The Queensland Law Reform Commission has submitted its draft Laws for Voluntary Assisted Dying to state parliament.

Commission chair Justice Peter Applegarth says rather than being a decision on legalising assisted dying, the submissions merely outline the nature of any potential laws should they gain public and government support.

Researchers at QUT have highlighted how tiny structures called POMs could have large implications in the future of the clean energy sector. 

Deepak Dubal from QUT says that the unique properties of POMs mean that they have greater energy conversion rates and storage capacity. 

A 44 year-old woman from the Gold Coast with stage four bowel cancer has attended her own living funeral - which she says was like a life reunion. 

Kelly Hardy had no symptoms aside from stomach discomfort until she was diagnosed in 2019 after the cancer had already spread to her liver and lungs.

The future of 13 Confucius Institutes across Australian universities is in doubt under the scrutiny of the federal government’s foreign veto policy.

Set up in collaboration with Chinese universities, the institutes were the focus of a series of protests in 2019 amid concerns they function as propaganda platforms for the Chinese Communist Party.

Children as young as 12 are set to receive the Pfizer vaccine in the United States with regulators hoping to protect students before they head back to school in the coming weeks.

Distribution is set to get underway once the federal vaccine advisory committee makes recommendations on how the two-dose vaccine should be used for 12-15 year-olds'. 

Priests in around 100 Catholic churches across Germany are now offering blessings to same-sex couples in defiance of The Vatican.

While Pope Francis has previously said he believes same-sex couples have the right to civil unions, he has also approved the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith’s stance that the Catholic Church does not have the power to bless same-sex marriages.

Calls for larger GST payments have been sparked as Queensland sees it’s biggest population boom in 16 years as 30,000 Australians have made the decision to move to Queensland. Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick says this should trigger GST payments into today’s federal budget. Mr Dick says Queensland is one of the nation’s growing states and now is the right time to support Queensland in the budget.

Electricity networks are damaged in the Darling Downs after a fast moving storm swept through south-east Queensland last night. Energex says up to 17,500 homes and businesses were without power this morning as 66,000 lightning strikes were recorded across the region. Bureau of Meteorology forecasters say the storm was so fast moving there wasn't much rain.

Brisbane is set to be the destination of choice for international experts across a range of disciplines over the next few years, with hosting rights for seventeen conferences and meetings now secured in the last twelve months. The events are expected to bring 20,000 delegates to Brisbane and inject over $50 million in direct expenditure into the state economy. Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre