The US Jury has ordered white nationalist leaders and organisations to pay more than $35m in damages over violence that erupted during the deadly 2017 Unite the right riot in Charlottesville. 

After a nearly month-long civil trial, the US District was deadlocked on claims filled by nine people who suffered physical or emotional injuries during the two day demonstrations. 

Employers have been warned by legal experts of COVID-related workers’ compensation risks when Queensland opens borders. 

Although businesses could face workers’ compensation claims if staff can provide adequate precautions, legal experts warn that it is not yet clear how far Queensland businesses would need to go to demonstrate this. 

The Federal government plans to establish a domestic, family and sexual violence commission as part of its next national plan to end violence against women and children. 

Funded by $22m for over five years, the commission will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of initiatives to prevent violence, intervene early and better support victim-survivors.

A controversial mineral sands mine proposed for eastern Victoria has been rejected by the state planning minister because it poses a risk to the environment and nearby agriculture. 

The proposed 16 square kilometre mine footprint was planned for an area near the Mitchell river- one of Melbourne’s key foodbowls. 

The Taliban has announced a new commission in an urge to purge ‘people of “bad character”’ from their ranks in what the group say is an effort to protect Afghanistan’s reputation.

The group which has operated as insurgent fighters for two decades says people of a bad character have been affecting Afghan’s vested interests. 

Griffith University has called on the Queensland Government to set a deadline to end mandatory COVID quarantine for fully vaccinated international students. 

Griffith’s vice-president Sarah Todd said she was worried that Queensland might lose students to interstate universities, with NSW and Victoria already abolishing quarantine for double-vaccinated overseas travellers. 

Queensland’s tourism towns are facing concerns of visitors potentially shying away from areas with poor vaccination rates this summer. 

With less than four weeks before border openings, the Queensland Tourism Industry council has released data showing holiday-makers will take health into consideration when choosing a destination. 

Climate Activist Eric Serge Herbet has been sentenced to 12 months in jail from stopping a coal train for five hours by climbing on top of the world’s largest coal port in Newcastle.

While on top of the coal train, Herbert posted a message of ‘taking our future back’ on facebook.