Two British backpackers have been honoured with the Queen’s Gallantry Medal after rushing to protect a third backpacker stabbed at a Queensland backpacker’s hostel in 2016.

Tom Jackson and Daniel Richards are being recognised for civilian courage in the face of danger after being untrained, unprotected and unarmed during the attack.

Mr Jackson who was also stabbed died a week later in hospital with father Les Jackson said it was a bittersweet moment, wishing Tom was here to receive the award himself.

An interactive military memorial trail has been put in place in the city of Maryborough, telling the story of the Anzacs in World War I.

The $5 million Walk with the Anzacs memorial funded by three levels of government and the community is now a centrepiece for the city and a landmark of national significance.

Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk said we need markers like this to tell our stories long after those who have lived the history are no longer here to explain it.

The Western Australian Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services is pushing to have specific legislation introduced to combat non-fatal strangulation.

The proposed laws, similar to those in Queensland, would mean those who are only currently charged with low-level assault charges for an assault which could cause strokes and brain damage.

An ABC report has revealed over $20 million in compensation payments have been provided by the federal government over the past decade, due to the provision of incorrect advice from public servants.

The payouts include a million-dollar payout to an agriculture company who were required to destroy tonnes of meat headed for export under faulty advice from the Australian Quarantine inspection service.

US President Donald Trump has claimed new documents relating to the wiretapping of his former campaign advisor, Carter Page, show intelligence agencies misled the courts in order to obtain a warrant.

The claim comes months after Republicans claimed the FBI misrepresented evidence to obtain warrants to monitor Mr Page as they looked into collusion between Trump aides and the Russian government.

Mr Page has denied being a Russian agent and has not been charged with any crimes.

The UK is offering asylum to some of the 500 members and relative of Syrian volunteer civil defence force, White Helmets who were evacuated to Jordan.

British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said rescue operation was requested by a number of countries including the UK and Canada, with evacuation plans made after the recent Nato summit.

Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu called their transfer an important humanitarian gesture with Germany and Canada also offering some in.

Queensland’s economy may be positively benefitting from an oversupply of housing, copping a full boom and bust property cycle over the next few years.

The June 2018 Business reports said the large increase in supply relative to demand meant house price growth never reached the heights seen in Sydney or Melbourne.

As a result, more people are looking north with Queensland now having the third-fastest rate of population growth behind Victoria and the ACT.

Queensland’s coldest town has unveiled the big thermometer as its newest tourist attraction, with the 10-metre high structure switching on in Stanthorpe.

Josh Cavallaro, a board member on the Stanthorpe and Granite Belt Chamber of Commerce, said there are talks ongoing with the weather bureau to use the thermometer as the official temperature of Stanthorpe, as temperatures are currently recorded at nearby Applethorpe.

The big thermometer becomes the latest addition to the 150 ‘big things’ located across the country.