Queensland tow truck companies can no longer set their fees, with state-regulation coming in after a number of rogue operators were exposed.

A pre-tow release is now $150, a holding yard release fee is $250, with a flat charge of $25 per day for storage.

Tow truck operators are prohibited from charging for locating the owner, travelling to collect the vehicle, and allowing the vehicle owner access to the holding yard during business hours.

A new mosquito trial has begun near Cairns as part of a CSIRO project to eradicate Aedes aegypti in North Queensland.

The mosquitos were bred in a lab environment and then the males, which do not bite, were infected with a bacteria that makes their offspring sterile, they were then released en-mass to make any offspring produced with wild females non-viable.

Aedes aegypti transmit many diseases including dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever.

Archaeologists have uncovered treasure connected to 10th century Danish King Harald Bluetooth in northern Germany.

The treasure, initially uncovered by an amateur archaeologist and a 13 year old boy, was made up of about 600 coins as well as jewelry and a Thor’s hammer.

Lead archaeologist Michael Shirren said the discovery is significant as it is “the biggest discovery of Bluetooth coins in the southern Baltic sea region.”

Prosecutors in Germany have charged a 94 year old Ex-Auschwitz guard with aiding and abetting the murders of 13,335 people.

This is the latest in a series of recent convictions of SS guards, after a 2011 ruling meant charges could be lain against guards as an accessory to murder.

The unnamed guard, from northern Serbia, was 19 at the time of his work at the camp and so will be tried as a minor.

The federal government’s rural ranger program is currently under threat of funding cuts, posing a threat to the the 700 Indigenous Australians as part of the scheme.

Employees who are part of the scheme tackle feral animals, manage invasive species and monitor native wildlife.

Spokeswoman for the Country Needs People Campaign, Sophia Walter, said the government needs to recognise the success of Indigenous rangers by delivering long term contracts.

Thousands of workers will be out in force for wage increases and job security in union rallies across the country over the next two weeks beginning with a delegates mass meeting in Melbourne today.

The union representatives will meet in Melbourne town hall before workers rally across Australia from Newcastle, Ipswich, Canberra, Maryborough, Fremantle, Darwin and Melbourne until May 18.

The marches will be the biggest campaign since the your rights at work effort in 2007 which helped bring down the Howard government and work choices.

Gladstone has received a new fisheries patrol boat as part of the Queensland government's $20 million dollar investment in regional jobs and a sustainable fishing strategy.

In the first six months of operation, 510 inspects have been conducted, with 18 offences detected.

The replacement of a smaller aging boat with the 7.4 metre rigid hull inflatable boat allows officers to patrol further offshore in various weather conditions.