More young people are living at home with their parents into early adulthood, but the reasons for doing so extend beyond high house prices.

More than 43 per cent of people aged between 20 and 24 lived with their parents in 2016, compared to 36 per cent in 1981. 

The Australian Institute of Family Studies director, Anne Hollonds, says young adults are staying in education longer and their employment tends to be less secure, meaning their income is less stable.

The CEO of  AgForce, Michael Guerin, has criticised a decision by the Queensland Court of Appeal which could potentially expose landholders in South-East Queensland to fines of more than $500,000 dollars for clearing trees.

The court this month ruled that the clearing of  land marked "Category X" - described as “exempt areas” on state vegetation maps - is subject to local councils’ planning schemes and may require a development permit.

Brisbane will stage a contemporary production late next year of Richard Wagner’s operatic masterpiece The Ring, directed by Mr Chen Shi-Zheng.

Tourism Industry Development Minister, Kate Jones, says the production will generate 35,500 visitors and inject more than $15 million into the local economy.

Brisbane’s bus terminal at Roma street will be demolished in 2020 and moved underground as part of the state government’s Cross River Rail project.

Transport Minister Mark Bailey says Queenslanders are backing public transport, with a record 182 million trips taken across the south-east last financial year, with 19,000 people using the current Roma Street bus station each day.

A recent wedding trend popularised by Instagram has seen a noxious weed that poses a biosecurity hazard to the nation become a key element in floral arrangements.

The use of Pampass grass, a South American native weed which produces up to 100,000 seeds per plant that spread over a 25km radius, is creating fear among farmers that an outbreak of the weed may devastate their property.

Will Connolly, known as “Egg boy”, has donated $100,000 to those affected by the Christchurch mosque attacks.

The money was raised on two Go Fund Me pages set up by others after Mr Connolly egged Senator Fraser Anning for his comments referring to Muslims as “not blameless” for the shooting.

Mr Connolly says the money was not his to keep, and donated it in the hope it would provide some relief to the victims of the attack.

Ken Wyatt will be sworn in today as the first Indigenous Minister for Indigenous Affairs as part of Scott Morrison’s new cabinet.

The leader of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, Pat Turner, believes Mr Wyatt will achieve great things.

The two will work together on the Closing the Gap policy reforms which aim to improve key outcomes for Indigenous Australians, and will need support from all state governments and key Indigenous groups.

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam has denied the former British colony will lose its distinct identity as part of an economic plan to link the city with mainland China.

The Chinese government’s Greater Bay Area economic plan is causing concern in Hong Kong that Beijing is attempting to erode the “One Country, Two Systems” principle that gives Hong Kong unique freedoms including a separate legal system.

Malaysia’s last surviving male Sumatran Rhino has died, pushing the critically endangered species closer to extinction.

A single female Rhino remains in Malaysia with an estimated 80 Rhinos left in the world, mostly on the Indonesian side of Borneo and the island of Sumatra.  

Cathy Dean, CEO of the London-based charity, Save the Rhino International, says despite the death, there is still hope the species can be saved from extinction, with conservation efforts focused on breeding programs.