A technology company based off Queensland’s coast is trialling wi-fi connectivity on cargo ships. 

Vessels are being forced to dock kilometres from shore without internet access due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Insite Communication's initiative aims to connect seafarers stuck on ships for up to fourteen months with their loved ones ashore.

Mission to Seafarers Gladstone manager Jessica Mulhall said the prior to the initiate, seafarers had limited internet access due to the high cost of prepaid services and their low wages.

A Brisbane hospital service broke government guidelines while suing a former mental health patient for defamation. 

Brisbane Metro North spent 700,000 dollars on the private defamation case, but did not seek the approval of the Attorney-General, as required by guidelines. 

The guidelines were introduced after the Bjelke-Peterson-era to prevent officials from misusing public funds to potentially intimidate critics.

The Myanmar military has killed at least 38 residents in Myanmar yesterday. 

The military responded to widespread protests against the ongoing military coup in the nation. 

United Nations special envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, said yesterday was the bloodiest day since the military seized control on February 1st.

Youth activist Thinzar Shunlei Yi told Reuters said, "It's horrific, it's a massacre. No words can describe the situation and our feelings,"

Australian chocolate ‘Mars’ manufacture has begun offsetting 100 per cent of its power consumption. 

The manufacturer has partnered up with a regional solar farm in Victoria to put green energy on the grid. 

Climate council researcher Tim Baxter said the power purchase agreement is a win-win for businesses and climate. 

The researcher said, "By helping new renewable energy projects across the line, companies entering into PPAs are driving down electricity sector emissions."

A scheme to recover water from farmers as part of efforts to restore the Murray Darling Basin to health has been abandoned. 

Federal Water Minister Keith Pitt will axe the $1.5 billion Water Efficiency Program, which aims to recover up to 450 gigalitres through voluntary farm projects, such as funding efficient irrigation programs.

Experts are warning the Morrison government’s alternate water-saving policy may not be enough to restore the river to health.

Returned travellers from Doha have tested positive for the Russian COVID-19 variant. 

The passengers arrived in Queensland on February 17th and will now commit to an additional five days hotel quarantine.  

A total of 74 travellers who may have been exposed to the variant will receive additional testing.

Queensland Treasury modelling has predicted 50,000 Queenslanders will lose their jobs at the end of this month when the JobKeeper wage subsidy ends. 

State Deputy Premier Steven Miles said many Queensland businesses are reliant on international tourism and is calling for extended financial support from the government. 

The premier said, “The ongoing economic impacts we are feeling here in Queensland, particularly places like Cairns, are a result of those ongoing international border closures”