Seventeen unique Australian birds and mammals are set to go extinct in the next 20 years unless their protections are dramatically increased according to a new report by Australia's Threatened Species Recovery Hub.

The researchers took factors such as funding and levels of protection, as well as distribution and development in habitat areas, into consideration when calculating the probability that individual species would go extinct.

One of the world’s largest music streaming services, Spotify, has started testing a way of filtering out songs which have explicit lyrics.

The new setting does not replace explicit words with clean versions, it greys out the explicit songs and prevents them from playing.

Nicola Ford, a mother who set up an online petition calling for the filter, said the new setting does not go far enough because kids will find a way to sneak in the song.

A report by Human Rights Watch says there is a decrease in the proportion of Chinese women working as a result of discrimination in recruitment.

According to Human Rights Watch, there has been gender discrimination in job ads, and leading Chinese tech firms have now pledged to address this matter.

The report also found the ads reflected ‘traditional and deeply discriminatory views” that women are less capable than men because of their stereotypical role as family caregivers.

The Parliamentary Budget Office has found the Greens plan to legalise cannabis would add almost $2 billion a year to the Australian economy.

Under the Greens plan, cannabis would be regulated similarly to alcohol and tobacco.

The PBO warned the estimated growth may not be accurate because of limited information about cannabis consumption in Australia.

A new round-table has been convened by the Queensland government.

The group of LGBTI community members came from across the state to advise the Palaszczuk government on policy that affects the lives of LGBTI Queenslanders.

The roundtable is expected to assemble three times a year for the government to consult.

Brisbane International Airport has opened its new expansion after four years of re-development.

The 135 million dollar expansion included 11 000 square metres of terminal space as well as new gates and aerobridges.

CEO of the Brisbane Airport Corporation, Julieanne Arloe claimed this expansion will mean people can fly anywhere in the world from Brisbane without having to fly to Sydney or Melbourne first.

A small block of land in South Brisbane could prevent the $944 million Brisbane Metro project.

Brisbane City Council released a design for the proposed Metro station at the Cultural Centre, however it included a 16,000 square metre parcel of land owned by the State government and not the local council.

The local council requested the land be given to Brisbane in September 2017, but it has still not been accepted.

Events and services will be held across the region Wednesday as Queenslanders gather to commemorate ANZAC day.

The city dawn service will begin by 4.30am at the Shrine of remembrance at Anzac Square, Adelaide street, and the Parade will begin at 10am with the best vantage point being along Adelaide Street.

Services will also take place all over Brisbane. To find one near you, you can find a list of RSL Queensland Sub branches online.