The Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) have demanded action by the state government to change the youth justice system, after repeated juvenile incidents in Townsville.

KAP MPs are urging the government to reconsider the relocation sentencing policy, which aims to prevent juveniles from being incarcerated or back on the street where they can continue to be influenced.

Sydney entertainer James Bustar has released a video on social media, drawing attention to the plight of about 30 performing arts workers from regional areas and capital cities. 

Eighty per cent of young artists according to the Hunter Research Foundation Centre have experienced increased stress and or anxiety and or depression as a result of COVID-19.

Australian researchers say the number of patients being admitted to hospital with severe liver injuries caused by herbal and dietary supplements claiming to promote muscle growth or weight loss is increasing, with some people harmed so severely they required a liver transplant.

Australia is looking to make its own mRNA COVID vaccines, but the process is costly and complex.

The end-to-end process of making a vaccine requires large facilities and numerous imports. 

The female olympic athletes are fighting back against the sexualisation of women in sports.

The German Olympic Women Gymnastics team decided to wear unitards that stretch to their ankles rather than the usual bikini-cut leotards. 

The journey to Brisbane’s successful Olympic Games bid began years ago when a few mayors, concerned about the region’s population pressures, endeavoured to find a way to get everyone on board to fund better transport.

The Logan City Council has allocated $9 million towards overhauling their planning scheme as the South East region’s population is set to boom.

As a region that faces a massive population spike, expected to reach half a million by 2041, the Council is taking a community-based approach towards future planning.

Dee Malek, a proud Njamal woman, who lives in Chermside, is helping the community through donations of used baby clothes in the hopes of sending them to communities in need. 

The registered charity called “Friends of Jedda” named after Ms Malek’s daughter, now has seven committee members across Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria helping to facilitate donations.

The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has welcomed the updated Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) advice which strongly urges adults over 18 in Greater Sydney to get any vaccine available to them, including AstraZeneca.

Mr Morrison says 90,000 additional Pfizer vaccine doses will be delivered to New South Wales from next week, amid the state's growing COVID-19 outbreak.