Victorian Police have faked more than a quarter of a million roadside breath analysis tests.

An internal investigation has bound the tests were falsified over a period of five and a half years, with police likely to have been blowing into the machines themselves in an attempt to meet targets.

Assistant Commissioner Russell Barrett called it a breach of the communities trust.

“It’s terrible. It’s terrible behaviour when we’re the leader of road safety,” he said.

A Marist College boy who was injured in a high ropes incident on a school cam last week is expected to be released from hospital in the next few days.

The year nine student, was on the second day of the Sunshine Coast camp when he received severe neck and head injuries.

Marist College released a statement that said the boy is in the process of being weaned off his medication and his condition is improving.

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.