In an update on our earlier Zedline, the Nigerian military have rescued 76 students and recovered the bodies of two others after 90 schoolgirls went missing after an attack by Boko Haram on a village in Nigeria’s Yobe state.

The status of the other 12 students is still unknown.

Authorities are yet to officially comment on the attack or the schoolgirls’ recovery.

Bali beaches are being inundated with garbage as plastic pollution continues to increase in the tourist hotspot with hotel workers cleaning up the beaches each morning.

Indonesia contributes 16 percent of the global plastic pollution into the ocean as seasonal winds from December to March push the rubbish onto Bali’s south-westerly facing beaches.

Indonesia’s lack of recycling worsens the pollution problem disrupting the tourist trade and affecting local businesses as tourists are less inclined to visit the area.

Senior Liberals have rushed to discredit former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, after he said Treasurer Scott Morrison was “wrong” for suggesting slashing Australia’s immigration program would result in a $5 billion hit to the economy.

Abbott provoked the rebuke from the former Immigration Minister after proposing Australia's immigration intake be cut from 190,000 to 110,000, in spite of evidence Australia’s optimum migration levels are between 160,000 and 210,000 people.

All Federal Government agencies, business and Not-For-Profit organisations with more than $3 million in turnover are required to notify the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and affected individuals if personal data is lost, stolen or leaked.

Health providers and Businesses that trade in personal information must disclose privacy breaches regardless of worth or income.

Orion Springfield Central has sparked controversy among shoppers with its plans to renovate the already dog friendly precinct by extending its food court to include a pet-friendly dining deck.

In an attempt to dismiss shopper’s suggestions that a pet friendly initiative would be unhygienic, a spokeswoman for the Australian company Mirvac said Orion’s pet friendly initiatives were created abiding by Queensland Government pet inclusion laws.

Subject to Ipswich Council approval, staged works are expected to commence mid-2018.

Queensland Health is preparing to fight against cyber threats after hospital databases have been labelled a primary targets for hackers as they hold key information, including names, birth dates, addresses and contact details.

There are plans to roll out programs to protect against phishing, including employees being encouraged to report suspicious emails and enhanced capabilities to analyse and block threats.

Queensland Health spokesperson said their cyber security team is working proactively to prevent, detect and respond to attacks.

A German court has fined a 58-year-old man the equivalent of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars for deliberately scanning expensive purchases as cheaper products at the self service checkouts of his local supermarket.

Closer to home similar self service checkout fraud costs Australian retailers over four billion dollars a year.

Professor Larry Neale of the Queensland University of Technology’s business school said that this is a loss Australian businesses are often willing to absorb due to the reduction in labour costs brought about by automation.

The Turnbull government is hopeful the free trade deal with Indonesia can be signed in mid-March during the Asean - Australia Special Summit in Sydney.

One of the remaining points of discussion is the ability for Australian universities to set up campuses in Indonesia and to allow Indonesian workers particularly nurses visas, to work in Australia.

Trade Minister Steve Ciobo said the quality of the agreement would not be sacrificed for speed as the deal nears completion.