Government ordered ID scanners in Brisbane catch just one banned drinker for every 26,000 licences checked in the first year of the program.

Data obtained by the ABC revealed 12.8 million IDs were scanned since the start of the program in July 2017, and of that, 488 people were found trying to going into a bar or club from which they had been banned.

Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders will help to develop new legislation that officially recognises traditional Torres Strait Islander child rearing practices.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Jackie Trad said that “Developing legislation to recognise traditional child rearing practices will be a historic step, not only for the Torres Strait but for Queensland and Australia.”

Concerns about Australia's treatment of asylum seekers on Nauru will be raised when the head of the International Red Cross visits Canberra this week.

International Committee for the Red Cross president Peter Maurer will confidentially report on the situation on Manus Island and Nauru, where Australia has sent asylum seekers who arrived by boat.

He also urged Australians to support governments giving money to international aid organisations.

A coalition of sexual abuse survivor groups has urged the Prime Minister to strip former governor-general Peter Hollingworth of his taxpayer-funded pension and entitlements.

Dr Hollingworth became governor-general in 2001 but was forced to resign in 2003 after a series of scandals over his handling of sexual abuse allegations against priests and teaching staff while he was the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane in the 1990s.

Tens of thousands of people marched in Berlin on Saturday in a protest against racism amid growing concern over xenophobic incidents in the east of the country.

Supported by trade unions, charities and religious groups, some protesters held up signs in support of migrant rescue missions in the Mediterranean, while others waved placards reading "More love, less hate".

The crowds eventually gathered at Berlin's famous Brandenburg gate where a number of German groups performed.

Pik Botha, a key figure in South Africa’s fight against Apartheid rule has passed away at the age of 86.  

Although originally in defense of the apartheid system, he was considered liberal, working closely with Mandela to achieve harmony.

Mr Botha served as Foreign Minister for 17 years, until 1994 at the end of the apartheid era, as well as serving under Nelson Mandela’s post-apartheid government.

A crowd of over 1000 braved Sunday’s rain, marching outside Queensland Parliament in support of proposed changes to the state’s abortion laws.

The laws will allow up to 22 weeks gestation, allocating safe access zones around clinics, as well as requirements for objecting doctors to refer patients to another medical professional.

Numerous healthcare professionals addressed the march, alongside politicians such as Deputy Premier Jackie Trad and Health Minister Steven Miles.

The Bicentennial Bikeway from Brisbane CBD to Toowong has officially clocked 1 million bicycle trips this year, making it one of the most-used bikeways in the world.

Bicycle Queensland chief executive Anne Savage says Brisbane features in the top 10 of 211 counters worldwide, with 5000 people riding along daily.

Anne Savage expressed praise for the ongoing investment in infrastructure, seen as vastly improving the city’s liveability.