Rangers in Kakadu park are searching for a crocodile that attacked four people fishing in their boat last weekend in the sixth crocodile attack this year. 

The crocodile is estimated to be up to five metres long to have launched itself out of the water and into the boat. One man suffered minor injuries.

A former Facebook employee, Sophie Zhang, says protocols at Facebook have remained largely unchanged despite her warning the company multiple times of instances of political manipulation.

Zhang says autocratic leaders of governments create millions of fake Facebook accounts to attack opposition leaders and create a false sense of popularity.

The Woolworths Group announced it will no longer go ahead with a proposed Dan Murphy’s development after a review found insufficient attempts to engage with local Aboriginal communities. 

Spokeswoman for the Bagot Aboriginal community, Helen Fejo-Frith, says she is thankful Woolworths listened with their heart to the Darwin community. 

The Brisbane Airport Corporation has apologised for accidentally breaching COVID-19 restrictions by allowing two passengers from Papua New Guinea into the international departures section of the airport.

Queensland Chief Health Officer, Jeanette Young, says the passengers pose a low risk to others as they were wearing masks and reported no symptoms of illness.

New figures have revealed almost six hundred of Queensland’s most crowded schools enrol students who live outside of the catchment area despite having enrolment management plans.

Enrolment management plans ensure students get access to nearby schools by restricting out-of-catchment enrolments once a school passes eighty percent capacity. 

The Remote Area Planning and Development Board, a rural housing body, released a media statement this month saying rural Queensland is undergoing a housing market failure. 

Board CEO David Arnold says the inability to secure housing leads to rural shortages in skilled labour, public services like health and education, and casual workers integral to the tourism industry.

The Brisbane Lord Mayor has urged the State Government to ease restrictions on live music venues, with concerns about the city’s music culture facing huge losses .

Lord Mayor, Adrian Schrinner is arguing that it is unfair sporting venues such as the Suncorp Stadium and the Gabba were able to go to full capacity, whilst concert venues are struggling with ongoing restrictions.