Spain is set to become one of the first countries in the world to trial a four-day working week, with estimates that the pilot could begin as early as autumn 2021.

The pilot will run for three years, with the government providing over 50 million Euros to the program, which would allow companies to trial reduced hours with minimised financial risk.

Business owners have expressed concern over the project, with Ricardo Mur of CEOE described it as “madness” following Spain's worst recession since the civil war.

A new scheme is being released in the UK to allow patients taking medical cannabis to identify themselves to police who may otherwise arrest them.

In 2019, there were over 1.4 million people already using cannabis for medical conditions. With limited accessibility through expensive private healthcare providers, people in need of medicinal cannabis who cannot afford prescriptions are buying it illegally. 

The second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout begins in Queensland today, with elderly adults over 70, people with underlying medical conditions, First Nations people over 55 and critical and high risk workers eligible for the jab.

Dr Bruce Willett, Queensland chair of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, says there’s been issues with supply and demand of the vaccination, telling the ABC that GP practices like his have tens of thousands of patients on their books and are only receiving about 80 vaccines a week.

Committee hearings into the contentious Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill conclude in Brisbane today.

The bill was introduced by Mark Ryan, Queensland Minister for Police and Corrective Services in February and has been the subject of ongoing criticism from human rights and youth advocates.

Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak told the committee that the proposed use of GPS trackers on repeat offenders as a bail condition would fail to improve community safety and breach their human rights. 

Queenslanders, particularly in the south-east, are being urged to brace for more wet weather and flooding conditions today.

Places like Deception Bay, north of Brisbane, received more than 200 millimetres of rain since yesterday morning, with the torrential rain cutting roads and drenched catchments.

The Bureau of Meteorology's Kimba Wong said the heaviest rainfall is sitting off the coast, with potential for heavier rainfalls on land throughout the day.

Disaster recovery assistance has been extended in New South Wales, after a weekend of storms and flooding continues to cause extensive damage, with more rain expected. 

Minister for Emergency Management David Littleproud says, “Severe winds, relentless rainfall and widespread flooding has damaged roads and properties, businesses and public assets right across New South Wales.” 

36 local government areas in the State have now been granted the emergency assistance.

Two Australians have been detained in Myanmar after attempting to leave the country on a relief flight on Friday. 

Matthew O’Kane and Christa Avery, a dual Canadian-Australian citizen, run a consultancy business based in Yangon and are reportedly being held under house arrest.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed it is providing consular assistance for two Australian nationals.