Several hundred farmers have gathered outside state parliament in Brisbane this morning to express their opposition to tree clearing laws to be introduced by the Labor government.

Accompanied by signs reading ‘Annastacia please listen’ and ‘I am a farmer these laws affect me’, the farmers used the opportunity as a last minute effort to kill off the changes.

Cardinal George Pell has been ordered to stand trial for historic sexual offence charges.

Magistrate Belinda Wallington has been evaluating if there was substantially enough evidence to send Pell to trial and is still announcing what charges will be struck out and which will go to trial.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Iran of lying  about its nuclear program and says it continues to pursue its nuclear ambitions.

Netanyahu said in a televised address on Monday that he had new ‘proof’ of an Iranian nuclear weapons plan that could be activated at any time.

Whilst Netanyahu accused Israel’s main enemy, he did not provide evidence that it had actively worked to obtain an atomic weapon since the 2015 agreement  between Tehran and six world powers including the US.

The entirety of India now has access to electricity according to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  

The last village was connected over the weekend which some say dramatically changes the community once lighting is available after dark.

Some critics have pointed out that electricity, while available, is often unreliable.

More students are staying at school to complete year 12 but many are doing subjects not useful to them, according to the latest Review to Achieve Educational Excellence in Australian Schools.

Review chairperson David Gonski said Australia needs a review of its education system to correct the skewed focus on academic subjects to the detriment of vocational subjects.

Gonski also suggested fostering greater involvement with the community in training students to be more employment ready.

Perth events company, JumpClimb, closed its door after being behind a scandal of leaving artists waiting on about $200,000 of outstanding pay.

A company statement said they are no longer able to operate due to a combination of factors including a downturn in ticket sales on recent projects, debtors going into receivership and the general economic slow-down.

The statement further said they are currently attempting to settle accounts with their existing creditors.

The Brisbane International Film Festival is moving to GOMA for the next three years, contributing to Queensland’s screen culture.

The Cinematheque is the only cinema facility of its kind in an Australian art museum and Director Chris Saines said the opportunity would be an exciting challenge for the gallery.

BIFF would be Brisbane’s flagship film festival, screening the best in Australian and international cinema.

Claims that researchers in the US have kept a pig’s brain alive outside the body for 36 hours have been met with mixed reactions from the scientific community.

The researchers claimed the ability to keep brains alive for this long outside the body would greatly assist research into how the brain works as well as treatments for diseases.

Others have stressed the vast differences between pig and human brains and dismissed the potential for brain transplants.