Climate Action said “praying for rain is not going to cut it” and argued farmers have been dealing with the harsh realities of inaction by the Government.