Romance baiting scams are on the rise with a record $37 million lost last year. 

The Australian Competition and Consumer commission has stated the new scam technique known as ‘romance baiting’ is on the rise. 

Scammers use dating apps to meet victims, and after establishing a relationship over a number of weeks the conversation is then taken to encrypted chat sites. 

The ACCC said scammers begin asking victims for money, or begin encouraging investment opportunities. 

The South Australian Government has announced $450,000 of funding over the next three years for free pads and tampons across all public schools. 

The new program announced on Thursday will see money divided between public schools based on the number of students enrolled in year five and above. 

South Australia will become the second state to provide free sanitary products to state school students following on from Victoria's lead last year. 

Millions of dollars worth of crops are being left to rot as labour shortages sweep across Queensland's agricultural industry. 

A reliance in backpacker labour over the past few years has meant border restrictions have left many farms across the state without pickers. 

The president of the Land Court excuses herself from coal mine hearings saying her personal views could affect the proceedings.

The Gold Coast’s growing property market has seen unprecedented vacancy rates beginning to overwhelm crisis accommodation. 

Vacancy rates have fallen below one percent and property prices have grown by more than 16% following a surge of interstate migration. 

One report from Australian Council of Social Services found that there was an inadequate supply of social housing, with over 3300 people on the Gold Coast housing register waitlist. 

Over 30 organisations are asking the Prime Minister to include mandatory accessibility standards in the national construction code.

The Building Better Homes campaign is tackling the current voluntary accessibility standards, stating the standards adopted over a decade ago are failing people with disability.

China’s broadcasting regulator has removed BBC News from the air, citing “serious content violation”; with China accusing the BBC of undermining ‘national interests.’

Tensions have been rising since last December after the BBC produced a report surrounding the forced labour of ethic Uighur people in China with Chinese state media calling the report ‘fake news’.

A proposed Primary School in Brisbane’s inner western suburbs has locals concerned over safety issues. 

The proposed school would be only 500 metres away from the existing Indooroopilly State High School: raising concerns over traffic congestion in the area. 

World first laws that would force Google and Facebook to pay media organisations for their content are set to be legislated in the coming weeks. 

Representatives from Google and Facebook have stated the proposed bill could make operations in Australia financially unviable.