Drought affected farmers of Queensland will receive $190 million in support and funding as part of an initiative launched by the federal government.

Farmers will have access to $12,000 in cash payments, as well as increases in mental health services.

Recent figures show 57.4% of Queensland land has been affected by drought, with 8000 more farmers gaining access to support through this initiative.

Researchers from the University of Queensland and Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health have discovered the potential for spider venom to be used to treat a form of childhood epilepsy.

Dravet Syndrome is a form of epilepsy which is caused by defects in the SCN1A gene, which can be targeted by the peptide in spider venom.

One in 500 children with epilepsy are likely to have Dravet Syndrome.

Two-in-five Australians are scared of becoming homeless if their circumstances change, according to new polls from Everybody’s Home.

The study also showed more people know someone who is homeless, with one-in-three responding positively.

Everybody’s Home are pushing for better housing solutions from the federal government, in the hope of eliminating homelessness by 2030.

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani dismissed negotiating with the United States as long as the Washington was reneging on the 2015 agreement over Iran’s nuclear program.

Mr Rouhani says America will regret imposing sanctions on Iran, and described the US call for talks as dishonest.

The prospect of sanctions has already hurt Iran's economy, with the rial currency falling this year and the Government cracking down on protests.

Brazil’s leftist Worker’s Party have nominated imprisoned founder Luiz Inacio da Silva as their presidential candidate for the upcoming election.

Presidential elections will be held on October 9, while da Silva remains imprisoned as part of a 12-year sentence for corruption.

The former president leads opinion polls currently, but is still awaiting a decision on whether he can run for the presidency.

Dozens of people have been injured in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka after protests over road safety turned violent.

Police allegedly fired rubber bullets and tear gas at student protestors and used batons to disperse the crowd, injuring around 115 people.

The protests were a response to the traffic deaths of two students, and marks the seventh day of major unrest in Bangladesh.

Violence in the Queensland prison system has reached a new high, with almost 3,000 jailhouse assaults recorded since 2017.

Overcrowded cells is regarded as a major cause of tension among inmates, as every high security correctional centre in Queensland is over capacity.

Debbie Kilroy of Sisters Inside says prison capacity is the wrong argument, and we need to look at the social issues pipelining people into prison.

A Brisbane vet has surgically implanted feathers into an injured Tawny Frogmouth, saving the bird from certain death, in a miraculous surgery.

The bird was found caught in barbed wire outside Jimboomba last week with little chance of surviving; however, through the process of ‘imping’ the bird was saved.

The surgery is not regularly practiced in Australia; however, the vet recently returned from Dubai where this is more common.