A study by the University of Queensland has found that suicide is the leading cause of death for maternal women in Australia.

Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research researcher Dr Carla Meurk says their findings show suicidal behaviors increase in post-partum women who have a history of mental illness or substance abuse.

Gold Coast city council faces a legal battle to complete its proposed one point six kilometre pathway along the beachfront. 

Local community group, the Surfers Beachfront Protection Association, argue the pathway would result in significant destruction to the beachfront dunal system. They have lodged an appeal against the decision to approve the pathway. 

A section of a popular beach near Rainbow Beach has collapsed into the water in what is becoming a regular occurrence for the area.

Wayne Dean, a resident in the local area, says the landslide went on for over twenty minutes and was not the first he’s seen. He says the landslide occurred shortly after a barge picked up a load of cars bound for Fraser Island.

US President Joe Biden plans to provide two hundred and 35 million dollars of aid to Palestinian, restoring the Trump administration cuts. 

Over two-thirds of the aid will go to the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees with the additional funding going towards development assistance and peace programs. 

The federal government will amend the Sex Discrimination Act to include MPs, judges and public servants, who are currently exempt from the act.

The government will adopt the 55 recommendations of last year’s Respect at Work report, including placing the onus on employers to proactively end sexual harassment and create safe workplaces. 

China’s ambassador to Australia has told Canberra to stop criticising the country over human rights abuses, in a press conference on the treatment of Chinese Uighur people. 

Ambassador Cheng Jing-yi described criticisms of China’s re-education camps for minority Uighur people as “Western lies” and “fabrications”.

Farmers concerned over koala welfare are setting aside land for permanent safe koala corridors from northern New South Wales to the Queensland border.

Bangalow Koalas, the organisation behind the initiative, have planted nearly 54 thousand trees since February 2020.

Conduct complaints made against Queensland teachers were up by 60 per cent last year, despite students learning from home. 

The Queensland College of Teachers revealed they suspended 33 teachers charged with serious offences during the period. 

Communities will protest in Brisbane to mark the 30th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.