Facial recognition technology could be banned in Brisbane after lord mayor Adrian Schrinner announced his desire to investigate its use in the city.

Schrinner made the surprise announcement immediately after listening to a speech given by former Amazon chief scientist Andreas Weigend at the 2019 Asia Pacific Cities Summit in Brisbane on Tuesday morning.

Dr Weigend says San Francisco, California, has recently banned facial recognition technology in a bid to preserve citizen privacy.

At least 16 people have been killed and 78 have been injured in a train collision in Eastern Pakistan. 

A passenger and freight train have collided, and hospitals have declared an emergency. 

Authorities and Pakistan’s army have been assisting in rescue efforts. 

The United Nations Human Rights Council voted on Thursday to set up an investigation into Phillipines President Rodrigo Duterte’s self described war on drugs.

Mr Duterte’s Government claims 6,600 have died by police shootouts since the party was elected in 2016, but activists put the death toll at at least  27,000.

Filipino activists say tens of thousands are being killed as police terrorise communities, using arbitrary drug watch lists to identify suspected users or dealers, and executing many under the guise of sting operations.

Australia has renewed their pledge to protect the Antarctic's environment and keep Antarctica free of military activity and mining on the 60th anniversary of the original signing of the Antarctic Treaty. 

More than 370 experts from civil society and observers from international organisations, gathered to discuss key topics including the effects of climate change, growing tourism and the dangers of micro-plastic pollution on the polar region.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has decided to not penalise the news outlets that aired the footage of the Christchurch attacks posted by the gunman.

ACMA has not revealed the result of the investigation of Nine Entertainment, Seven West Media, Network Ten, News Corp’s Sky News, ABC and SBS, all of which aired the footage.

ACMA emphasises the importance of having a discussion about the codes efficiency in these situations and how to deal with this type of material in the future.

Elderly people are left homeless following yesterday’s dramatic shutdown of a Gold Coast nursing home. 

More than 70 residents of the Earle Haven Retirement home at Nerang, were moved to about a dozen other nursing homes and three were taken to hospital. 

The Queensland Government said the Federal Government needs to take ownership of the situation and has called for an inquiry into the crisis.

The Australian Tattoo Expo will be coming to Brisbane this weekend.

The exhibition takes place from the 12th to the 14th of July, and will be held at the Brisbane Exhibition Centre. 

The event promotes the skills of world-famous artists and offers attendees an insight into the art of tattooing. 

The Queensland Government plans to legislate on the abandoned or illegal dumping of commercial fishing nets, offenders will receive penalties and fines.

The Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Mark Furner, will pass the sustainable fisheries policy to Parliament next week.

World Animal Protection Australia has supported the action and has warned about the damage that the ‘ghost nets’ inflict on the coral and marine wildlife.