Queensland authorities have taken aim at those who have attempted to evade the state's mask mandate by wearing fraudulent exemption badges and attempting to fake medical conditions.  

Deputy Police Commissioner Steve said those who legitimately struggle to wear masks should stay home.

A Queensland lawn mowing company has taken up a new clean and green alternative to its typical human employees. 

Business owners Michael McConnel and Allison Gleeson have instead chosen to employ the grass cutting expertise of two goats named Salt and Pepper.

Four-year-old Tharnicaa and her family from Biloela will make a last ditch attempt to get a visa to stay in the country, as she learns today whether Australia’s highest court will hear her case. 

Tharnicaa was discharged from a Perth hospital in June after being medically evacuated from Christmas immigration detention where the family was held for three years as they fought deportation to Sri Lanka.

An Afghan refugee held in Australian immigration detention for 8 years has gone to court to try and secure the emergency evacuation of his family as the Taliban advances across Afghanistan.

The refugee worked alongside coalition forces in Afghanistan.

Namibia has sold off 57 live elephants at an auction which it said was aimed at reducing populations in areas affected by drought and conflict with humans.

The country raised over $500,000 from the sale

Thousands of people signed a petition which condemned the auction that ended in January.

Fires have set large parts of Algeria, Turkey and Greece aflame over the past week, with an atmosphere monitor saying the Mediterranean had become a wildfire hotspot.

Wildfires tearing through forested areas of northern Algeria have now killed at least 65 people as state television reported on Wednesday.

Residents in north Brisbane will be treated to an early morning spectacle tomorrow. 

The Perseid Meteor Shower caused by the earth travelling through a trail of debris strewn across the solar system by a comet. The event happens every August and is described as one of the best meteor showers in the world producing 100 meteors a second.
 

The RNA has put its hand up as a replacement to host professional cricket and AFL matches while the Gabba gets its Olympic facelift.

The Ekka’s cancellation in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 threat had cost the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland an estimated $4 million in lost revenue.

The Australian government has announced that Moderna will become the third COVID-19 vaccine to be rolled out in the country next month.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday that the Australian vaccine regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, approved Moderna for use by adults 18 years and older.