Harvesting ban hopes to see return of healthy sea scallop numbers.

Hervey Bay scallops will no longer be in Queensland restaurants after trawlers have been banned from harvesting them off the coast of Queensland. 

After a steep decline in numbers, the state government has decided to ban trawlers between Hervey Bay and Mackay. 

Millions of Queenslanders will be texted at around 12pm today in a new vaccine push. 

Texts and voice recordings will be sent to Queenslanders today in an effort to encourage more people to get vaccinated. 

​​Magic mushrooms and MDMA may be introduced to Australia for mental health conditions.

These prohibited drugs may be approved in Australia for mental health purposes as early as December.

​​Australian families are facing daily fines of $222 for failing to complete the census.

The final date for completing the Australian Bureau of Statistics data form was Friday, October 1st.

King of Jordan, King Abdullah the second is among dozens of world leaders who have been exposed for holding millions in offshore accounts. 

Queensland has recorded one new locally acquired case of Covid since Sunday. 

The north Brisbane resident’s infection is currently unlinked to any known Covid clusters in the state. 

Kombumerri Ngarang-Wal Saltwater elders will lodge a native title claim in a bid to stop construction of the Gold Coast light rail. 

The First Nations elders say the planned route through the Burleigh Headland will desecrate a traditional birthing spot. 

A brand new COVID-19 treatment could come to Australia.

The Australian Government has placed an order for 300,000 doses of the new antiviral ‘Merck’ pill which is in the late stage of clinical trials.

New South Wales treasurer Dominic Perrottet is billed to become the next Premier for New South Wales in today’s vote. 

Perrottet hails from the state’s conservative liberal faction, and is expected to push for the reinstatement of the jobkeeper program for New South Wales.