Over 200 guinea pigs have been seized by the RSPCA from a Brisbane garage suspected of being used for commercial breeding.

RSPCA Queensland CEO Mark Townend says complications could follow if the females housed in the mixed cages fall pregnant over the next 2 months.

The RSPCA is looking for households to re-home the animals, and is accepting donations of guinea pig housing, vegetables and pellets to support its network of foster carers.

A new bill being introduced to Parliament this week is set to implement human rights into Queensland law.

The Queensland Act will include a long list of basic rights, such as a right to life, protection from torture and cruelty, freedom from forced work and much more.

Human Rights Act for Queensland campaign coordinator Aimee McVeigh says this is a historic moment for the state, claiming these new laws will be more practical than the laws existing in Victoria and the ACT.

A fresh round of government funding released today aims to engage local and grassroots movements to decrease the misuse of illegal drugs like ice.

Existing local organisations are using their share of almost $300 million to develop community sport programs for young people, and implement outreach services in university campuses and workplaces.

Regional Services Minister Bridget McKenzie encourages people who “want to make a difference in [their] community… to build local partnerships and apply for the program.”

The Nationals deputy leader has called for Neo-Nazis to be quickly expelled from the party.

Bridget McKenzie has called the members ‘appalling’ and said the NSW division was acting ‘swiftly to root them out’.

Up to 20 NSW members could be expelled over links to the alt-right movement.

Uganda has made hosting refugees a part of its core national policy.

The country is currently home to as many as 1.25 million refugees who are supported by a large share of a $200 million dollar humanitarian aid fund.

Solomon Osaka, a Ugandan civil servant, said refugees live in settlements, not camps, and are given land where they can build a home, farm, and “be self-sufficient”.

China has been criticised for its move to reverse a decade old ban on using rhino horn and tiger parts for medical and cultural use.

The change in rules would allow rhino and tiger parts to be used in special circumstances such as medical research, educational use and cultural exchanges.

The World Wildlife Fund said the move could have ‘devastating consequences globally’ and was an ‘enormous setback.’

From next week onwards, the speed limit on Ann Street will be permanently slowed down from 60 to 40 km/h .

The reduced speed limit between Creek St and Riverside expressway is in response to interim findings from the Brisbane City Council’s pedestrian safety review.

There have been 10 serious pedestrian crashes in the last 5 years involving the street, including the death of Anne-Marie Stent.

A redevelopment plan for cinemas replacing the old Red Hill Skate arena has been re-lodged by two Brisbane brothers following opposition from a global cinema chain.

Despite Brisbane City Council’s approval of the project, the proposal was challenged by Reading Cinemas, who are located just three kilometres away.

Brothers Peter and Stephen Sourris are known for re-purposing and developing cinemas across Brisbane, owning New Farm Cinemas, the Elizabeth Picture Theatre, and the Yatala Drive-In.