A Queensland Gulf community has expressed concerns about the council’s mosquito control program and its impact on the local barramundi industry.

According to the Carpentaria Shire Council, the barramundi hatchery at Karumba had not produced successful spawn since mid-2016 until recently, when mosquito spraying was halted for two months.

The Council used a chemical called Twilight ULV Mosquito Adulticide Concentrate to manage mosquitos, which poses many ecological risks.

Vanuatu’s ban on plastic bag still holds existing concerns, with an influx of cheaper material exports set to hit the local handicraft sector.

Amazon has won two patents for a wristband that enables employers to track their worker’s every movement, however it remains unclear whether Amazon actually plans to manufacture the device and have their employees wear it.

A recent report released by The Australia Institute, an independent think tank, has labelled Tasmania’s Integrity Commission as ‘toothless’.

New South Wales’ top industrial judges have launched legal action in their own court in a bid to prevent the State Government from evicting them from their Sydney headquarters.

A recent Deloitte report on the Mining sector has started a call for greater diversity on mining company boards.

Drug users facing incarceration will now be able to swap jail time for rehabilitation with the reinstatement of the Queensland Drug Courts.

Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath said that the relaunched court would not be a “soft option” saying that the offenders’ prison sentence will only be suspended if they undertake the treatment order.

Currently, there will be only one Drug Court operating in Queensland based in the Brisbane Magistrates Court building.