The man who drove a van into a crowd of people on Saturday in Muenster, Germany reportedly acted alone, according to police.

The attack killed two people and injured 20, when he ploughed into a restaurants open terrace in a deliberate attempt to harm victims before fatally shooting himself.

The driver was a German citizen and investigators say there is no link to radical Islam, but are still conducting an investigation into man’s background.

A scientist claims that Australia is ‘missing out’ on a global "renaissance" of research into use of psychedelic drugs to treat mental health problems.

Dr Stephen Bright, vice-president of Psychedelic Research in Science and Medicine says the drugs in psychotherapy could treat depression, anxiety, addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder and social anxiety among those with autism.

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.