Health authorities have issued a warning to those in the south-east after discovering the first recent measles case to be contracted in the state, rather than overseas.

A man contagious with the disease was in the Brisbane CBD, Fortitude Valley and Spring Hill region between March 13th and 21st.

The Metro North Public Health Unit is warning anyone in the area between those dates to be on the lookout for symptoms, which include sore and red eyes, a runny nose and fever, followed by a red, splotchy rash.

Brisbane City Council buses have been stripped of advertisements accused of making light of sexual exploitation in Thailand.

The AirAsia advertising campaign ran a slogan saying "Get off in Thailand" to advertise direct flights from Brisbane to Bangkok.

It is alleged that 250,000 western men visit Thailand every year for the sole purpose of sexually exploiting women and children.

Tasmanian police are calling for the instigation of lockout laws to prevent violence in Hobart’s late-night venues.

The push comes after two men were violently assaulted in the early hours of Sunday morning, and treated for a fractured eye socket and cut tongue.

The assault comes less than three weeks after University of Tasmania lecturer Stewart Williams was assaulted and killed in another waterfront venue.

Following two fatal crashes in the last five months, this Wednesday, Virgin Airlines executives will be in attendance at a conference in America, to hear Boeing’s plans to get MAX 8 flights back in the skies.

Joining hundreds of other pilots, technicians and regulators at the MAX plant in Washington, the two senior Virgin flight operation managers will learn about “the safe return” of the 737 MAX 8 to commercial services.

The UK petition to revoke Article 50 and remain in the European Union has passed 5.5 million signatures overnight as Brexit tensions continue to boil over.

One million people hit the streets in London on Saturday to protest against leaving the EU and Prime Minister Theresa May’s handling of the process.

They say that the question needs to be put to the people once again to break out of their current political limbo.

Venezuela has been plunged back into blackouts as the turmoil over its political crisis continues.

It has been less than two weeks since power was restored across the nation following a prolonged period of blackouts across the country.

As was the case two weeks ago, state electricity companies and Venezuelan Government officials have not provided a reason for the loss of power.

A 25 year old man swimming at Hardy Reef Pontoon has been bitten on the rear end by a shark.

He was swimming from a private boat on the reef when the attack occurred, but managed to get back on board before emergency services arrived.

The man has been airlifted to Mackay but remains in a stable condition, with no major damage.

The aftermath of Cyclone Trevor is sparking fears for Far North Queensland cattle that have been trapped due to rising floodwaters.

Although the cyclone hit the region early last week, rain continued to pound the area well into the weekend, preventing farmers from moving the herds and assessing the damage.

Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott said many roads are still cut-off by floodwater and urges residents to stay safe and keep out of the floodwater.

The Australian Government is drafting new laws to prevent social media companies from leaving videos filmed by terrorists on their sites following the Christchurch tragedy.

The proposed legislation would force social media companies to remove violent terrorist footage as soon as they were notified about it or face escalating penalties the longer it is left up.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to meet with social media executives today, saying that he will have to take action if social media companies aren’t willing to make prompt changes to their platforms.