Significant measures have been announced by the Queensland Government this week to improve the natural environment of the State.

The Queensland Government has allocated $2.3 million to recover priority areas in Australia's largest ancient Antarctic beech rainforests running south from Mount Barney National Park across the NSW border.

Some breeding programs and weed-clearing work have also been announced to boost numbers of endangered species in the local areas. 

Two boring machines to be used in the construction of the Cross River Rail tunnels in early 2021 will be named after two feminists pioneers. 

Chair of Powerlink, Else Shepherd who was the first female engineering graduate in Queensland and feminist Merle Thornton who introduced women's studies at the University of Queensland in 1973 will be named for their common groundbreaking nature.

In an effort to take the pressure off Mount Coot-tha’s heavily used trails, almost 90 Brisbane bushland reserves could be opened up as sustainable mountain-biking tracks.

Mount Coot-has trails were used more than seven hundred thousand times annually according to the council’s environment, parks and sustainability chairwomen Fiona Cunningham.

The first sitting for the 2021 Federal Parliament has been disrupted by the recent case of COVID-19 found in WA after politicians from the state boarded their flights to Canberra. 

After weeks of protests and clashes with authorities, farmers and allies around New Delhi have participated in a hunger strike, angry at new agricultural laws they say benefit large private food buyers at the expense of producers.

Tens of thousands of farmers have been camped at protest sites on the outskirts of the capital for more than two months.

Britain offered a new citizenship route for Hong Kong citizens with a new visa offering due to the colonial agreements back in 1997.

China will not recognise British National Overseas passports held by Hong Kong residents starting from 31st of January.

Following the arrest of Alexey Navalny, tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Russia to demand the release of the jailed opposition leader.

The protests have seen more than 5, 000 people arrested as of Sunday, in what is the latest in nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin.

Pharmacists can dispense Low dose cannabidiol oil, better known as CBD oil, up to 150mg a day without a prescription on Monday.

Previously, patients found difficulties in finding doctors who were knowledgeable and interested, but the long awaiting and restrictive prescription is essential prerequisite for any dispensary.