A large number of Queensland court cases are experiencing months’ long delays as forensics labs struggle under their increasing workload.

A police prosecutor working on the Girum Mekonnen murder inquiry says wait times for autopsies are generally up to twelve months, with other evidence on their case remaining months away as well.

A twenty eighteen Auditor-General report found while the number of exhibits needing to be tested had risen, the number of lab staff employed to conduct these tests had fallen.

Thousands of people gathered in Brisbane’s CBD yesterday for the largest Labour Day rally in the country, with issues such as workplace safety and sexual harassment at the top of the agenda.

Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese and Deputy Premier Steven Miles led the crowd through the streets and used the opportunity to call out Prime Minister Scott Morrison on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, his treatment of women and economic stagnation.

Queensland opposition MP James Lister is backing Lawrence Springborg’s bid for the LNP Presidency after taking aim at the leadership of his own party calling them dumb and desperate.

Former LNP Councilor Lawrence Springbord who was removed from the party’s executive last year has confirmed his intent to run for the presidency as Mr Lister says electing Mr Springborg would be a giant step in the right direction.

Hazard reduction burns in Sydney have left the city in a blanket of smoke and fog that was so thick it could be seen from space. Satellite images show the fog and smoke.

A health warning for people with asthma was given and ferries were cancelled due to the low visibility levels. The Harbour Bridge was obscured as the fog moved in and settled. 

Air quality is low and light winds caused the smoke to settle in residential areas however the hazard is set to lift throughout the next two days.

Hazard reduction burns in Sydney have left the city in a blanket of smoke and fog that was so thick it could be seen from space. Satellite images show the fog and smoke.

A health warning for people with asthma was given and ferries were cancelled due to the low visibility levels. The Harbour Bridge was obscured as the fog moved in and settled. 

Air quality is low and light winds caused the smoke to settle in residential areas however the hazard is set to lift throughout the next two days.

A plan to build Australia’s longest road tunnel at The Blue Mountains has been revealed by the New South Wales Government as part of a plan to upgrade the Great Western Highway.

The plan is not set in stone as the state government is investigating the possibility of the tunnel and seeking funding from the Commonwealth. The government says they promise the tunnel would be toll free.

New South Wales Premier John Barilaro says the tunnel that would connect Blackheath and Mount Victoria would transform the state as it would cut down on congestion.

The ethnic rebel Kachin Independence Army in northern Myanmar says it has shot down a Burmese military helicopter as clashes between the two forces continue.

The helicopter was allegedly accompanied by two fighter jets which were shelling nearby villages as part of the military junta’s weeks-long campaign of air strikes in rural parts of the country.

The Kachin Independence Army and several other Burmese ethnic militia are actively supporting protestors and clashing with government forces as the country continues to oppose its return to military rule.