An online survey of 368 Australian disability support workers found that only half were confident in getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

Disability support workers have been encouraged to get the vaccine under phase 1b of the rollout to protect themselves and the vulnerable people they work with.

Head of a Queensland domestic violence taskforce, Margaret McMurdo, says women’s experiences of reporting abuse to police will be taken as part of the review into the criminal justice system. 

Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Shannon Fentiman, says public submissions for written, typed, or recorded testimonies are now open.

Former Logan City Council CEO Sharon Kelsey has lost her unfair dismissal case after alleging councillors plotted to sack her as revenge for reporting possible misconduct. 

The 2019 accusation led to the entire Council losing their jobs before the charges were dropped a few weeks ago. 

Tourism Tropical North Queensland is partnering with the Queensland Government to offer tourism vouchers to 5000 tourists as part of the Cairns Holiday Dollars program.

Each voucher will be worth $200, and they will be distributed to tourists already holidaying in the region using Facebook’s audience targeting tools. 

Prosecutors are proceeding with their case against an ATO whistle-blower. 

Former debt collector at the ATO Richard Boyle is facing charges for aiding the ABC and Fairfax Media in their investigations into the ATOs heavy handed tactics used to recover debts from small business owners. 

The CSIRO released a roadmap for Australia to produce ethical and sustainable edible insects. 

CSIRO entomologist Bryan Lessard said the report draws on expertise from First Nations groups, international scientists, and food processing industry leaders.

Pop singer Toni Childs is preparing to sing underwater to raise money for the Great Barrier Reef.

The underwater concert on the Great Barrier Reef will take place in July, using an underwater bubble helmet to sing underwater, and custom speakers that can play underwater.

Toowoomba farmer, John Cameron, says that sorghum farmers in New South Wales and Queensland are having their harvests contaminated by mouse droppings.

Mouse faeces is left by mice that crawl up to eat the unripened grain, and is inadvertently collected during harvest. Farmers have trialled methods of sifting out the droppings with little success.

Queensland Minister for Housing, Leeanne Enoch, said a review is underway of a community housing complex’s decision to remove its disabled car parks after receiving a complaint that they were discriminatory to able-bodied people.