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Specialist police have exploded a dangerous device found on a popular beach on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Video shows the device exploding on the empty beach by the water.

The Department of Defence has confirmed the device was a "marine marker" – a smoke-and-flame pyrotechnic device commonly used in search and rescue operations, anti-submarine warfare and maritime research.

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"Defence can confirm a Marine marker was located in the vicinity of Peregian Beach, Sunshine Coast on 22 August 2025," a spokesperson said.

"Defence assessed the unexploded ordnance (UXO) at the scene. The UXO was assessed as unsafe for transport and were disposed of onsite.

"Defence routinely assists state and territory policing agencies in the safe recovery or disposal of suspected unexploded military ordinance found in public areas."

It is not clear how the device came to be on the beach or how it was found.

Police made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) and cordoned off a large area surrounding the device at 12.30pm.

The PSPA has since been revoked and the area declared safe.

The exclusion zone encompassed David Low Way from Podargus Parade to Woodland Drive, including Martin Street, Avocet Street, Peregian Esplanade, Parakeet Crescent, Egrer Street, Teal Street, Currawong Crescent, Osprey Avenue, Tern Street, Garnet Street, Ibis Street, Pelican Street, and Kingfisher Drive.

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Mobile phones will be banned, CCTV rolled out, and a national worker register established under an overhaul of the nation's childcare sector.

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare and Early Childhood Education Minister Jess Walsh announced the initiatives following a meeting with their state and territory counterparts this morning.

Under the crackdown, all workers will be banned from using mobile phones in childcare centres from September.

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The government will also provide $189 million in funding for a trial of CCTV, to be rolled out in October and November, as part of an assessment of its role in the industry, and has agreed with the states and territories to establish a national register for workers.

The register will include a wide array of data ranging from contact details to which workers are under investigation or banned from the industry.

"Over time, we want to build all that information so we can see employment history and the information needed to identify red flags to tell if someone is moving quickly from centre to centre to centre," Clare said.

All employees, ranging from new employees to chief executives of major operators, will also be required to undertake newly established national mandatory child safety training.

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The reforms follow a series of alarming abuse allegations made against two separate childcare workers, Joshua Dale Brown and David William James, last month.

Brown, 26, was charged with 70 offences allegedly committed while working at childcare centres in Melbourne, while James, also 26, is facing 13 charges over offences allegedly committed at out-of-school-hours care services in Sydney.

Clare said today's announcement wasn't a silver bullet to fix all weaknesses in the childcare system, but still an important step forward.

"Is it everything we need to do? No, of course it is not," he said.

"But it is the next thing we must do…

"The awful truth is this work will never end because there will always be bad people who try to poke holes in the system and find vulnerabilities."

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A junior doctor accused of secretly filming hundreds of hospital staff has been bailed after a judge found his time on remand could be longer than any ultimate sentence.

Ryan Cho, 28, made a second bid for freedom in the Victorian Supreme Court today after his first bail application was refused in July.

He was charged with a further 127 offences yesterday, after initially being charged with nine offences including stalking and intentionally recording intimate images.

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It's alleged he filmed hundreds of workers at three Melbourne hospitals by concealing a phone in a mesh bag inside staff toilets.

Police analysed two mobile phones and a laptop seized from Cho's home and allegedly uncovered more than 10,000 videos and images.

It's alleged the files were categorised into different folders referencing the Austin Hospital, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Police allege the material, created between 2021 and 2025, shows staff using the toilet or shower facilities, with their genital and anal areas exposed.

The court was told today that police had taken statements from 200 witnesses but the true number of alleged victims was still unknown.

Prosecutor Russell Hammill claimed Cho should be refused bail because he posed an unacceptable risk of endangering the community and fleeing the jurisdiction.

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But Cho's barrister Julian McMahon SC argued those risks could be reduced through bail conditions including a ban on him using a phone that was capable of recording.

McMahon also noted Cho had essentially been in solitary confinement since he was remanded in July and he did not have access to a psychologist in custody.

There could also be significant delays in the court proceedings given the amount of material being assessed, McMahon said.

Justice James Elliott today agreed that delay might result in Cho spending more time on remand than any sentence he could ultimately receive.

The judge also found bail conditions including a ban on possessing recording devices and attending hospitals could alleviate any risk to the community.

Cho will walk free from court later today.