Brisbane is set to be hit with a month’s worth of rain within the next few days.

More than 70mm was recorded last night in some part of the south east, with more to come. Meteorologist Rickus Lombard says the worst of the storm activity will hit south east Queensland by Wednesday.

A Mansfield family camp for children with autism has received a funding boost

Mansfield Autism State-wide Service has received $3.8 million in the latest round of the federal government’s Building Better Regions Fund.

TW: domestic violence. 

Redcliffe is set to host a march against domestic violence this Friday. 

The event is part of the ‘Moreton Bay Says NO 2 Violence campaign’, an initiative of Encircle who aims to raise awareness of domestic and family violence in the region. 

The federal government’s “Parks Australia” is set to fight allegations of damage to a sacred site.

Parks Australia shares the management of Kakadu National Park with traditional owners; however, Parks Australia is being accused of breaching conditions for building a walking track near the iconic Gunlom falls infinity pool.   

Newly appointed NSW premier Dominic Perrottet will not be fined following his decision to drink beer while standing in a pub. 

Footage from a recent press conference shows Premier Perrottet and Deputy Premier Paul Toole standing behind the bar at a Sydney pub drinking beer, something which at the time was restricted. 

11 chief executives have called on world leaders to “take meaningful action”. 

In an open letter, the business leaders urged governments to take action on mass extinctions of wildlife and ecosystems to prevent the risk of a “dead planet”. 

COVID update: No new local cases recorded. One recorded in hotel quarantine. 

Queensland has not recorded any locally acquired community cases since October 5th. 

Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young has encouraged Queenslanders to go and get vaccinated with 18 schools opening as pop-up sites over the weekend.

Federal MP Andrew Laming is suing Nine News broadcast, arguing that they damaged his reputation when it presented him as a “lecherous” person and a “pervert”.

Dr Laming from the Queensland seat of Bowman is suing the broadcast network for a news bulletin on March 27 of this year.