Police Minister Mark Ryan and Member for Cairns Michael Healy have joined Deputy Commissioner Paul Taylor to announce a new frontline facility for the Far North Police District.

Mr Healy says the announcement illustrates the Palaszczuk Government’s commitment to supporting community safety in West Cairns.

Deputy Commissioner Taylor says the facility will provide scope for multi-agency collaboration capabilities to provide enhanced services for the community.

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New Zealand has become the second country in the world, after India, to pass legislation giving mothers and partners the right to paid leave following a miscarriage or still birth. 

Labour Party MP Ginny Andersen said the bill recognises that grief is not a sickness, but a loss, and should not tap into sick leave. She said that one in four women in New Zealand experience a miscarriage.

The leave provisions also apply to parents planning to have a child through surrogacy or adoption.

Aussie Rules players and experts have called for the reduction of stigma around breast injuries in women’s sport.

Dr. Deirdre McGhee, one of only a few people studying breast injuries in sports, said research shows that while 48% percent of athletes in women’s sports experience breast injury, only 10% percent report that injury to a coach, physio, or doctor. This puts them at risk for long-term damage. 

The Australian Government has announced it is considering expanding sanctions against military officials behind Myanmar’s ongoing coup.

Minister for Foreign affairs Marise Payne fronted a Senate estimates hearing yesterday where she was questioned about the Government’s response to the coup; with no time frame has been provided for any imposed sanctions.

"We have five people listed currently under the Myanmar autonomous sanctions regime – and I am continuing to take advice on that and reviewing that with colleagues," Ms Payne said at the hearing.

Rockhampton Zoo’s aviary may be forced to close after the euthanasian of 40 birds. 

After birds began suddenly falling dead in their enclosure December of last year, tests showed salmonella had infected the enclosure. 

All forty birds in the facility were euthanised after consulting veterinarians and avian specialists in order to prevent the bacteria from spreading throughout the Zoo. 

Zoo staff remain confident the spread has since been contained, but remain uncertain whether the aviary will re-open.

South East Queenslanders have been urged to be cautious if they plan to head to the beach this weekend, due to concerns recent flooding has impacted water quality.

Runoff from the Nerang River, Tallebudgera Creek, and nearby farmland into the ocean is likely to have increased the amount of bacteria present in the water.

A Vincent Van Gogh painting was sold for 21.7 million dollars at an auction on Thursday only to be erroneously sold a second time for 20.3 million. 

Auction house Sotherby’s said a glitch with its online system during the sale allowed for the double sale.

The painting has been kept in a private collection for more than a century prior to sale, away from the public eye.

The identity of the buyer has not been revealed.

Western Australia’s peak mental health consumer body is calling for more community support for people transitioning out of hospital mental health care.

Chief Executive of Consumers of Mental Health Western Australia, Shauna Gaebler, says more support is needed for people to create a stable life outside of hospital and avoid readmission.

Mental Health Minister Stephen Dawson says the government plans to establish active recovery teams by the middle of the year which will ensure patients have support to leave hospital and remain well in the community.