Three Queensland schools will remain closed today, as bushfires continue to burn across South-East Queensland.

The Education Minister Grace Grace announced that the Beechmont and Numinbah Valley state schools as the Numinbah Valley Environmental Education Centre remain shut today, but that schools in the Stanthorpe region would reopen today.

Conditions have eased this morning, however authorities say that a “prepare to leave” warning remains current for those in the Peregian Beach and Lake Weyba areas on the Sunshine Coast.

New fishing regulations being implemented by the Queensland Government are causing concern for the fishing industry. 

The catch limits introduced for several popular species such as mudcrab and barramundi could cripple a sector already struggling with high costs and strict regulations. 

The Queensland Seafood Industry Association (QSIA) has said that this will harm regional communities, limit the fresh seafood available and force long-term fishers to quit.

A Hugh Jackman concert at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre has highlighted concerns over unisex toilets. 

According to concert attendee Jo from Redcliffe, while women waited in huge lines during the 20 minute interval, there was “just no line-up” for the men’s toilets.

While introducing unisex toilets would provide a straightforward solution, the Entertainment Centre says they are unable to do this due to current Queensland building regulations which create difficulties for buildings built before 2007.

Police are presently interviewing a group of Sunshine Coast teenagers suspected of deliberately lighting the blaze that broke out on Monday afternoon, causing hundreds of Queenslanders in the Peregian Beach area to flee.

An evacuation order has been issued for Peregian Beach, Peregian Breeze Estate and Marcus Beach residents, as strong winds have only worsened the course of the uncontrollable fire.

Russia complained to Facebook and Google that the ads they spread "interfered" with the country's elections.

These ads are seen on social media and on the web, and Russia is conducting local elections this weekend.

Russia's national communications regulator Roskomnadzor said that technology giants Google and Facebook allowed political advertising in Sunday's regional elections, despite being asked to ban such propaganda.

A bad haircut causes a 16-year-old to break a Guinness World Record for the longest hair on a teenager.

16 years old Nilanshi Patel had her hair-cut at 6 and she hates it. She decides to grow her hair out as long as she could. 

It’s now 5 feet, 7 inches, the longest hair on a teen in the world. It takes about 30 minutes to dry and an hour to brush every day.

Proposed construction plans for a four-line Sydney Metro network, with up to 39 new railway stations, have recently been unveiled to the public- depicting changes that would provide new cross city rail connections and new stops in Sydney's west.

This map has been released a week after the Victorian Government's issuing of $50 billion plans for a suburban loop line in Melbourne, where six new stations will be constructed.

By 2024, Sydney's single Metro line, which presently links Chatswood and Tallawong in the north, will be linked to Bankstown in the city's Southwest.