Prosecutors are proceeding with their case against an ATO whistle-blower. 

Former debt collector at the ATO Richard Boyle is facing charges for aiding the ABC and Fairfax Media in their investigations into the ATOs heavy handed tactics used to recover debts from small business owners. 

Mr Boyle will be pleading not guilty to offences that include, using listening devices to listen to private conversations and disclosing protected information. 

If Mr Boyle is found guilty of all offences he faces the possibility of one hundred and sixty one years in prison.

The CSIRO released a roadmap for Australia to produce ethical and sustainable edible insects. 

CSIRO entomologist Bryan Lessard said the report draws on expertise from First Nations groups, international scientists, and food processing industry leaders.

CSIRO’s lead professor Michelle Colgrave said the aim is to grow Australia’s protein industry by $10 billion over five years.

Pop singer Toni Childs is preparing to sing underwater to raise money for the Great Barrier Reef.

The underwater concert on the Great Barrier Reef will take place in July, using an underwater bubble helmet to sing underwater, and custom speakers that can play underwater.

Child's hopes to inspire people around the world to invest in restoring not only the Great Barrier Reef, but reef systems around the world.

Childs will be accompanied by a team of scientists and funds from the concert will go towards reef research. 

Toowoomba farmer, John Cameron, says that sorghum farmers in New South Wales and Queensland are having their harvests contaminated by mouse droppings.

Mouse faeces is left by mice that crawl up to eat the unripened grain, and is inadvertently collected during harvest. Farmers have trialled methods of sifting out the droppings with little success.

Even the tiniest contamination renders the product unsellable, given stringent regulations imposed by Graincorp, the main grain handler of Australia’s East Coast. 

Queensland Minister for Housing, Leeanne Enoch, said a review is underway of a community housing complex’s decision to remove its disabled car parks after receiving a complaint that they were discriminatory to able-bodied people. 

A resident of the complex who has been living in the wheelchair-accessible unit for three years said the carparks gave him shelter from the weather while he takes the extra time to get into and out of his car.

Rangers in Kakadu park are searching for a crocodile that attacked four people fishing in their boat last weekend in the sixth crocodile attack this year. 

The crocodile is estimated to be up to five metres long to have launched itself out of the water and into the boat. One man suffered minor injuries.

Crocodile expert Adam Britton says the animal’s unusual behaviour means it is a prime candidate for removal.

A former Facebook employee, Sophie Zhang, says protocols at Facebook have remained largely unchanged despite her warning the company multiple times of instances of political manipulation.

Zhang says autocratic leaders of governments create millions of fake Facebook accounts to attack opposition leaders and create a false sense of popularity.

A Facebook spokesperson has denied Zhang’s claims and argued specialised teams work to combat inauthentic behaviour on the website.  

The Woolworths Group announced it will no longer go ahead with a proposed Dan Murphy’s development after a review found insufficient attempts to engage with local Aboriginal communities. 

Spokeswoman for the Bagot Aboriginal community, Helen Fejo-Frith, says she is thankful Woolworths listened with their heart to the Darwin community. 

However, Larrakia traditional owner, Helen Secretary, says the decision is disappointing as the development was going to lead to vital fixes to road safety issues.

The Brisbane Airport Corporation has apologised for accidentally breaching COVID-19 restrictions by allowing two passengers from Papua New Guinea into the international departures section of the airport.

Queensland Chief Health Officer, Jeanette Young, says the passengers pose a low risk to others as they were wearing masks and reported no symptoms of illness.

Queensland Health will release results of the passengers’ COVID-19 tests when they are available.