The #End-SARS movement in Nigeria initiated because of the shooting of an unidentified young Nigerian by a police officer in the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit known as SARS.

Started from October, in the weeks and months since the protests have abated, demonstrators are still being abused meanwhile the government sidesteps accountability.

An online petition with 60,000 signatures has called out for the end of baptisms in Romania, following the death of a six-week-old baby.

An autopsy found water in the child's lungs which relates to the baby's heart attack hours after the baptism.

Traditional Owners on North Stradbroke Island are continuing a protest against a development on sacred land.

A new exhibition at the Museum of Brisbane will focus on how immigration laws and processes affect families.

A call for repeat juvenile offenders to wear GPS trackers after their release from the youth justice system has been criticised by the Queensland Human Rights Commissioner.

Commissioner Scott McDougall says GPS trackers are best suited to sex offenders, not children, and says the proposal raised a number of human rights issues.

Australia may follow New Zealand in excluding the agriculture sector in its efforts to achieve a net-zero emissions target by 2050. 

According to Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, he is not worried about what might happen in 30 years time. His main focus being on getting Australia back on its feet after a challenging year.

Liberal party backbencher Craig Kelly continues to push COVID-19 conspiracy theories on his social media.

The Federal Member for Hughes was given a dressing down by Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week over peddling misinformation over the COVID vaccine, but has continued to advocate for hydroxychloroquine treatments online in clear defiance of the PM’s advice.

Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar have poured in, in the tens of thousands, as an internet blackout failed to calm growing anger at the military ouster of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

A rally was proposed at Yangon City Hall, but access was blocked by police and barricades.
Arguably the country’s main form of communication, telecom networks have been ordered to freeze access to Facebook.

As protests continue, the banging of pots and pans are being heard at night around the country - a practice usually associated with driving out evil spirits.