There have been mixed reactions after the Queensland government announced it would apologise to Palm Islanders for the police misconduct that precipitated violent protests on Island in 2004 and pay 30 million dollars to the community

Queensland Police Union President Ian Leavers, attacked the settlement and siad it should be adjusted to also include the Officers on the Island at the time as the current payout ‘ignores their trauma’.

A Brisbane Metro vehicle could be on roads and busways as early as next year as a trial, with the number then expected to increase to 60 by 2023.  

The design hasn’t yet been finalised, with Brisbane City Council’s Public Transport Chairman, Adrian Schrinner, having said Council will begin looking at vehicle options by the end of the year and will consider all power types from diesel to hybrid and electric.

Gravediggers in the northeastern Nigerian town of Mubi say 86 people were killed by a double-suicide bomb attack on a Mosque, significantly more than the 27 people police said had died.

News service Al Jazeera says that although there has been no immediate claim of responsibility, the blasts “bore the hallmarks” of militant group Boko Haram.

Police command for the state of Adamawa said an additional 58 people were wounded in the attack.

A judge in the United States of America has issued a judgment requiring the government of Iran to pay more than $6bn to the victims of 9/11 after finding them liable for the deaths.

The lawsuit alleges Iran supported the hijackers with training and other assistance, although the 9/11 Commission, which was a “full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding" the attacks, found no evidence of direct Iranian involvement.

American lawsuits relating to 9/11 have typically targeted Saudi Arabia as the main belligerent behind the attacks.

An Investigation by Buzzfeed News Australia has found the Commonwealth Bank lost copies of financial statements from 12 million customers in 2016.

The breach occurred when magnetic tape drives from a decommissioned data storage centre went missing during the period they were scheduled for transport to another site for destruction.

A new review into heart health has found people with cardiovascular diseases obtained no significant benefits from taking omega-3 fatty acids. s

Public health expert Dr Ken Harvey said the results are not surprising as our treatments of heart disease are improving by lowering blood pressures and the use of lipid lowering drugs.

The Heart Foundation has also shifted its stance on the supplement, after new evidence has emerged, saying fish oil supplements now have a limited place in prevention of heart disease.

A new residential parking scheme is to be introduced in West End and Highgate Hill, which will restrict all street parking to a two hour maximum without a residential permit.

The scheme would see all streets south of Brighton Rd in West End and west of Gladstone Rd in Highgate Hill covered by residential  permit parking and all residents in the area will be issued with one resident and one visitor permit.

The proposed scheme comes after residents vocalised their frustration over being parked out of their streets by commuters.

Ipswich mayor Andrew Antoniolli has been charged with seven counts of fraud by Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission relating to the purchase of charity auction items using Council money.

Cr Antoniolli has only been mayor since August 2017, when he ran on a platform of “accountability and transparency” in response to then-mayor Paul Pisasale being charged with a range of offences including corruption and abuse of office.