The Chinese Communist Party has passed a quote “historical resolution” which cements Xi Jinping as an equal to founding party member Mao Zedong.

This comes after in 2018, China scrapped the two term limit, allowing Xi Jinping to remain in power for life, with this newest resolution observers say could be a way to centralise power through a cult of personality. 

A Brisbane TV journalist is facing potential Crime and Corruption Commission hearings after losing a Supreme Court appeal on Friday. 

In a 2018 hearing the journalist refused to name sources and refused to answer questions which he says he did because of “public interest immunity”, the most recent ruling warned the journalist he could face up to 5 years in prison. 

Greens MP for Maiwar Michael Berkman will today face Parliament’s Community Support and Services Committee for a public briefing on his Bill to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years old and transition 10-13 year olds out of prisons and watch-houses in Queensland. 

ABC chair Ita Buttrose has accused Coalition of political interference and intimidation after the Senate established an inquiry into the ABC’s complaints handling process. 

In a statement, Ms Buttrose has called on the upper house to defend the independence of the ABC by suspending the inquiry until an independent process by the board has been completed. 

US journalist Danny Fenster has been sentenced to 11 years in jail in a Myanmar military court.

Mr Fenster, who worked as an editor for a now banned independent news site Myanmar Now prior to the military coup in February which was critical of the military junta, is facing court on new charges tomorrow. 

Queensland has hit its’ 70 per cent double vaccination milestone with the state recording no new cases yesterday.

Federal government statistics have revealed 81.99 per cent of the population aged 16 and above have had their first dose leading to the relaxing of the mask mandate with another 23,383 vaccinations recorded on Saturday. 

A new study by the University of Queensland is challenging the growing popular belief that the gut microbiome drives autism. 

A New South Wales south coast national park will no longer bear the name of a colonialist considered Australia’s first ‘blackbirder’, in a move long called for by the local Aboriginal Land Council.

Ben Boyd national park will be renamed in the language of its traditional custodians, following a community consultation process.