A cargo ship broke into 2 pieces after running aground in a northern Japanese port.

The ship survived hitting the seabed, but suffered a crack which later widened and ultimately split the ship.

All 21 Chinese and Filipino crew members were safely rescued by the coast guard.

Sandgate and Hercules Road State School students were treated to a LEGO Masters competition during last week’s lockdown by local chaplain Nathan Grady with students building Olympic themed creations.

The competition is designed to boost the mental health of students while they grapple with the ever changing circumstances of the pandemic.

Three tradies in training from the Australian Industry Trade College in Cleveland will represent Queensland at the WorldSkills Trade Olympics competition this month.

Brayde Turrall-Poulter, Levi Ehue, and Ryan Thomsen will be competing at the Alexandra Hills TAFE campus where they will be battling it out for a spot in the international level of the event.

Moreton Bay Regional Council is fighting back against illegal dumpers who are costing ratepayers more than $6.5 million in clean-up fees every year.

Mayor Peter Flannery said last financial year there was 263 tonnes of waste illegally dumped.

Western Australia has joined the other states by introducing a law which will make protesting outside of abortion clinics illegal.

The law will allow for safe access zones for women accessing abortions and will prevent people from protesting within 150 metres of facilities that provide abortion services.

Researchers from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and Indian Institute of Technology are in the early stages of using infrared scanning to detect who is at risk of developing severe Covid-19 symptoms.

The technique scans for different chemical groups in blood samples, and doctors hope this test could be a quick and cost-effective way of triaging patients at overwhelmed hospitals.

The United States and the United Kingdom have announced their plans to evacuate staff from their embassies in Afghanistan amidst the Taliban advance in the country. 

Over the past week, the government has effectively lost control of most of north, south and west Afghanistan, and are now trying to retain their hold on the capital and a number of dwindling cities.

Brisbane citizens have been given ultra-low doses of the Pfizer vaccine due to an error at a Brisbane immunisation centre. 

66 people have been contacted by Queensland health after the error was made at Kippa Ring Vaccination Centre over the weekend. Of the 66, 6 have received the ultra low dose but have not yet been identified.