Queensland authorities are waging a war against Yellow crazy ants in Far North Queensland which is known to be one of the world's most invasive ant species.

Approaching the halfway mark of a 10-year eradication plan in the far north, the Wet Tropics Management Authority has killed off about 85 per cent of the known infestations through aerial baiting and boots-on-the-ground treatment.

The far north Queensland community of Doomadgee are continuing to wait on installation of much needed dialysis machines in the town.

The hospital has the machines but the town's water quality is deemed too poor to be used in the machines.

The Queensland Community Alliance has announced the 2021 Budget Assembly will now be held on Monday 31st of May with Deputy Premier Steven Miles now addressing the assembly on Queensland Premiers behalf.

The Palestinian foreign minister has sent a letter to the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor’s Office, calling for an investigation into Israel’s “war crimes” in Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem.

The critically endangered Mountain pygmy possum has gained a helping hand from unexpected friends in the Czech Republic.

The Prague Zoo has committed $190,000 towards the building of a breeding facility in Lithgow, NSW.

The Disability royal commision has revealed that Fewer than 1,000 people with disability in Australia’s residential care facilities have been vaccinated, despite authorities saying the rollout would ramp up in late April.

Health Minister Greg Hunt on Monday said yesterday that 999 people in residential disability homes have received vaccines, and 1527 workers had also been vaccinated through in-reach programs.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Brisbane based birthing in our community program has released data by researchers at Charles Darwin University.

The Study has shown that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women using the service were 50% less likely to have a premature baby than those accessing standard maternity care in hospital, as well as a 40% increase in breastfeeding.

The Gold Coast City Council has approved the redevelopment of the Old Burleigh Theatre Arcade, despite attempts by Councillor Daphne McDonald to require the developer to reserve at least 1,000 square metres of the ground floor for use as a public arcade or gallery, "to recognise the building's social importance as a place of gathering and entertainment".

Sunshine coast farmers are experimenting with raspberries to grow them in Queensland out of season.

Consumers are increasingly expecting to have fresh fruit all year round which means that a lot of fruit gets imported from overseas.

Fiame Naomi Mata’afa is set to become Samoa's first female Prime minister after a Samoan supreme court ruling.

Ms Mata'afa will become the second female head of government in the Pacific after Hilda Heine became President of the Marshall Islands in 2016.

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said it "feels significant" for the region.