Medical researchers from the University of Queensland have discovered a way to control and reduce inflammation caused by a range of diseases.

The team of scientists have learned how inflammation processes effectively ‘switch off’ in healthy cells, and are attempting to apply that knowledge to to manually halt the process of inflammation when it occurs.

Researcher for UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience Associate Professor Kate Schroder says the information could be key to stopping inflammation caused by gout, liver cirrhosis and Alzheimer’s

An extra $747 million is being invested into the country’s elite private schools, according to Catholic Education Commission of Victoria.

The CECV will today publish a list of schools which it estimates charge fees which are equivalent of the School Resource Standard which determines the amount of funding each child needs for their education.

The CECV concedes 10 Catholic schools are on the list, while there are also 2 Queensland schools reported to be on the list.

A new vaccine is being trialled which is hoping to lead to a human vaccine against the deadly, dengue and zika viruses.

Kunjin virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, causes lesions in the skin of crocodiles but there is hope that a newly developed vaccine can have broad applications, include pathogens of mosquito borne diseases which affects humans.

Professor Roy Hall says scientists are still trying to learn about how the transmissions occur.

A Palestinian man was killed after being shot in the chest by Israeli soldiers in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.

According to local media, Khaled Walid Tayeh, a 22 year old from Iraq al-Tayeh, died at a nearby hospital on Tuesday from gunshot wounds, while 6 other Palestinians remain critically injured.

More than 40 other people were injured in the conflict, which broke out when Israeli soldiers entered the city in search of a suspect involved in the stabbing of an Israeli settler earlier this week.

Airstrikes by the Syrian government against rebel-held regions killed 23 civilians in Eastern Ghouta, a rebel-stronghold suburb in Damascus.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Monday night’s attacks by the Syrian government and Russian allies injured at least 70 people around Damascus.

Human rights activists said it was difficult to access the area to assist the estimated 400,000 residents and provide them food and shelter.

Efforts are underway to help save a rare native Australian bird scientists know very little about.

Scientists are capturing the endangered orange-bellied parrots in Melaleuca, a remote area of Tasmania, and bringing the birds to Hobart to breed in captivity.

Conservation biologist Dejan Stojanovic says the population of birds are highly endangered due to habitat loss, which affects their food sources and the species’ future depends on the success of the breeding program.

The future of Logan City Council CEO will be decided today at a meeting at the council Chambers.

Sharon Kelsey was appointed as CEO in June 2017  however Ms Kelsey and the council have butted heads with a matter between the two sides being listed for the Industrial Court last December.

It has been a horror time for the Logan Council lately which is currently investigated by the state crime and corruption commission due to allegations Mayor Luke Smith tried to unlawfully influence the outcome of council decisions on development applications

A recent move by the Brisbane City Council to ban birds classified as peafowls being kept as pets is being criticised and called overly harsh.

Under the proposed changes, fines of up to $6300 would be issued to anyone keeping a pet peafowl on properties not considered ‘rural’.

Currently, there is no requirement for owners to register their peafowls, although Lord Mayor Graham Quirk says if the draft local law is adopted, birds living on urban properties must be relocated to non-residential rural areas.

West Australian MP  Andrew Hastie has corroborated with outspoken Senator Cory Bernardi in arguing female soldiers should not be allowed to partake in frontline duty.

Mr Hastie stated while he was in the minority, he believed an all mate close combat unit has the best chance of maintaining what he labelled the group’s fighting DNA

Mr Hastie served in the elite SAS unit for five years