Swathes of central Australia are preparing for the best rain in two years as the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts a five hundred kilometre band of rain heading for the east coast.

The bureau has issued a warning for heavy rain for towns as far north as Mt Isa and as far south as Shepparton in Victoria as ex-tropical cyclone Esther  travels across the country from Western Australia.

A University of Queensland student has been confirmed with the Novel Coronavirus and is in a stable condition according to UQ administration.

The student is said to have arrived in Brisbane from Dubai on February 23, where they spent 14 days after leaving China in early February.

Shortly after arriving in Brisbane the student started to feel unwell. The student is now being treated by Queensland Health. 

The Queensland Music Awards were held on Tuesday this week at The Fortitude Music Hall.

Local Brisbane Artist, Hope D, was listed among the most talented artists. She and her four-piece band have received the QMusic Emerging Artist of the Year in recognition for their talents.

Select Music describes Hope D as brutally honest, raw and unstoppable.  

The Tokyo Olympic Games are set to go ahead despite Coronavirus threats.

The International Olympic Committee has given the go ahead after their recent meeting in Switzerland.

The IOC president Thomas Bach said they are preparing for a successful Olympic games. 

The head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom says that the coronavirus can be contained before the games occur later this year.

Indian make-up bloggers are combating the destructive, multi-billion worth skin bleaching industry rooted in racist beliefs. The skin bleaching industry continues to perpetuate the idea that darker skin individuals are of a lower caste, have lower income and are unattractive

These ideas even trickle down to dating sites where they offer users to sort their prospects through skin tone: fair, wheatish and dark. The government is taking steps to prevent colourism and racism in advertising, but the make up artists say it’s not enough.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the government is working on preparing Indigenous communities for a potential coronavirus outbreak.

The Prime Minister says it is essential to introduce and apply measures that ensure communities are educated on how to reduce the possibility of an outbreak.

Deputy Chief Executive Officer Dawn Casey for the NACCHO says Indigenous people are two point three (2.3) times more likely to suffer from disease compared to other populations. 

The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute is conducting a new study on the link between a caesarean birth delivery and childhood allergies.

The study of almost seven thousand children showed there was only a small link between delivery method and asthma but no association between delivery method and eczema or lung function.

Former Queensland LNP leader Lawrence Springborg is making his political comeback after two years away from the political landscape.

The electoral commission has revealed that he was the only person to nominate for Mayor of Goodinwindi.

Mr Springborg said he made this decision after encouragement from the community over the last year.

The 41st Sydney Mardi Gras, recently finished this year on March 1st, brought partygoers from across the country, with approximately 300,000 people and 191 floats present during the festival.