The Brisbane Transit Centre, dubbed as the city’s ‘Ugliest building’ is set to be demolished in 2020 to make way for a new transit hub.

Plans to implement a new underground Train station and Bus interchange in inner city Brisbane will go ahead despite lack of federal funding. 

Infrastructure minister Jackie Trad says the move will create a seamless transition between bus and train with transport becoming very reliable and very accessible.

The newly appointmented Youth Minister of Australia is a Baby Boomer.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison reinstated 61 year old senator Richard Colbek to the role, who was first elected Youth Minister to parliament in 2001, serving under former Prime Minister John Howard.

Colbek says he is delighted to take on the role again and support the next generation of Young Australians by making the most of exciting opportunities. 

Australia has led the charge in a new, world-first report into the effects of multiple birth-pregnancies upon mothers, babies, and families.

Twins Research Australia from the University of Melbourne’s School of Population and Global Health teamed up with the UK’s Twins and Multiple Birth Association, Australian Multiple Births Association, and the International Committee of Multiple Birth Organisations to bring together and analyse the experience and expertise of the many stakeholders in the multiple-birth healthcare system.

A puppy kindergarten in South Korea is gaining popularity among full-time workers who can’t take care of their pets.

These centres provide daily care services and training programs including nap times for dogs.

The South Korean pet industry is expected to reach 5.6 million dollars in about three years tripling its size.

New Artificial Intelligence has helped detection and content blocking censors at Chinese internet companies reach unprecedented levels of accuracy ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests on June 4th.

The anniversary of the bloody crackdown has been dubbed the most sensitive day of the year for the China’s internet, and President Xi Jinping has further tightened state control over what the Chinese can search.

Volunteers are bringing the 149 year old South Brisbane Cemetery in Dutton Park back to life.

With the 150th anniversary coming up, volunteers have taken on the task of cleaning and scrubbing headstones to restore and preserve their history.

The restoration project is also giving young people the chance to connect with Brisbane’s history with the youngest volunteer being 7 years old.

An official complaint to child services has been placed to release two girls from Biloela who were taken from their home and put into a detention centre.

In 2015 Priya and Nades who are Tamil along with their two girls were taken in a dawn raid after Priya's bridging visa expired.

Angela Frederiks, a local who launched the complaint, told the Brisbane Times the two who are 2 and 4 have acquired dental problems believed to be due to the conditions in the centres.