Brisbane’s south-east has been hit with rate rises of more than $100 a year in the 2018 council budget, which Lord Mayor Graham Quirk claimed was a “perfect 10”.

The Opposition Leader Peter Cumming said the rates increase would take $59 million out of ratepayers’ pockets.

The Brisbane suburb with the highest rate increase is Mansfield with an increase of 6.9 per cent.

New research from the University of Bristol has found fish are sociable and have personalities.

Researchers said like humans, fish exhibit a range of personalities, with bolder fish more likely to act as leaders in a group.

However, while leadership often results in increased access to food, it also means becoming a more likely target for predators.

73,000 eggs have been found to be contaminated in Germany after residue was detected from an insecticide called fipronil.

The eggs, which were due to be sold across six German states, have been recalled less than a year after the same toxic anti-lice agent had found its way into millions of eggs in the Netherlands.

The cause of the contamination remains unclear with the investigation currently ongoing.

Bicycle based food delivery company, Foodora, is facing thousands of dollars in fines after they allegedly exploited employees.

The ombudsman alleges three workers signed agreements as independent contractors but did the work of permanent employees and they were underpaid $1620 over four weeks.

A case management hearing has been scheduled in federal court in Sydney for July 10.

Guide Dog puppies are changing lives in youth detention centres amid a vast shortage of trainers across Australia.

Guide Dogs New South Wales are looking to expand programs such as the one at a Juvenile Detention Centre in Kariong which assigns two inmates as carers of a dog for five days a week. 

Inmates undertake rigorous training with the pups and trainers are seeing the benefits of the program for both parties. 

136 wedge tailed eagles have been found intentionally slaughtered in Victoria.

The protected animals known to attack and kill newborn lambs, were found poisoned at an East Gippland farm with the incident being labelled the state’s worst bird cull.

More protected native species including ravens, kookaburras and reptiles were also found dead on the farmer’s property; the individual responsible could face jail time and over $100,000 in fines.

Go Cards could soon be a thing of the past after plans were announced to revolutionise the technology.

Mobile phones, smart watches and credit cards will soon be used to pay for fares on Queensland Public Transport under a plan to make it easier for the public to use services.

Trials are expected to begin later this year after $371 million was committed over four years to refine the service.