Queensland enters day one of a three-day cold snap today, with the Granite belt expected to hit below 0°C over the weekend. 

On top of the cold temperatures, a hazardous surf warning is in place for both the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast, prompting the removal of shark nets. 

Kate Gould will take over as the Powerhouse’s next CEO and artistic director. 

Gould is well-known to the arts and culture scene, having previously held the positions of CEO and associate artistic director of the Adelaide Festival. 

The UN human rights council will investigate crimes committed during the eleven day Gaza conflict. 

An open-ended resolution was adopted, calling for a permanent Commission of Inquiry. It’s the first commission created with an ongoing mandate. 

The Morrison Government has been criticised by the opposition for their slow vaccine rollout, as Victoria enters another snap lockdown, with less than five percent of the population vaccinated.

Leader of the opposition, Anthony Albanese has pointed to the lack of a national quarantine system for the COVID-19 cases in Melbourne. 

The results of a group of scientists’ and traditional owners’ efforts to document Indigenous knowledge of endangered wetlands will be released on May 29th. 

The Fleurieu Peninsula swamps are a critically endangered habitat roughly forty kilometres from Adelaide. 

Content warning: this next story contains mentions of domestic violence.

Yesterday marked the launch of Brisbane’s new Strangulation Trauma Support Centre, the first of its kind in Australia. 

A 4.5metre iconic crocodile has been caught by wildlife officers north of Port Douglas after it was found swimming around with a crab pot stuck on its head.

Crocodiles longer than four metres are granted icon status in Queensland and can only be relocated to a registered farm or zoo that agrees to use it for educational purposes.

The Running Wild organisation, which operates in the Southern Moreton Bay Islands delivering community activities to help isolated and disengaged youth, is facing threats due to lack of funding.

The organisation runs on a collective impact model, meaning that it uses different groups and individuals in the community such as community gardens, local restaurants and clubs, with its hospitality and conservation traineeships.