In an internal review conducted by the GPS Bail Project team, Queensland Police Service officers lack training when responding to bail breaches conducted by adults with serious crimes fitted with electronic monitoring devices.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk accepted a pay rise of over 20,000 dollars despite previously asking for wage increases for politicians to be put on hold during the pandemic.  

The decision came from the Queensland Independent ­Remuneration Tribunal this Monday, granting an increase of approximately $23,000 from $393,955 to $427,561.

You may know the dangers of driving while tired, but now there are concerns for flying while tired, after one Queensland pilot fell asleep at the controls while flying over Brisbane and the Gold Coast. 

An initiative to feed the local community by a restaurant owner has taken off in the regional town of Milicent, South Australia.

Sukhi Dhaliwal, started the initiative four weeks ago in partnership with the local IGA, after seeing people rummaging through local bins. 

The South Australian government has committed 4 million dollars for the construction of a 40 unit housing development for indigenous elders. 

The initiative is part of a new 10 year strategy to “hit the reset button” on the state’s provision of Aboriginal housing, providing accommodation in the suburb of Bedford Park in Southern Adelaide.

The World Health Organisation is renaming strains of COVID-19.

Using letters of the Greek alphabet, the new system does not replace the existing scientific names, but aims to be more practical for non-scientific audiences. 

After 6 months lost in the Queensland bush, Xena, a 3 year old maremma sheepdog, has surprised her owners with her return home. 

Owners Brad and Judy, are dubbing the reunion as a “maremma miracle” and say Xena probably survived off a diet of lizards.

Federal agriculture minister David Littleproud said the government investigated a cyber attack that shut down Queensland abattoirs on Monday. 

So far the attack has affected at least 6 sites operated by JBS Abattoirs in Queensland, with more across the country to be identified.