Brisbane City Council has announced new 40km/hr “go-slow zones” at two suburban shopping precincts in Brisbane.

The retail strips in Corinda and Stones Corner will be subject to the new rules next Tuesday in a move the LNP council says will create safer environments for cyclists and pedestrians.

Labor opposition councillors have used the move to call for a more extensive roll-out the “go-slow zones” at six other sites across Brisbane.

A Melbourne based dolphin protection group have been campaigning in Noosa this week for the removal of shark nets in a bid to move towards non-lethal alternatives.

Figures for the Noosa shark nets deployed between 2001 and 2017 showed of the overall catch, 143 were ‘non-targeted’ species.

While the initial response from the community has been negative, spokeswoman for the group Hannah Tait said they endeavour to lead the way in Queensland for dolphin protection.

New ‘zero-tolerance’ drink-driving laws will come into effect today in New South Wales.

Transport and Roads Minister, Andrew Constance, announced the new laws earlier this month apart of the ‘Road Safety Plan’ which aims to reduce road fatalities by at least 30% by 2021.

The new penalties will immediately suspend the licenses of anyone caught over the alcohol limit.

The LNP’s proposed tax cuts of $1080 are predicted to be delayed for another year due to the federal parliament being unlikely to return before June 30th. 

Scott Morrison would like his tax cut plan to take place before the new financial year but may be delayed until after June because of the bureaucratic timeline beyond his control.

The election writes need to be returned before federal parliament is recalled, which may not be until late June.

All remaining ministers from Austria's far-right Freedom Party are to resign after a corruption scandal involving one of their party leaders, Heinz-Christian Strache.

The footage released by German media shows him offering contracts to a Russian oligarch's daughter on the Spanish resort island of Ibiza in return for election assistance.

Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, called for a new election expected to occur in September over the affair.

Greenpeace activists at 3am on Monday morning blockaded the entrances to the BP headquarters in London by encasing themselves in heavy containers.

The activists called for an end to all new oil and gas exploration and accuse BP of fuelling the climate emergency.

The oil company’s annual general meeting is today and activist Paul Morozzo says they are going to stay as long as they can.  

Four Corners have revealed children as young as 10 years old are being held in maximum security adult watch houses in Queensland.

To tackle the issue, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has ordered for the separation of Youth Justice from Child Safety.

The Premier said the new department will use the same existing staff but have a more focused approach.

Brisbane is preparing for a boom of luxury hotels for a shift in the tourism industry, securing future investments in the city.

The addition of 4,535 hotel rooms across 14 hotels was planned to try and attract more visitors, and hopefully encourage more major convention organisers to host the events within the metropolis.

Brisbane City Council Deputy Mayor, Councillor Krista Adams, said the significant boom will benefit both the tourism and hotel industries.