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1. Major search underway for two young boys missing in Townsville.

Police are asking residents in the Townsville suburb of Wulguru to check their backyards as a major search continues for two boys missing in north Queensland.

The two boys, aged five and six, have been missing since late Saturday afternoon.

Police said the children were last seen at the intersection of Diamantina and Bullock streets at Wulguru about 4:00pm.

Searchers have found a green tricycle and a silver scooter the pair had been using before their disappearance.

Police said they hold concerns for their welfare.

Read more: Queensland set to introduce “no jab, no play policy” to childcare centres.

The six-year-old is described as Caucasian in appearance, about 140 centimetres tall with brown hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing a pale grey shirt and shorts.

The five-year-old is also Caucasian in appearance, about 120 centimetres tall with blonde hair and was last seen wearing white tracksuit pants.

Police, State Emergency Service volunteers, choppers, and family and friends of the boys are searching for the pair.

Police said the boys may have taken shelter last night and have asked local residents to check their backyards, garages and underneath their homes.

SES regional manager Daryl Camp said the search for the boys resumed at 7:30am.

“The SES teams have got 40 SES volunteers ready and they will be searching in the Wulguru area,” he said.

Police urge anyone that may have seen the boys to contact them via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or through their local police.

The boys may have separated so residents are asked to contact police if they see a boy alone.

This article originally appears on ABC Online.

2. Teenage victim of domestic violence calls for students to be educated about the problem.

The New South Wales Government is considering a proposal made by a teenage domestic violence victim to educate school children about the issue.

The teenager, who wishes to be known as Rachel, is one of three women from very different walks of life who have made the brave decision to speak out about their experiences of domestic violence in the hope that others will avoid the same fate.

Rachel lost her mother to suicide just weeks ago. The eulogy she wrote and presented at her funeral read:

“Mum I wish I could hold you one last time and tell you everything is going to be alright.

“I’m so sorry that you got the life you did. You deserved so much more and I wish I could give it to you.

Some months earlier Rachel witnessed the moment when years of domestic violence finally came to a head. “He pushed her to the ground in front of us and then got two knives out and held it to my mum and my eldest brother,” she said.

Read more here: The life of another woman has been claimed by alleged domestic violence.

Rachel and her mother fled.

But life away from the family home was just as tough. “Because my dad was the provider in the house we didn’t have that much money so we went homeless for nine months,” she said.

Now Rachel has delivered a petition with 100,000 signatures to the State Government calling for compulsory education about domestic violence in schools.

“I want them to be addressed on what domestic violence is and how to get help and what they can do about it,” she said.

“I thought it was normal. If I had the education about it I would have been able to do something.

“I can at least hopefully save one family or one person and that’s a big change.”

NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch described Rachel as a courageous young woman.

“And she’s to be applauded for taking the steps that she has so quickly in the wake of her mother’s tragic death,” he said.

“I wish there were more young people like her and what she’s doing again assists in raising the profile of domestic violence.

“But more importantly the need for the education of young people about the impacts, the signs and what they can do to help their family members and to help others to live their lives free from violence.”