A bill to outlaw protesting within 150 meters of abortion clinics will be introduced into NSW parliament today.

The private member's bill, co-sponsored by Labor's Penny Sharpe and the National's Trevor Khan will also make it illegal to harass, photograph or cause distress to persons entering these premises.

If passed the bill will force Anti-Abortion protestors to abandon invasive tactics such as the use of signage featuring graphic images and the placement of activists by the entrances to abortion clinics.

StartupAus chief executive Alex McCauley says Brisbane’s startup sector, which has lagged in previous years, has ‘rocketed ahead’ to become a leader in Australia’s small business and entrepreneur tech scene.

Data compiled by Startup Muster showed in 2017, Brisbane held 15.2 percent of startup offices nationally, second to Sydney with 39.4 percent - shifting Australia’s startup scene toward an international focus after such immense growth.

Nursing homes are fighting a Government crackdown on abuse, complaining it will create too much paperwork to report every assault.

Aged-care provider Anglicare has warned that society must “tolerate some failure” in the care of vulnerable seniors, as regulatory approaches decrease quality of life and force carers to restrain residents to prevent injury.

Michigan State University has agreed to pay $500 million dollars in compensation to victims of serial abuser Larry Nassar, according to a Californian law firm representing 332 of Nassar’s victims from the university.

Mr Nassar was a team doctor at Michigan State for decades, and the settlement acknowledges a failure on the university’s behalf to properly investigate repeated allegations against Mr Nassar.

The settlement doesn’t address allegations against other organisations for which Mr Nassar worked, such as USA Gymnastics and the US Olympic Committee.

Malaysia’s ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has had his home searched by Malaysian police after his successor Mahathir Mohamad said he was examining whether to reopen corruption investigations against Mr Razak.

Mr Razak has faced repeated corruption allegations stemming from state development fund 700 million US dollars USD from a government account.

Mr Razak’s ruling Barisan Nasional coalition lost its 60-year grip on power when it was defeated by Mr Mahathir’s opposition coalition on May 9.

A West Australian bureaucrat has deemed the use of the term ‘Aboriginal’ on birth, death and marriage certificates as offensive and redacted it from historic certificates.

Perth Man, Gary Smith, who discovered this practice after receiving a document of his Aunt’s with the word ‘Aboriginal’ whited-out, said the practice makes him feel sick, as if he should be ashamed to be Aboriginal.

A new study has found hysterectomies in Australian are unnecessarily invasive.

The whole or partial removal of the uterus are some of the most common gynecological procedures in Australia, however a survey of 258 Australian gynecologists found that 16.7 percent rated themselves as highly competent at keyhole surgeries, compared with 48.4 percent who were very confident in their ability to perform open abdominal surgeries which are more traumatising to the body and require a longer recovery period.

Three private schools in south-east Queensland have appeared on a prestigious global list of the 100 most innovative schools in the world.

The schools which featured on the list compiled by Cambridge University and St James’s House, include St Paul’s School in Bald Hills, Brisbane Girls Grammar in Spring Hill, and Hillcrest Christian College near Burleigh Heads.

The schools, which promote innovation and allow students to work alongside real-word professionals, were praised for their success in preparing students for the challenges of the future.

A forty year-old man has been taken to hospital after being clipped by a train at the Fortitude Valley Station this morning. 

Paramedics said the man, who was clipped by the train mirror while waiting on the platform just after 7am, suffered cuts to his face and was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a stable condition. 

Translink said commuters travelling northbound could face 15 minute delays.

Meanwhile the Ipswich line inbound is experiencing short delays after a truck hit a boom-gate near Wacol Station just before 7.30am.