Malcolm Turnbull has lost another Newspoll, with the Coalition trailing the Labor party for the 30th consecutive time.

Mr Turnbull pointed to former Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s 30 straight Newspoll losses as a deciding factor when he replaced Mr Abbott as Prime Minister in 2015.

There is widespread concern for Turnbull and his party with these 30 straight losses making it difficult to keep his party united and electable down the track.

A project to offer a permanent outdoor cinema area to provide entertainment for the Brisbane community has been submitted to the Brisbane City Council.

The cinema, which has been proposed for Kelvin Grove’s McCaskie Park, will cover 1.3-hectares and will feature a stage area with a drop-down screen and an audio-visual unit.

The council’s field service chairman Peter Matic says the cinema will be a perfect place for family movies, short film screenings, or as part of twilight community festivals.

Assurances that people with a disability could access all Commonwealth Games events have already hit a hurdle with reports of people in wheelchairs being directed to car parks they can’t use.

Transport Minister Mark Bailey defended the games telling the Brisbane Times that “Before the opening ceremony, every person who purchased a disability access ticket was contacted by GOLDOC, (the Commonwealth Games Corporation) to assist with their journey to the Games.”

Facebook’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is expected to face U.S Congress on Tuesday, as he embarks on a two-day marathon of testifying before both lawmakers and the world.

Mr Zuckerberg will be forced to shed light on a variety of issues including the recent Cambridge Analytica privacy catastrophe, which involved over 87 million users, as well as a string of other issues which have dogged the company for years.

The Brisbane City Council believe millions of ratepayers’ dollars spent on pools will be beneficial as attendance is increasing by 17 per cent.

Between mid 2017 and early 2018, the 22 council pools racked up more than 1.9 million attendees which averages out at 9000 visits each day.

Yeronga Pool was most popular with over 160,000 visits during the six month period, with Newmarket Pool second-most popular behind Yeronga by almost 6000 visits.

Entry is $5.50 for adults and $4 for children.

The fifth case of measles has been confirmed in the Brisbane region, with the latest person spending time in the Fortitude Valley nightclub area during Easter weekend.

The affected person's movements included visiting the Fortitude Valley entertainment precinct for four hours from 11pm, Saturday March 31.

Public Health physician Dr Bhakti Vasant says anyone who may have come into contact with an infectious person, and are uncertain of their immunity to measles should speak to their GP immediately.

The flooding rains that drenched Winton in the first week of March has helped the Diamantina River to maintain its wildlife and bring tourism to Queensland’s south-west.

After seven years dry, the outback river has received  moderate flooding that will likely keep crops growing for the next 2 years.

Local Mayor Geoff Morton called it a "handy" flood which would assist tourism, the council and more importantly graziers, who have been praying for rain.

Former staff at one of Melbourne’s most prestigious restaurants say they worked up to 30 hours of unpaid overtime each week, leaving their payslips short hundreds of dollars.

ABC Radio spoke to 6 former staff members, including a former chef at the now-closed Cafe Vue on St Kilda Road, who said he would often work up to 80 hours a week for 40 hours' pay.

The restaurant’s parent company, Vue Group, denies the allegations, saying staff are "at times rostered to do reasonable overtime".

At least 70 people have died in a suspected chemical attack in the suburb of Douma, the last rebel-held town in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta.

The attack after nightfall on Saturday sent a stream of patients with burning eyes and breathing problems to clinics, medical and rescue groups said.

Western governments were quick to condemn the attack, with the British Foreign Office calling for a much-needed investigation and saying that if the use of chemical weapons proved to be true, it is further proof of the brutality of Bashar al-Assad’s government.