The Australian Greens are proposing to legalise cannabis with plans to issue licenses for its production and sale.

Greens leader Richard Di Natale said Australia’s war on drugs has caused tremendous harm and pointed to a recent poll showing that 55 per cent of Australians believe cannabis should regulated and taxed like alcohol or tobacco.

It is believed that regulating cannabis will give government more control and increase government revenue, which can be used to fund drug prevention and treatment.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, says that Brisbane’s current landfill spot for will be full in 2020 and the location of the new site is not being disclosed.

The opposition leader, Peter Cumming, says that it is not fair on residents and they should be notified if they end up living down the road from landfill.

Residents that may be living near the new landfill site have concerns about asbestos and the amount of trucks on streets.  

The first whales of the year have been spotted off Fraser Island.

A mother and calf pilot whale were seen just north of Eli Creek by a scenic flight, and four more were sighted later in the day closer to Fraser.

It’s quite early to be seeing whales, with the season usually going from July to November.

Prominent American lawyer and gay rights activist David Buckel has died after setting himself on fire at a New York park to protest damage being done to the planet.

Mr Buckel was pronounced dead after he self-immolated at Brooklyn's Prospect Park early on Saturday.

Mr Buckel wrote that he had used fossil fuel to symbolize what was happening to the planet and expressed the hope that his death would serve as a call to action.

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No charges will be laid by the Australian Federal Police following an investigation into the loss of hundreds of sensitive cabinet documents contained in The Cabinet Files.

The investigation was launched after ABC journalists obtained documents revealing secret cabinet deliberations, from a source who purchased two locked filing cabinets at a second-hand furniture sale in Canberra.

Thousands of South African people turned out at Orlando Stadium in Soweto for the funeral of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on Saturday.

The politician and ex-wife of the former South African President, Nelson Mandela, was considered a heroine of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa.

The huge crowd sang and danced tributes and anthems to support those fighting for freedom in South Africa through decades of oppression.

The “mother of the nation” passed away at age 81 after a battling a long illness.

Growing vegetables and herbs vertically in shipping containers is a trend catching on in Australia, with the aim of reducing food waste and food miles.

The Canadian company Modular Farms Co. launched its first vertical hydroponic farm in Brisbane last month, and not only supplies fresh produce to vendors at the Eat Street Northshore markets, but also assists food rescue organisations like OzHarvest to provide food for people in need.