The Brisbane festival is in the middle of its three week revival, relying on local artists to celebrate Queensland optimism. 

Whilst the pandemic intervened with the program, they have included many local artists in order to create a sense of positivity and celebration despite the circumstances. 

Energex are appealing to drivers to heed warnings and signs around roadside power line works.

After a couple of close calls, Energex crews are urging south east Queenslanders to take care. 

First Nations people have been given funding to combat domestic violence.

Eleven organisations are set to distribute over $100,000 in order to provide appropriate support across 8 communities in Queensland. 

A taxi driver has been awarded $1.5 million in damages after being exposed to a carbon monoxide leak. 

After 8 years Muhammad Salman Shahid’s court case with Capital City Taxis has come to an end. Mr Shahid suffered a heart attack, hypoxia and an acquired brain injury as a result of what the court has deemed as negligence. 

The New South Wales education department has announced a teacher shortage set to hit schools across the state.

With the vaccine mandate deadline approaching, the Teachers Federation is expecting the already low number of teachers to further reduce. 

Shanghai residents are being told to brace themselves as Typhoon Chanthu moves up the east coast.

Flights and train services are being cancelled and schools have closed due to heavy rainfall and high-speed winds affecting the region. 

The storm has forced Shanghai's main container port, the worlds largest, to suspend operations.

A Brisbane riverfront home has sold for 10 times the previous purchase price. 

The Californian bungalow in Toowong sold for six million dollars in less than 48 hours in an off-market deal. The house was previously sold in 1993 for $600,000.

Greens candidate Danielle Mutton will join fellow community protesters this Thursday in a bid to halt introduction of a toxic energy-from-waste incinerator in Ipswich.

The greens are calling on Queensland and federal governments to move away from energy-from-waste and towards a cleaner alternative. 

Queensland has recorded an additional locally acquired case of COVID-19

A 15-year-old girl who attends St Thomas More College in Sunnybank has tested positive.

In good news, however, premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is not concerned due to the case being related to the Sunnybank cluster.