Leading youth justice advocates warn the Palaszczuk Government’s new measures on youth crime will fail to reduce offending, and will instead push children further to the margins.

"GPS devices don't prevent crime, all they do is tell the police in a snapshot where somebody was at a particular time," said Former Queensland Law Society president Bill Potts.

"It's something that might make the public feel good, but which doesn't necessarily prevent crime,” said Mr Potts, suggesting the Government instead address the underlying causes of youth offending.

A medicinal cannabis farm will be set up in the Scenic Rim.

The Federal Government granted funding for a multistage $330 million dollar facility in South East Queensland in 2019.

150 full-time jobs are expected to be created during the construction with at least 80 being created once functional.

Pressure is growing on the Federal government to support the Queensland tourism industry.

 Opposition leader Anthony Albanese says financial support for tourism businesses will be inadequate after the JobKeeper wage subsidy ends on March 28th.

Border closures during the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in significant revenue loss in the Queensland tourism sector.

Mr Albanese said he would continue to advocate for adequate financial support for the industry, claiming he is on “Queenslanders side”.

It’s currently 24 degrees in Brisbane with an expected maximum of 29. 

Today will be partly cloudy, with light winds becoming easterly in the afternoon, and easing in the evening.

The fire danger is Low to Moderate and the UV index is predicted to reach 13, which is in the Extreme band.

Tsunami warnings for New Zealand and Lord Howe Island have been cancelled by authorities. 

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near New Caledonia at 2.20 am today.

The Bureau of Meteorology said the main tsunami waves have now passed all expected Lord Howe Island locations, though residents of South Pacific islands should stay away from coastal areas for the rest of today.

Damage caused by a hailstorm in the Ipswich region on Halloween last year has cost almost eight hundred and five million dollars.

Large hailstones and severe rain-damaged 1095 properties in the region on October 31st.

Local residents are calling on the senior Queensland government minister to oversee the recovery.

The Hong Kong Government has announced residents with dual nationality will no longer receive foreign consular assistance. 

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said people with citizenship elsewhere will be regarded as Chinese nationals while in Hong Kong, in accordance with China’s national security law. 

The policy shift means Australian-Hong Kong nationals may be denied access to Australian consular assistance in the territory, with Australia warning it cannot intervene in the Hong Kong judicial process.

South Australia implements a hard border closure to travellers from the Greater Melbourne area as the coronavirus cluster linked to the Holiday Inn hotel grows to eight.

As of 12:01 am this morning, people who have been in Greater Melbourne on or after February 4 cannot enter South Australia without an exemption. 

 Authorities have yet to say how long the border restriction will be in place.

An arthritis drug has entered the second phase of clinical trials at Griffith University for use in treating stroke patients. 

The world-first clinical trial is testing the effectiveness of the drug, perispinal etanercept when administered above the spine. 

"You see patients crying because they're incredulous, they're spellbound, they think we're doing magic. It's not magic. It's science and research," said Associate Professor Stephen Ralph.