COVID-19 lockdowns are adding to the distress of prostate cancer patients and families, with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia recording a recent spike in calls to their new telenursing service.

Since the opening of the new service in March, 870 cases have been managed and the foundation says this uptake of the service is important not only for supporting patients but also the future direction of patient care, highlighting the care gaps and how they can be filled.

India has recorded 45,000 cases of a deadly “black fungus” known as mucormycosis over the last 2 months, as a nationwide outbreak sweeps through COVID-19 patients.

The infection, while not directly COVID affiliated, usually strikes patients after recovery from the disease and was once considered very rare until cases became more frequent during the pandemic. 

Crime and Corruption Commission chair Alan MacSporran said Accountants, lawyers and real-estate agents are being lured to the “dark side” by organised crime bosses. 

MacSporran said yesterday in an interview that high profile charges in recent years against individuals of the kind should have been a deterrent but sadly there hasn’t been any change. 

The State Government is looking at a 39% increase in fines revenue from new traffic cameras designed to catch motorists illegally using mobile phones.

The predicted increase was partly driven by the introduction of new cameras last year that detected 15,000 people were illegally using a mobile phone during a trial. 

Upgrades on Samford’s John Scott Park will commence in September to include new pathways, picnic facilities and BMX mounds after the Federal Government awarded Moreton Bay Council $400,000 for the project.  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government is considering repatriation flights for Afghan translators and other staff who helped in Australia's mission in Afghanistan.

Hundreds of Afghans who worked for Australia have been urgently applying for protection visas to escape reprisal attacks from the resurgent Taliban, which considers those who worked with foreign forces traitors.

The English port city of Liverpool has been removed from UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites, making it only the third site to be removed from the prestigious list.

Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles court last Wednesday to 4 counts of rape and 7 other sexual assault counts.

The plea for the disgraced movie producer came a day after Weinstein was extradited to California from New York, where he was serving a 23-year prison term.