Brisbane Region manager for State Emergency Service (SES) Mark Dole said people need to start planning now for potential flooding and storms. 

Earlier this year, the Bureau of Meteorology said the chances of a La Nina forming in the coming months is three times more likely than normal. 

Mr Dole said people should consider including elderly neighbours or relatives in the plan.

The Queensland Government has provided emergency plan templates to help Queenslanders with the planning process on their website.

On Saturday night, a group of forty unidentified people staged an attack on a police station in Champigny-sur-Marne, a commune south east of Paris. 

The group attempted to force their way into the building, using metal bars and fireworks, but no injuries were reported after police were barricaded inside. 

The commune has been deemed as a high priority area, with many anti-police attacks and protests occuring over the last three years.

Tadjik presidential elections happened this Sunday and would be more than likely to extend the reign of its authoritarian head of state Emomali Rhamon for another seven years.

UK Exeter University International Relations Professor John Heathershow said the four other candidates to the election aren’t a real threat to the current president. 

“Their role is to give an illusion of a campaign to what would be otherwise a non event,” Professor Heathershow said.

Students in Victoria will return to in-class learning, after the state records 15 new coronavirus cases.

Primary school students, as well as those in year 11 and 12, will return to classrooms after almost ten weeks of remote learning.

While years 8 to 10 will be returning to school in a fortnight, Premier Daniel Andrews has suggested that some restrictions on outdoor activities may be relaxed  this week.

School formals are likely to be unusual this year with restrictions in place such as wait lists, no dancing rules and even ballots to choose who will be able to attend the events.

Each state approached regulations differently, with Victoria or the ACT forbidding any events; NSW and Queensland are applying strict rules of social distancing, limited number of people allowed in the premises and ban on dancing or singing.

For students, it will be a strange end to a tumultuous year but still appreciated for being able to celebrate their achievements together.

Queensland Police are investigating the fatal shooting of Shane Bowden, a former member of the Mongols Outlaw MotorCycle Gang, which occurred early this morning. 

Detective Superintendent Brendan Smith said Queensland Police believe that Mr Bowden was killed by other members of the Mongols gang. 

Mr Bowden was charged last month after he allegedly breached Queensland border restrictions when travelling into the state from Melbourne.

A University of Queensland new report revealed Queensland’s national parks have a major role in the state’s economy as they generate $2.64 billion in spending annually and support thousands of jobs.

The survey of more than a 1000 tourists conducted between 2018 and 2020 found that a sizable proportion of visitors consider national parks as a really important attraction when planning a holiday.

Data showed that approximately five million Australians and one million international tourists visited a Queensland national park in 2018.