The Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Yvette D'Ath has said Queensland needs federal funding to face as pressures on the state hospital system mount up. 

The state government has committed $400,000 to the Refugee Immigration Legal Service (RAILS) to support immigration pathways for Afghan refugees. 

State Attorney general Shannon Fentiman says RAILS received 650 requests for assistance from members of Queensland’s Afghan community in the first fortnight following the fall of Kabul. 

East Brisbane State School is set to be demolished and rebuilt for the 2032 Olympic Games, after the neighbouring Gabba sportsground was announced as the main Olympic stadium. 

 Australia’s offshore processing centres in Papua New Guinea will officially close by the end of 2021.

Detainees and advocates have long criticised Australia’s system of mandatory, offshore indefinite detention for refugees and asylum seekers, which began in 2013.

Taiwan’s Defence Minister has warned tensions are building in the island nation’s relationship with China. 

Minister, Chiu Kuo-cheng said a record number of Chinese warplanes breached Taiwan’s airspace since Friday, and warns any miscalculations could spark crisis that may ultimately lead to the island’s invasion. 

Queensland has recorded zero locally acquired COVID-19 cases overnight, with three new cases found in hotel quarantine. 

The announcement comes as a welcome surprise, following concerns the NRL Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday would lead to a super spreader event, and a recent mystery case in the community.

A Brisbane company’s at-home COVID-19 testing kits have been recalled in the United States after returning false positive results.

The kits developed by Brisbane Biotech manufacturer Ellume, which was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency distribution last year, despite not being available for use in Australia.