The new construction of a 46 storey tower on Mary Street in Brisbane’s CBD is back on to the Brisbane Synagogue. 

According to an assessment report by Urbis planners, “the development presents a unique opportunity to redevelop a currently underutilised site in the ‘quieter end’ of the city centre”

The development would not alter the 1880's era worship site, instead, the Brisbane Hebrew Community would gain a new secondary hall, cafe, kosher kitchen, indoor kids recreation space, roof deck and residential apartment

Queensland’s acting premier has this morning labelled Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenburg’s rejection of further assistance for the struggling tourism industry as “heartless” and “cruel”.

The comments made by Steven Miles on Channel 7’s Sunrise program come after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk called for an extension of the JobKeeper program last week.

The current JobKeeper program is set to expire on 28 March and is currently assisting more than 3,600 Cairns, 400 Brisbane and 600 Surfers paradise businesses

Significant measures have been announced by the Queensland Government this week to improve the natural environment of the State.

The Queensland Government has allocated $2.3 million to recover priority areas in Australia's largest ancient Antarctic beech rainforests running south from Mount Barney National Park across the NSW border.

Some breeding programs and weed-clearing work have also been announced to boost numbers of endangered species in the local areas. 

Two boring machines to be used in the construction of the Cross River Rail tunnels in early 2021 will be named after two feminists pioneers. 

Chair of Powerlink, Else Shepherd who was the first female engineering graduate in Queensland and feminist Merle Thornton who introduced women's studies at the University of Queensland in 1973 will be named for their common groundbreaking nature.

The two machines, Merle and Else, will eventually emerge at Normanby late in 2021

In an effort to take the pressure off Mount Coot-tha’s heavily used trails, almost 90 Brisbane bushland reserves could be opened up as sustainable mountain-biking tracks.

Mount Coot-has trails were used more than seven hundred thousand times annually according to the council’s environment, parks and sustainability chairwomen Fiona Cunningham.

In total, 48 reserves are proposed for off-road cycling over the next five years and 38 for long-term development.

The first sitting for the 2021 Federal Parliament has been disrupted by the recent case of COVID-19 found in WA after politicians from the state boarded their flights to Canberra. 

While onboard, all passengers on board the flights were instructed to take a COVID-19 test and stay in self-isolation for five days even if the test came back negative. Passengers included several senior federal politicians including Defence Minister Linda Reynolds. 

Parliament is still expected to sit tomorrow, but ministers will have to adapt to the changes.

After weeks of protests and clashes with authorities, farmers and allies around New Delhi have participated in a hunger strike, angry at new agricultural laws they say benefit large private food buyers at the expense of producers.

Tens of thousands of farmers have been camped at protest sites on the outskirts of the capital for more than two months.

In an effort to quell the civil unrest, Indian authorities blocked internet services until eleven PM New Delhi time Sunday.

Britain offered a new citizenship route for Hong Kong citizens with a new visa offering due to the colonial agreements back in 1997.

China will not recognise British National Overseas passports held by Hong Kong residents starting from 31st of January.

The UK Government estimates about 2.9 million people and further 2.3 million dependents will be eligible to go to Britain.