Brisbane is the Australian capital city with the greatest canopy cover according to new aerial analysis. 

However, like other capital cities, residential development remains a threat to the preservation of these trees. 

The spread of trees is uneven, with both inner and outer suburbs lacking trees compared to middle ring suburbs.

Federal Labour and opposition leader Anthony Albanese is among the many entering Queensland today with the relaxation of border restrictions. 

Mr Albanese arrives in Queensland to kick off an unofficial campaign for the next federal election. 

With access from interstate into Queensland easier, the prime minister is expected in Queensland later this week. 

Local Food Bank in Western Australia has voiced concerns over the rental crisis as renters are subject to higher rental prices. 

FoodBank which assists people in procuring groceries has seen a surge in need form communities particularly those in Perth and Mandurah.

Foodbank chief executive Kate O'Hara says the increasing numbers are the “highest we’ve ever seen in our history, which is both terrifying and saddening”. 

Acting Director of Public Prosecutions in the Northern Territory says the state is seeing staggering rates of incarceration over the last year, many domestic violence calls. 

With the overall prisoner population increasing by 10 per cent, with prisoners on remand increasing by 30 percent. 

Criminal Lawyers Association NT president Chrissy McConnell says that more funding to circumvent staff turnover and trial preparation wait times is the only realistic way to alleviate the system.

The United States says it will not send diplomats to the 2022 Winter Olympics which are set to be in Beijing. 

The United Kingdom and Canada have also joined the boycott, in solidarity with protest over the treatment of the Uyghers in Xinjiang as well as the harsh crackdowns in Hong Kong. 

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia’s participation in the boycott should come as “no surprise” to China with Defence Minister Peter Dutton saying that Chinese Tennis player Peng Shui’s plight has heralded new concerns over athlete safety. 

In a world first, the University of Queensland, with support from Google, are developing Artificial Intelligence to detect and warn of bushfires. 

The project, managed by the School of Earth and Environmental Services, will use AI to trace the movement of embers and deliver real-time updates on extreme bushfire hazards. 

Consultation is underway on the development of an Independent Queensland Environmental regulator. 

The Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef and Minister for Science and Youth Affairs, The Honourable Meaghan Scanlon describes the mission the regulator as “to protect our environment, provide greater investment certainty, and support economic recovery”. 

A survey to support the consultation is open to all Queenslanders who have a view on environmental protection. 

The bogong moth population has now been declared endangered, it joins 124 Australian species now added to the the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) "Red List of Threatened Species". 

Jess Abrahams from the Australian Conservation Foundation says “we need serious action on climate change” citing many habitats of the animals have drastically changed due to flooding and droughts.

Ms Abrahams says the list should be a wake-up call for the government that more action is needed.

Trees have been planted and a sprinkler system installed in Western Sydney to help flying foxes survive heatwaves. 

Greater Sydney Parklands and wildlife rescue service WIRES installed 36 sprinkler systems and 1,860 metres of piping along the Parramatta River.

The project is in response to a mass death of fly foxes in the area in the summer of 2019.