The workers of Milton’s XXXX Brewery gathered outside the factory yesterday to protest a lack of job security in the face of an increased casualisation of their workforce.

Australian Council of Trade Unions Secretary Sally McManus joined the workers, her first appearance since the campaign of limited strikes began two months ago.

McManus says it is critically important for XXXX’s parent company Lion to use labour for peaks and troughs, and not replace the existing permanent workforce.

A report has found funding for independent and Catholic schools is three times the amount that Public schools are receiving.

The report found that whilst the Government had increased funding to public schools in Queensland by $479 per student, the Queensland Government had actually reduced the funding to public schools to $144 per student.

Service dog, Eleanor Rigby, went into labour at a Florida airport while waiting to board her flight.

The Golden Retriever delivered a litter of eight puppies, seven males and one female, with assistance from

Florida paramedics.

The puppies’ proud Dad, Nugget, also a service dog, was present to provide moral support.

The Papua New Guinea Government is considering blocking Facebook while it investigates how to regulate the social media platform.

Defamatory publications, fake news, and identity theft have been cited as grounds for a temporary ban.

This follows moves by the Government to disconnect mobile phone sim cards which are not connected to users with formal identification.

Australian beekeepers are feeling stung by global shortages of beeswax with prices skyrocketing due to increased demand.

Australia’s beeswax is in demand internationally, as Australian honey bees are the only ones not threatened by the destructive varroa mite.

Men’s barbers in particular have been impacted by the price rises, as beeswax is a key ingredient in beard and moustache styling products.

Indigenous Queensland art will be on show this week across the state.

Stories about First Nation’s cultures and histories will be showcased through arts events, talks, and exhibitions to mark National Reconciliation Week.

In Brisbane, audiences can see theatrical production, "The Longest Minute" as well as Art exhibitions at GOMA beginning this Saturday.

A humpback whale off Bondi Beach has been spotted entangled in fishing ropes on Tuesday afternoon.

A whale watching vessel discovered the bleeding mammal, the crew thinking it may have been sleeping.

Crew member Justin Hawco said the whale was badly enough entangled that it’s pectoral fin was “almost pinned against the side of its body”.

The search for the whale continued this morning with hopes National Parks will be able to assess its health and wellbeing.

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A Paris spiderman has been deemed a hero after rescuing a child left dangling from a balcony whilst his father played Pokemon Go.

The French father who left his 4-year-old son home alone so he could go shopping and play Pokemon Go, has been charged with “failure to meet parental obligations”.

Real-life spiderman, Mali migrant Mamoudou Gassama, has been granted French citizenship and offered a role in the fire department.

It took Mr Gassama 40 seconds to scale the building to rescue the young boy hanging from the balcony.