The Palaszczuk Government has announced speed limit changes to the M1 to reduce speed limits in some sections along the Brisbane to Gold Coast motorway.

The changes will introduce variable speed limit signs like those seen on the Centenary Highway to warn drivers in advance of congestion and crashes.

Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington says lowering the speed limit on the M1 is an admission that Labor has no plan for major infrastructure upgrades.

India’s former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been put on life support following a rapid deterioration of his health.

The 93-year-old former journalist and poet, who served as the Indian premier for three terms, has battled poor health for several years.

Vajpayee is known for his hand in forming the Bharatiya Janata Party that is currently in power in India.

Following a Cambridge University announcement that no black students were accepted into the college from 2012 to 2016, British ‘grime’ artist Stormzy is offering scholarships for young black students.

Stormzy, whose real name is Michael Owuo, said the scholarship is intended to ensure that people with the academic ability aren’t held back from achievements due to discrimination.

An ex-Cricket Australia employee will argue she was sacked for her political opinion at the Fair Work Commission today.  

Angela Williamson was dismissed in March after criticising the Tasmanian government’s opposition to abortion.

Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman denies his government called for Ms Williamson to be sacked.

Australian scientists have helped to crack the wheat genome - a code nearly 5 times more complex than the human genome.

The development could lead to an improvement in the growth and quality of wheat globally.

Sequencing the wheat genome has been a longstanding goal for scientists, as half of the world’s population rely on the crop.

The state branch of Katter's Australian Party is defending their Queensland Senator Fraser Anning maiden speech despite widespread condemnation.

QLD Premier Annastasia Palaszczuk said Anning’s support for the White Australia Policy and comments on Muslim Immigration, expressed in his speech on Tuesday, were revolting.

Mr Katter says he is sorry some Muslims in his electorate feel betrayed but he is refusing to take back his remarks on Muslim immigration.

A landmark court ruling has awarded a Queensland casual worker annual leave, with unions welcoming the decision and calling for a clearer definition of casual employment.

Under the Fair Work Act, casual workers are not entitled to the annual leave permanent employees enjoy.

The Rio Tinto truck driver was awarded the holiday pay after the Federal Court found he was not a casual employee due to his regular working hours.

Google is planning to launch a censored version of its search engine in China.

Employees of the company says there needs to be more transparency and accountability for the Dragonfly search engine.

A Chinese official says it is unlikely that the plans will go ahead this year.