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

Established by the Red Rose Foundation, the Centre provides a multi-disciplinary team to support survivors with health support, trauma counselling, and aid in navigating the justice system.

If you or someone else needs help, please call 1800 737 732 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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 state government is working in partnership with traditional owners to select a suitable facility to house the crocodile which is currently being held at a secure wildlife facility in Cairns.

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.

However, relying on grants from Redland City Council is difficult, 

The British Prime Minister’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings says Britain’s response to COVID-19 has been a failure.

While giving evidence to a parliamentary inquiry on lessons from the pandemic, Mr Cummings said PM Boris Johnson was slow to appreciate the threat the virus posed in 2020.

Mr Cummings also claims Mr Johnson even suggested he could inject himself with the virus on television, to prove it was nothing to fear.

Farmers have now been protesting to change India's agricultural laws for six months. 

The new laws would see monopolies in grain markets trap farmers into contracts with corporate buyers. 

The stalemate continues despite 11 rounds of meetings between the farm unions and government representatives.

Essential workers in Sydney and Melbourne are being forced to move far from where they work to afford to rent or buy a home.

The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute’s Report reveals more than 52,000 essential workers in Sydney, and more than 37,000 in Melbourne, were experiencing housing stress.  

The report indicates thousands of essential workers living closer to work are being forced into overcrowded homes.

One-third of all drivers in Mackay are being drug tested by police as more officers are trained to use drug testing kits. 

Figures show one in three drivers are testing positive for drugs while driving, up from one in five in 2018-2019. 

Senior Constable Steve Smith from the Mackay Police department says drug driving is one of the top five causes for people losing their lives.