Over 13,000 Brisbane residents have overturned $850,000 in fines issued by the Brisbane City Council from 2017-18.

Opposition councillor Jared Cassidy is concerned by the misissues, saying people shouldn’t have to go through the trouble of appealing a fine.

Officer error, faulty meters and compassionate grounds were among the top five causes for overturned fines.

Almost two-thirds of Australian aged-care facility residents are given psychiatric drugs linked to falls, seizures, strokes and deaths, according to a University of Tasmania study.

Widespread inappropriate use of sedating antipsychotics and benzodiazepines were reported, as well as the common administration of chemical restraints to sedate dementia patients.

Royal Australian College of GPs President Bastian Seidel told the Australian aged-care homes can longer be assumed to  be safe places.

The Great Barrier Reef Foundation has treated business elites to a three day luxury trip after the Turnbull government awarded them with a half a billion dollar grant.

The foundation held an ‘unique education program’ for business executives where villas reportedly cost $2000 a night.

The grant, awarded in May, allocates taxpayer funds to help tackle reef pollution and mitigate climate change.

The US Court has ordered global chemical and agriculture company, Monsanto, to pay $289 million to former school gardener dying of cancer.

The jury determined popular weed killer, Roundup, was a major cause for his disease.

This is the first lawsuit to go to trial amongst hundreds on file, accusing Roundup of causing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Monsanto denies a link between the core ingredient in Roundup, glyphosate, and cancer, claiming countless studies affirm that glyphosate is safe.

China’s official communist newspaper has defended the country’s crackdown against the Uighur Muslim minority.

The newspaper reported the mass detention of an estimated 1 million Uighur Muslims has stopped the Xinjiang region from becoming "China’s Syria".

The reports follow criticism from the United Nations anti-discrimination committee who believe the detention camps are "shrouded in secrecy".

A Queensland inquiry into wage theft was told the practice was “alarmingly common” and would “never be stopped”, with horticulture and hospitality industries highlighted as major culprits.

The National Retail Association CEO, Dominique Lamb, said the biggest driver of the practice was employers misunderstanding the award system, and applying the wrong award.

A previous inquiry by the Fair Work Ombudsman found 60% of Brisbane franchisees were not compliant with the Fair Work Act.

Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale faced Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday amid new corruption charges.

Facing 8 charges of fraud and corruption, Pisasale was charged with using his position for personal gain, including using government funds to pay for interstate trips and household items.

Pisasale has previously been charged with corruption between December 2013 and June 2017.

A new health initiative aiding those suffering from Hepatitis B is currently seeing success within the Northern Territory, giving hope to sufferers nationwide.

Led by the Menzies School of Health Research, the NT program assists local indigenous Australians through an introduction of a new smartphone app, robust screenings and follow ups.

The app itself provides useful information in numerous indigenous languages, helping in identifying, engaging, monitoring and treating people who suffer from this disease.

In a survey released by NRMA, drivers operating their phones while driving were indicated as the greatest menace to our roads.

Over 75 per cent of the 1500 members surveyed ranked illegal phone use behind the wheel as their biggest road safety fear, ranking higher than drink driving and speeding.

The data went as far as to indicate drivers in the age group from 26-39 as the worst offenders, with over 74,000 motorists reprimanded.