Newly-elected Greens MP Amy McMahon, is urging the state government to invest in a public housing construction boom.

In a letter sent to state Treasurer Cameron Dick, Ms McMahon outline the Queensland Greens’ plan to construct 250,000 new public housing homes over the next 10 years, creating 20,000 new jobs.

The member for South Brisbane says as a renter in a sharehouse, she knows what a big issue housing affordability is for the southside.

Health authorities are urging Queenslanders to be especially cautious of ticks during the final months of the year.

Queensland Health reports a third of all emergency-visits for tick bites occur between the months of October and December as the weather begins to heat up.

People may be unaffected if bitten but many can experience illnesses if they have an allergic reaction or if the bite becomes infected.

South Australia has announced no new cases of COVID-19 overnight, keeping the state’s current cluster at 23 cases.

3,200 South Australians remain in quarantine, in what Chief Health Officer Professor Nicola Spurrier calls a “double ring fence” around infections.

Professor Spurrier is urging South Australians to “be patient, be kind [and] stay at home.”

A report on war crimes potentially committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan has been released in Canberra this morning.

The report comes after a four-year inquiry investigating the conduct of Australian soldiers between 2005 and 2016 and has recommended a total of 36 incidents be referred to the Australian Federal Police for criminal investigation.

The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force has already called on the Federal Government to pay compensation to families of victims in Afghanistan.

10,000 pro-democracy protestors marched on Thailand’s police headquarters in Bangkok overnight.

The march came in response to a violent clash between protesters and police outside the Thai parliament on Tuesday, in which six people were shot and many more injured.

Demonstrators have sprayed the police compound with paint and water pistols, to protest the use of teargas and chemical-laced water cannons during the Tuesday confrontation.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has officially declared an end to its most recent Ebola outbreak.

New cases were recorded in the country’s west on June 1st and led to a total of 119 confirmed cases and 55 deaths.

The end of the outbreak marks the first time the nation has been Ebola-free for two and a half years.

A $35 million dollar housing initiative for young people with disabilities tackles Queensland’s housing shortage.

The Queensland charity, The Endeavour Foundation helps people with intellectual disabilities who need support in-home, work, and daily life.

They plan to replace homes for 252 people across the state, creating 100 homes for Queenslanders.