A needle-free COVID-19 vaccination has passed pre-clinical trials, with the possibility of a patch that could roll out in future waves of coronavirus vaccination.

University of Queensland scientists successfully protected mice from the virus by administering a US-developed vaccine candidate with a patch.

Dr. David Muller from UQs school of chemistry and molecular bioscience said “the UQ team, together with Vaxxas, hope to take the technology to the world and are looking for funding opportunities to accelerate clinical trials.”

Queensland Rail says they will cut a key target to hire extra train crews, due to excessive costs

The Strachan Inquiry into service cancelations on the Rail network in twenty-sixteen, recommended new drivers and guards be recruited to significantly decrease the reliance on overtime.  

However, a later report from the Cititrain Response Unit reveals those targets have since been cut.

Israel’s opposition leader Yair Lapid is rallying against veteran prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Lapid has informed the country’s president Reuven Rivlin that he has successfully formed a new government.  

Mr. Netanyahu is expected to try everything possible to abort the new government by turning politicians over to his side.

Warning: this story contains names of deceased members of the Indigenous community.

Today is Mabo Day, the momentous victory led by Eddie Mabo to overturn terra nullius concept on which Australia’s invasion was premised. 

For more than 200 years, the Australian parliament acted under the presumption that Australia belonged to no-one before colonization. 

Today marks the 29th anniversary of the high court decision that overturned this precedent.

Coal and Gas giants are receiving more in government subsidies than what they pay in royalties.

Michael West Media has reported the fossil fuel industry paid 7.3 billion dollars in royalties in 19-20, and received 10.7 billion in the 20-21 sector. 

The Neroli Storytelling Colvin Foundation says the Minerals Council of Australia has inflated tax and royalties payments by $45B over the past decade. 

A protester who was last night taken to hospital following their arrest at the Land Forces Expo, has been released from custody on bail. 

They're one of the 8 protesters arrested last night. 

A fellow arrestee, Andy Paine told 4zzz they make no apologies for disrupting the expo, which they say allows companies to profit from war and conflict around the world. 

Queensland Police have been contacted for comment on yesterday's protest. 

Nominations for Queensland's next Australian of the year awards are now open.

The state government is encouraging Queenslanders to nominate people making a positive difference. 

The Queensland 2022 Australian of the Year award recipients will be announced this November and the national ceremony will be held on the eve of Australia Day where the winner will be announced. 

Brazil’s Amazonian rivers are swelling to 100-year highs, causing large-scale floods across the region. 

Rivers around the biggest city in Brazil's Amazon rainforest swelled to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping, according to data published by Manaus' port authorities.

The Rio Negro river is at its highest level since records began in 1902, with a depth of 29.98 meters at the port's measuring station.