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.

This push comes after rural community businesses continue to struggle with the impacts of juvenile crime, and they feel as though no concrete solutions have been made to stop this cycle.

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.

Mr Bustar says he made the video "because it was clear to me the arts community and the people who make it so vital were being overlooked, even though entertainment is one of the hardest-hit sectors”.

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.

Specialist transplant hepatologist Dr Ken Liu says more rigorous regulatory oversight is needed for supplements and natural therapies or other alternatives. 

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 major pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, enable these vaccines to go to market with their large-scaled manufacturing and clinical trial coordination.

Currently, Australia has no such facilities to produce the numbers needed.

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. 

They want to push back against what the country's sport federation DTB has called "sexualisation in gymnastics”.

The Norwegian women's beach handball team also refused to play in bikini bottoms during European tournaments, opting instead for skin-tight shorts. For that, they received a fine for violating a wardrobe requirement.

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.

Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson, who was among those mayors, said the initial idea came when trying to solve how millions of dollars could be directed towards Brisbane to enable the city to modernise its transport and infrastructure.

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.

Their aim is also to increase Logan’s industry operating areas, rather than just being a transit zone, in order to open up more jobs.

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.

However, Ms Malek says they are finding it quite difficult for people to reach out to ask for help, besides social media.

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. 

He also conceded there is brand damage around the AstraZeneca vaccine, but people should consider the evidence around its efficacy.