A popular section of New Farm Park has been cordoned off during upgrades where the areas of promenade and cycleway along the river’s edge will be renewed.

Private ferry operators will be able to dock at the ferry terminal that links the Brisbane Powerhouse to the new river hub. Walkways in the New Farm Park area will not be accessible while works continue.

Brisbane City Council announced plans last year to widen the cycleway due to its high popularity, and improve its protection against flooding.

A Scoot flight from Queensland to Singapore was forced to divert to Sydney after a man became unruly and had to be restrained on Monday.

Airservices Australia said the incident took place on flight TR7 a couple of hours into the eight-hour flight from the Gold Coast.

An incident video shows other passengers trying to restrain the man, while the staff tries to intervene. After arrival at Sydney Airport, the man was met by the Australian Federal Police and paramedics.

Australia’s Trade Minister has rejected Britain's plans to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership after Brexit, stating the partnership has ‘more pressing priorities than seeking a new partner’.

Prime Minister Theresa May has informed Parliament in July her plan for Brexit had been designed with this membership in mind, yet Minister Bermingham suggests it would be easier for the UK to begin an initial bilateral agreement with Australia.

The 2000 hectare conservation habitat for the black throated finch has been removed from Adani’s conservation plans last year, mostly being redistributed to land used for the nearby China Stone coal mine.

The Indian mining company has also stated intent to allow cattle to graze on the remaining conservation areas, with the Environmental Defenders Office saying the removal of the conservation areas was due to difficulties Adani had in legally securing their proposed offset areas.

A Taliban Attack in Kabul, central Afghanistan has killed more than 100 people, amid government silence about one of the most deadly insurgent attacks this month.

Attackers rammed a captured military Humvee packed with explosives into a training centre off the National Directorate for Security in Maiden Wardark Province, followed by two gunmen entering the compound.

A court in Egypt has sentenced TV journalist, Mohammed al-Gheiti, to 12 months’ jail time on Sunday for “promoting homosexuality” after he interviewed a gay man.

The sentence relates to an August 2018 interview as part of a show called “Wake Up”, where the man told al-Gheiti about homosexuality, his life as a sex worker and his relationship with another man.

While homosexuality is not mentioned in the Egyptian penal code, and technically is not illegal, members of the LGBTQI+ community are often arrested and charged with pornography, prostitution or debauchery.

A CityCat crashed into an Inner-Brisbane passenger wharf on Monday morning, in at least the second crash this month. Two people were taken into hospital after the CityCat allegedly ploughed into the Sydney Street Wharf at New Farm.

This follows another incident on January 4th when a CityCat crashed into a pontoon at the Riverside Centre on Eagle Street.

Both incidents were caused by mechanical failures and operational issues. Questions are now being raised regarding the safety of CityCats by the Brisbane Community.

Lime Scooters in Brisbane are causing stress for the vision-impaired community with some residents claiming a threat to their safety and their mobility around the city.

Visually-impaired resident, Jane Brit revealed that it's hard to detect the scooters coming up from behind and where scooters are dumped across the city. Citizens allege the bells equipped on the scooters are not enough to alert pedestrians, and riders often attempted to overtake pedestrians on both sides, making it difficult for people using canes.