New food sharing app is tackling the problem of food waste in Australia.

OLIO is the world's only neighbour-to-neighbour food sharing app which connects people with local shops and cafes in an effort to eliminate food waste. Users are able to exchange food with one another rather than throwing it away. 

Australian farmers are relishing a record-breaking season of nearly $70 billion worth of produce.

The agriculture industry is expected to grow $73 billion worth of produce this coming financial year. This will be the first-time farmers have broken through the $70 billion mark.

The United States has appointed its first transgender bishop.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church welcomed Reverend Dr Megan Rohrer who will oversee up to 200 congregations in California and Nevada.

Just a warning, this story contains content regarding police violence against Indigenous communities.

Unlawful force has been used during an arrest in Indigenous community, Doomadgee, suggesting that more cultural training is required of police.

Brisbane high school students are expressing frustrations with having to complete studies from home. 

Over 1000 students from St Thomas More College are having to quarantine at home following Covid positive test from a student on Friday. 

One of Brisbane's oldest homes might be up for a facelift. 

The 175 year old Newstead House, informally known as “Brisbane’s first party house”, is the city’s oldest European building, heritage listed in 1992. 

Vaccination teams will be sent to aged care homes to offer jabs to remaining unvaccinated workers. 

Some regional aged care facilities are reporting more than half of their workers are unvaccinated. 

Current public health orders require at least one dose of a vaccine. 

Conservationists are reporting government overestimations of koalas in Australia, a population already in decline. 

Australian Koala Foundation’s chief executive, Deborah Tabart says numbers have plummeted to 50,000, 10 times less than what the government is reporting. 

A UK trial hopes to detect over 50 types of cancer early through just a blood test. 

The new National Health Service trial will see one hundred and forty thousand UK volunteers of different backgrounds and ethnicities aged between 50-77, take part.