Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, has promised action against the shared pedestrian and cycling hazard at Howard Smith Wharves.

The pathways loose surface has been repaired once before, but continues to cause commuters trouble; an issue that Space for Cycling Brisbane spokesman, Andrew O’Brien, says could be “chaotic”.

Mayor Quirk has responded to concerns saying, “[Commuters] will see some action in respect of that in the very near future, we’re conscious that some pebbles are coming loose and it’s not acceptable.”

Queensland properties have seen an increase in land values for 2019, following the Valuer-General’s report, with Brisbane leading the trend.

Brisbane had a median rise of 7.1 percent, with more than 300 000 residential properties valued. Brisbane’s median residential property now sits at $455,000, and rural residential at $670,000.

Valuer-General, Neil Bray, says in his report, “There are continued signs of strength in some areas of Queensland’s property market.”

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to visit Christmas Island today and announce where asylum seekers who are deemed “a risk” to Australia will go if they apply for a medical transfer.

The PM announced the Christmas Island Detention Centre would reopen after legislation passed Parliament, against the Government’s will.

Christmas Island taxi driver, Chris Carr, says the influx of police and security staff on the island has been beneficial for local businesses.

The franchising giant behind Gloria Jeans, Donut King, Brumby’s Bakery, and other well-known businesses is under scrutiny after it valued its brands at $52 million despite all their financial losses.

Retail Food Group’s goodwill is in the black on their ASX listed balance sheet with their net assets currently sitting at $19.5 million, a major difference to the $52 million they valued their brands, which could put its net assets in a negative position.

Tech giant Huawei plans to file an international lawsuit against the US government, after Washington banned all federal departments from purchasing their products.

Huawei claims America has violated its own constitution by singling out a group for punishment without trial, after it passed legislation banning the use of its technology, specifically in the rollout of the 5G network.

Researchers are collecting DNA from crocodiles in Timor Leste after a rapid increase in population, to determine if Australian species are found in the area.

Professor Sam Banks from Charles Darwin University says, “because [in Australia] we’ve had such a successful crocodile conservation management program, we are now effectively pumping out crocodile migrants that are going and settling in countries around Australia.”

The rate of plastic pollution is expected to double by 2030 according to World Wildlife Foundation’s global plastic report, Solving Plastic Through Accountability.

The report says that since 2000 more plastic has been used than in all the years before, with each individual currently using 53 kilograms of plastic on average every year and over 300 million tonnes of plastic waste generated collectively.

Brisbane City Council’s planning committee have endorsed a 67-townhouse development for a 17,000 square metre lot in Wynnum West.

The land that has been vacant for some time and is close to Wynnum plaza was initially owned by the state government with the intention of building public housing but was sold to developers mid last year.

A collection of wartime items discovered behind the Bulimba uniting church has uncovered a love story, after local historian Harold Peacock brought his metal detector to the site.

The buried items, including brooches, a rising sun Army badge, and several buttons, are deduced to have belonged to army nurse Marjory McDonagh and her sweetheart, Alfred Harrison.

Peacock suspected that Marjory was burying the memories of Officer Harrison after he married another local, while Marjory never married.