Queensland exporters are encouraged to show-off their efforts from the past year by applying for the Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards 2021.

The companies are classed in thirteen categories ranging from agribusiness to creative industries, with the winner of each category gains automatic entry to the Australian Export & Investment Awards in November. 

A new bill has been proposed by the Federal Government which aims to eliminate exploitation of migrant workers from employers in the form of an agricultural visa.

The proposed bill will incorporate civil penalties and criminal offences to protect workers from threats on their immigration status or being forced to accept work that breaches their visa conditions.

In Western Australia, the women at the Bandyup Women’s Prison will have access to a specialist treatment unit during their incarceration, thanks to the establishment of a two-point-four million dollar purpose-built mental health unit. 

The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan has vaccinated most of its population this past week, with UNICEF praising the country’s work as successful. 

Over 450,000 vaccines have been administered, equating to over 85 per cent of the eligible adult population.

Queensland researchers have developed a new potential breakthrough in the fight against ovarian cancer that could save thousands of Australian women each year. 

The Sunshine Coast Council will continue its feral animal prevention and control program says Environmental Portfolio Councillor Maria Suarez. 

The Councilor notes the increased rabbit invasions over the past year could lead to significant damage on the agriculture, environment and native wildlife if they become established. 

New plans are underway for a Torrens university campus and student accommodation tower in Fortitude Valley. 

The $40 million project will replace the largely unused 19th century Walston department store buildings on the corner of Brunswick and Wickham streets.

As Sydney’s lockdowns continue, Indigenous Australian tourism operators say they are concerned about the sustainability of their businesses due to a lack of visitors to the greater NSW area. 

In a report published by Tourism Research Australia, the Indigenous tourism sector was left particularly vulnerable by the international border closure despite seeing an increased interest from Australian tourists from the city in 2020.

Tunisia has plunged into further chaos with President  Kais Saied suspending parliament and dismissed the Prime Minister, Hichem Mechichi. 

The decision comes after a prolonged period of deadlock between the President, Prime Minister and legislature, all of which has crippled the management of the Covid crisis.