The wet weather in Brisbane is expected to continue throughout the day and further into the week. Experts are warning locals as flood risks continue throughout the region.  

A severe weather warning has also been given to the Granite Belt, Central Highlands and Darling Downs including possible hail and flash flooding. 

Byron Bay schoolies has kicked off with hundreds of Victorian school leavers flocking to the area. 

Surf Life saving New South Wales far north coast duty officer Jimmy Keough is warning party-goers to stay safe in the water. 

Mr Keough says, “our main message is to avoid remote beaches and look after your mates.”

The next stage of international borders reopening has been put on hold as Omicron cases continue to rise. 

Currently, Australia has 19 confirmed cases of the Covid variant. 

President Ramaphosa is asking for international borders to be reopened amidst the Omicron crisis.

South Africa’s president says he is “deeply disappointed” and describes the border closures as “unjustified”. 

Celebrations have began as the largest ever native title claim determination recognised the Kuuku Ya'u and U’utaalnganu people’s claim to 210,000 hectares of land in Cape York.

Kuuku Ya’u elder Father Brian Claudie says the claim is "special for this generation, it’s very important for the future children”. 

Heavy rainfall is predicted for the week as humidity sets in for Queenslanders during the weekend. 

After heavy rainfall on Friday followed by a sunny weekend, experts are predicting more wild weather, with Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Felmi Hanniffy saying the humidity is likely to linger before an easterly trough brings more wet weather. 

The Queensland Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce will examine sexual violence and whether further changes to consent laws are needed.

This follows report on coercive control and after consent law reforms were passed in state parliament following a Queensland Law Reform Commission review although the review of consent laws is not expected to be finished until June 2022.