Scientists have published findings in the Journal of Pacific Conservation Biology that eight Australian frog species are at ‘high risk’ of becoming extinct over the next twenty years, with four likely to have already become extinct.

According to the study’s author Dr Graeme Gillespie, Chytrid fungal disease, climate change, and invasive species are behind the declining numbers.

Dr Gillespie said, however when we look at the four frog species we believe are extinct, chytrid fungal disease is probably the exclusive factor.

The concerning outbreak in NSW Indigenous communities has sparked an urgency for the Queensland Government to put, as the Brisbane Times said, ‘pedal to the metal’ on the vaccination rates of their own Indigenous communities.

Professor James Ward, director of the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health at the University of Queensland says even though much of the focus is on Western NSW, focus should not be lost on QLD because it is for now relatively free of the virus.

The Redland City Council are considering establishing a free or low-cost basic camping ground on the Macleay Island foreshore.

There will be a 12 month trial of the campground, and it aims to boost tourism to the Southern Moreton Bay Islands where kayakers, cyclists and boaters can experience a small-scale, free or low-cost holiday.

Councillor Mark Edwards said it was anticipated the camp ground would be a maximum two-night stay with only tent sites available and no power.

The construction of Samford’s new 4.5 million dollar pedestrian and bike bridge is underway.

The new green bridge has been long awaited by locals with the area becoming a bike riding Mecca and the Private Percy Cash Bridge being a notorious safety issue. 

Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said the bridge will connect kilometers of paths for locals to explore their region and will give unprecedented accessibility for those who rely on motor mobility.

Dominic Raab, British Forigen secretary is facing increasing pressure to resign, including from some of his own party’s MPs, after claims he effectively disappeared for more than a week while on holiday during the collapse of Afghanistan, delegating almost all duties to juniors.

Raab’s department did not deny he asked another minister to make a call on Friday to assist the evacuation of former British military translators while he was in Crete and defences and critics of the minister remain varied.

In March, the U.S. Space Force's 18th Space Control Squadron reported the breakup of Yunhai 1-02, a Chinese military satellite that launched in September 2019.

It was unclear at the time whether the spacecraft had suffered some sort of failure or if it had collided with something in orbit.

After researching and tracking orbital debris astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell, states the collision was from a piece of the Zenit-2 rocket that launched Russia's Tselina-2 spy satellite in September 1996.

South East Queensland residents could be on mandatory water restrictions in just four months amid fears the region’s dams will struggle to supply water to the booming population.

Water Minister Glenn Butcher’s office was emailed a report last December warning about the need for new water resources stating the water demand would increase significantly as the population is expected to grow by more than two million in the next twenty-five years.

A  Townsville student who attended school at Pimlico State High School for three days this week has been forced into home quarantine after travelling to the COVID-19 hotspot of Sydney without isolating on their return last Friday.

Queensland police were alerted on Wednesday after a teacher learnt the Pimlico State High School student had been to Sydney. The student was immediately sent home. 

Police are conducting investigations about how this took place and have assured the public that all precautions were taken and that the chance of spread was low risk.