Queensland Premier Steven Miles reveals 11,000 arrests from Operation Whiskey Unison.

The operation is dedicated to enhancing community safety through high visibility foot patrols, wanding and mobile police vehicle deployments. 

Premier Miles added “Queenslanders must feel safe, wherever they go”.

Bribsbane and Townsville residents can also request Mobile Police Beats as a part of the operation.

Doing so reassures communities are heard, they will receive security via greater police presence.

Nominations for the 2024 Queensland Philanthropy Awards open, giving a chance to recognise the “generosity of our fellow Queenslanders”.

The award has recognised national treasures such as Steve Irwin and his work with  Wildlife Warriors.

Queensland Gives CEO Tara Castle said it has been a ”tough 12 months” for Australians. 

However, it is time to recognise those “quiet heroes”.

The Indonesian transport ministry announced on Saturday that it would be investigating local airline, Batik Air, after two of its pilots were found to have fallen asleep during a recent flight. 

The pilot and co-pilot were both asleep for approximately 28 minutes on a flight carrying 153 passengers from South East Sulawesi to Jakarta on 25 January. This had resulted in some navigation errors during the flight, but all passengers and four flight attendants were unharmed and the plane landed safely. 

The pilots involved have been temporarily suspended.

Data from PropTrack shows only houses with an estimated median income of $111,000 annually can afford to rent the smallest property shares.

Low to middle income households, on the other hand, are unable to afford renting if they earn approximately $49,000 per year.

Angus Moore, a PropTrack senior economist, attributes this to huge rent increases and wages unable to keep up since the pandemic, where rent has gone up by 38%.

To solve this, he says we must increasing the supply and availability of rentals long term.

Kids Helpline reveals that under 25s occupy 49.7% of national counselling sessions. 

Released on Monday morning, the Kids Helpline 2023 Impact Report shows that more than 1.8 million online users have accessed their resources.

Additionally, they highlight that an average of 75 crisis interventions occur every week. 

yourtown CEO Tracy Adams reaffirms that young people can also empower one another. One way this is done is through the My circle platform where young people can provide peer to peer support. 

The Bureau of Meteorology reports a low intensity heatwave for Southern Australia. 

These conditions will spread through most of western and southern South Australia. This includes Adelaide, northern and eastern Victoria, southern New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, isolated parts of northern Tasmania, and western and far eastern Western Australia.