Experts are calling for a residential rehab program to be set up in Brisbane in order to tackle youth crime in the region. 

The Noffs Foundation spokesperson Matt Noffs says residential rehab programs reduce youth reoffending by 62 per cent, while juvenile detention reduces it by 26 per cent. 

Griffith University criminologist Ross Homel agrees youth rehab programs are cheaper and significantly more effective than punitive programs.

Queensland first responders experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder will be able to workers compensation faster and more easily. 

Under new state legislation, frontline workers including police officers, firefighters, youth justice officers, prison officers, and paramedics will no longer have to prove their PTSD is work-related.

Queensland Parliament passed the legislation with cross-party support yesterday.

Gaza’s death toll continues to rise, with Palestinian health officials saying 35 people have now been killed in air strikes conducted by the Israeli airforce.

On Monday, Hamas demanded Israel stand down its security forces in Jerusalem, after attacks on Palestinian worshippers in the final days of the holy month of Ramadan. 

Yesterday, Israel attacked the gaza strip with a series of air strikes, killing a string of senior Hamas military figures and destroying three multi-storey towers.

The federal government’s budget will see hundreds of thousands of Australians in casual and part-time jobs paid superannuation in a bid to make the system fairer.

Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance chief executive Paul Murphy says the abolishment of the superannuation requirement to earn a minimum of 450 dollars a month per employer will help people in the arts industry with several jobs. 

The Government has outlined its hope for the plan to come into place before July 2022.

Pharmaceutical company Moderna says it has struck a deal with the Australian government to provide 25 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the nation. 

Moderna says it will provide 10 million doses this year, and 15 million doses of an updated variant booster vaccine in 2022. 

If Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration approves the vaccine, Moderna will join AstraZeneca and Pfizer as vaccines approved for Australians.

The University of Queensland citizen science program CoralWatch has held snorkeling and coral identification classes on Heron Island.

A virtual excursion of the workshops will be produced as an educational tool for remote and disadvantaged students. 

The educational videos unpack the history and formation of the island and coral biology.

Southern Cross School of Distance Education teacher Melinda Ingram said the resource would lift barriers for students who could not visit the reef due to isolation or disadvantage

Queensland’s anti-corruption watchdog found Queensland’s Police Service engaged in discriminatory practices to achieve a 50 percent female hiring target between 2015 and 2018. 

QPS staff manipulated processes, data and language in order to progress women who failed physical, cognitive and psychological assessments in the recruitment process.

Three employees have since been suspended over the matter.

Cross river rail has met strong opposition from the Brisbane city council after proposing more than 100 trucks would cross through the city on Sundays. 

The multi-billion-dollar rail project is currently in the construction process for Roma and Albert street stations. 

Infrastructure committee chairman David McLachlan says Council is concerned about the effect on residents and Brisbane's ability to host events on Sundays.