New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller has suggested a sexual consent app to allow people to establish and record their mutual consent on a mobile phone before having sex.

In the proposal, users would enter their names, declare that they are of legal age, declare that they understand sexual consent, send requests and swipe to accept. The app would then encrypt and store the digital agreement to be used later “if needed”, as to combat sexual assault and rape.

Police in the UK have clashed with protestors in southwest England after the government introduced a bill that would give police the power to restrict protests. 

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in Bristol defying COVID-19 restrictions, with reports that police vehicles have been set alight and significant damage caused to the police precinct. 

The proposed police and crime bill would make it easier for authorities to set limits on demonstrations and punish protesters who refuse to comply with the rules.

The operator of an industrial shed that caught fire south of Brisbane last week is under investigation for environmental offences. 

It is alleged that the operator was illegally storing tyres and chemical drums when the property caught fire on Friday. Over 60 firefighters worked to control the blaze overnight, as nearby residents in Park Ridge reported toxic smells.

The company could face up to $3.2 million in fines for illegally stockpiling tyres under current legislation.

The fast-tracked Roma Street Area development is being criticised by the Brisbane City Council for a lack of green space, as the Cross River Rail project continues.

BCC spokeswoman Krista Adams says the proposal would turn a public space into a taxpayer-funded pleasure park for the private residents of the adjoining towers, would take out much-needed public parking spaces, and the only green space around the Metro area.

Roma Street is one of the project’s busiest stations, with 46,000 people expected to use the station daily by 2036.

Tourists have been banned from entering Cape York’s most northern tip as Traditional Owners continue to report of defecating, littering and graffiti on sacred sites.

Michael Solomon, chairman of the Gudang/Yadhaykenu Aboriginal Corporation says it's insulting that locals and volunteers have to clean up the mess left by tourists visiting Country.

"We have been here for a long time but cannot go forward, people just don't recognise the traditional landowners,” Mr Solomon said.

Thai protest leader 22-year-old Panusaya 'Rung' Sithijirawattanakul is facing up to 135 years in jail after publicly challenging for monarchy reform last year, which included unprecedented calls for curbs to the King's power and wealth.

Many Thai people have gone into exile and have never returned to the country because of Article 112, and many people have been put in jail for more than 50 years.

Ms Sithijirawattanakul is behind bars awaiting trial later this year, with nine charges laid against her.