As it happened: Brisbane on Wednesday, November 5

Many Queenslanders suffered hail damage in recent storms, but it’s not just human homes being affected.

Storms this past weekend injured flying foxes at Esk, with 119 brought into RSPCA care.

Many of the animals had severe injuries.

“Our RSPCA teams, alongside our amazing wildlife carers and rescue groups, are working around the clock to treat and care for our shadows of the night sky, and with storms continuing we expect to see even more in need of help,” RSPCA Queensland said in a social media post.

If you find an injured or sick flying fox, you can contact the RSPCA or Bat Conservation and Rescue Queensland for help.

The RSPCA urges people not to handle them, as the animals can carry Australian bat lyssavirus.

Thanks for joining us this morning. Here’s a quick recap of some of today’s top headlines:

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See you tomorrow morning for more live coverage.

Asked in Townsville this morning about enforcement of existing laws around electric bikes, Police Minister Dan Purdie highlighted the work being done by some districts and stations, saying police were doing all they possibly could to target illegal use.

“Look I suppose this goes to one of the reasons we hear about more police – we need more police on the beat,” Purdie said. “And we are delivering that.”

Purdie also pushed back on calls for action before a parliamentary inquiry reports back in March saying his government did not want to take any knee-jerk action they would later have to change but “all options are on the table”.

He pleaded with parents to make sure they knew what the rules were before Christmas.

“A lot of these tragic accidents that are occurring are because people are riding illegal bikes. A lot of these bikes are illegal. People are using them dangerously and unlawfully, and our police are targeting that … and they’ll continue to do it leading up to Christmas.”

“And I want to remind parents as well that they need to make sure that the gift that they give their child this Christmas is not illegal, and they need to make sure that even if it is [legal], that the young person knows the rules and is abiding by the rules.”

Health professionals and clinical assistants will take industrial action on Friday as part of their fight for a better pay deal.

United Workers Union members voted to take protected action after rejecting the latest EBA offer from Queensland Health.

The union represents medical imaging staff, including radiographers, radiation therapists, nuclear medicine scientists, pharmacists, oral health professionals, and clinical assistants.

The previous EBA expired on October 16, after months of unsuccessful bargaining, with members arguing the state’s offer did not address concerns on issues like workload, conditions and staffing levels.

Members will take action at worksites across the state, including bans on work that does not impact patient care, such as writing messages of protest on windows, doors and notice boards.

Almost two in three Queensland teachers say their working hours have increased in the past year, according to a survey of almost 4000 principals, teachers and support staff.

The findings from the Australian Education Union’s State of Our Schools Survey comes just days after state school teachers made plans to strike for the second time this year after union members knocked back the Queensland government’s latest wage offer.

The survey results showed 96 per cent of teachers said student behaviour had become more complex, while 88 per cent said they spent too much time on administration.

AEU federal president Correna Haythorpe said Queensland teachers were doing extraordinary work under immense pressure but they were being stretched to breaking point.

“The complexity of student needs has soared, yet the resources to meet those needs have not kept pace,” she said.

“The findings are clear that smaller class sizes, more specialist support staff, and greater access to counsellors and small-group tutoring would make a profound difference for students and teachers alike.”

Many Queenslanders suffered hail damage in recent storms, but it’s not just human homes being affected.

Storms this past weekend injured flying foxes at Esk, with 119 brought into RSPCA care.

Many of the animals had severe injuries.

“Our RSPCA teams, alongside our amazing wildlife carers and rescue groups, are working around the clock to treat and care for our shadows of the night sky, and with storms continuing we expect to see even more in need of help,” RSPCA Queensland said in a social media post.

If you find an injured or sick flying fox, you can contact the RSPCA or Bat Conservation and Rescue Queensland for help.

The RSPCA urges people not to handle them, as the animals can carry Australian bat lyssavirus.

With Christmas around the corner, here are some key tips to working out whether an e-scooter or e-bike is legal or illegal.

RACQ’s head of public policy Dr Michael Kane said key signs included a marketed top speed of more than 25km/h, no pedals and warning labels such as “for private property use only”.

“No one wants to see any more children die, but it’s only a matter of time if we continue to allow illegal, unregistered and uninsured motor vehicles to be ridden in public places,” he said.

Anna Campbell, from Queensland Walks, raised pedestrian safety as a concern.

“Fast, illegal devices are forcing people off our paths and making them feel unsafe,” she said.

The RACQ, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Motor Trades Association of Queensland, Bicycle Queensland and Queensland Walks have joined forces to call on the government to ramp up enforcement of existing laws to get dangerous and illegal electric motorbikes off streets and footpaths.

Minister for Communications Anika Wells has said this morning that the list of platforms included in the government’s under-16s social media ban set to come into effect on December 10 is not final.

Wells revealed yesterday that two more platforms, Reddit and livestreaming site Kick, will be forced to remove under-16s from their services when the ban comes into effect, but gaming platform Roblox – in the sights of Australia’s federal police chief for harbouring abusers – has not been included.

Asked if the government was expecting more platforms to be added to the list in the coming weeks, Wells told ABC’s News Breakfast that “these are not set and forget laws”, and that there was a possibility more platforms might be added before the ban comes into effect.

“And with respect to the list I know, for example, it is still currently being assessed by the Safety Commissioner. So there will still be room for movement as we move into 10 December,” she said.