A doctor who was part of the Australian Medical Association has shared patients medical history with an alleged cult.

Dr Sam Kim withdrew from the AMA Queensland Council after an ABC investigation into his second case of professional misconduct in a year relating to his ties with the cult Universal Medicine.

In March, the NSW Privacy Commissioner found Dr Kim had violated patients privacy by sharing his records with Serge Benhayon, the UM founder who previously claimed to be the reincarnated Leonardo Da Vinci.

Scientist says science can’t solve climate change, better politics can.

Mike Hulme, former scientist of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says the 2015 Paris deal might not work.

He said climate change was in danger of becoming a “fetish” and that rallying cries to “save the planet by limiting global warming to 2 degrees” could be a distraction from the real issue of political logjamming.

Kangaroos are attacking tourists and being addicted to carrots might be to blame.

Thousands of tourists see the roos in the unlikely location of Morisset Hospital in Southern Lake Macquarie, where they’re found on the grassy hills.

However, too  many tourists are using food to get the perfect selfies and some experts believe the roos have lost their fear of people and grow hungrier for the unnatural food being given to the. 

Cool temperatures throughout the state means the Queensland’s 2018 bushfire mitigation program - Operation Cool Burn, can begin.

Fire and Emergency Services Minister, Craig Crawford, says it’s a critical opportunity to help ease the bushfire threat in Queensland.

Mr Crawford believes communities, firefighters and other agencies need to come together to ensure Queenslanders are ready before, during and after a bushfire.

Facebook is launching a dating service aimed at “building real, long-term relationships, not just hook-ups.”

Social media mogul, Mark Zuckerberg says “potential matches will be recommended based on dating preferences, things in common, and mutual friends."

Security and privacy will be at the center of the development, following the data scandal surrounding the US election.

Paris May Day protests result in police arresting hundreds of people.

Police used water cannons and teargas against twelve thousand masked protesters who smashed windows and hurled petrol bombs with more than 200 people being arrested.

The clashes came due to disconnect with the president, Emmanuel Macron, over his plans to stimulate France’s economy and spur jobs growth by loosening labour regulations.

Over $5 million dollars from the National Disability Insurance Scheme has been handed to a lone private consulting agency, McKinsey and Company.

The US group was paid to conduct a review of the scheme’s pricing, but shadow social services minister, Jenny Macklin says there is concern of the levels of outsourcing.

Macklin says there is more work required to ensure the National Disability Insurance Scheme lives up to its promises and “many people with disability and their families feel let down and are frustrated by the problems with the NDIS rollout.”

Smokers in Tasmania are set to be given vouchers for local businesses if they quit smoking for at least three months.

Participants have to prove their sobriety through a regular carbon monoxide breath-test and in return will receive a voucher each week for the first month, and at the end of the second and third month - up to the value of $310.

The project started on 1st May and received several express interests in the programme.

A Brisbane family is furious after been ordered off a South-east Queensland beach by staff at a nearby resort.

The security team at Tangalooma Island resort told the family they weren’t entitled to use part of the beach during the Easter long weekend.

A department of Natural Resources spokesman says the resort has been warned that everybody is welcome to enjoy beach.