The Gold Coast death tolls are reaching tragic highs.

The Gold Coast highways have seen 18 traffic accident deaths so far in 2021.

These figures are just short of 2020’s total of 22 deaths, which proved to be the worst year on record. This data shows the Gold Coast featuring in the top ten most dangerous regions in Australia.

Palm beach residents are urging local councils to introduce better bollards to prevent hoons from whizzing down the beachfront pathway.

A slew of cars are mounting footpaths which teem with families and toddlers.

Barnaby Joyce and the Nationals are staying silent on the net zero emissions deal

The prospect of the Nationals signing up to net zero has been a subject of internal division within the coalition with concerns over how the transition would impact regional Australia.

Protesters took to the streets of St Kilda in Melbourne over the weekend to protest against the introduction of vaccine passports. 

Large parts of Aceland Street were blocked off by protesters having a picnic in the street. There were police patrolling the area and no arrests were made. 

Eleven Picasso artworks have been auctioned off in Las Vegas fetching a total of 100 million US dollars. 

The auction held on the weekend was part of a bid from Casino and hotel giant MGM to diversify its art collection. The move aims to include more art from women and people of colour, as well as artists from the LGBTQIA+ community and artists with disabilities.

UQ researchers behind a world-first study of the impact Covid-19 has had on mental health, hopes it will encourage authorities to boost support services. 

The study has found depressive and anxiety disorders have increased by over 25% worldwide. Dr Damian Santomauro, who’s leading the research, says countries hit hardest by the pandemic will have the greatest rise in depression and anxiety disorders. 

Anglicare are set to build new social housing in Rockhampton for women fleeing domestic and family violence.

The new crisis social housing units will assist children and women fleeing from emergency situations and will showcase intercoms, card readers, cameras and a master control that links up to the Anglicare CQ office.

Young Australians are set to protest for three days straight in major cities in the country in a bid for the federal government to come up with a genuine strategy for Scott Morrison to take to the next round of climate talks in Glasgow next week. 

The Tomorrow Movement are leading the cause and are holding events in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Wollongong this week.