Brisbane Pride are requesting officers not participate in this year’s Pride March while wearing uniform. 

The decision comes after investigations were launched on a number of current and past police officers who are members of a Facebook group littered with homophobic, sexist and racist posts.

Brisbane Pride Festival has issued a statement via the organisation’s website stating they acknowledge progress in changing the behaviours of the Queensland Police Service, but that change has been inconsistent.

A team of Brisbane scientists have taken a podium finish in the “Robot Olympics”. 

The Data61 team, originating from the C-S-I-R-O robotics company, Emesent, based robot dog designs on Bluey characters “Bluey” and “Bingo”.

In a tie-breaking finish, the team took second place for their efforts, with C-S-I-R-O robotics group leader Navinda Kottege saying the team were “extraordinarily proud of their work”. 
 

Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles is criticising Prime Minister Scott Morrison for his suggestion, that the state's borders should be open by Christmas.

Mr Miles hit out at the Prime Minister, who he says should focus on federal matters.

Mr Miles says "Diplomacy is his job. International trade is his job. Vaccination should be his job, but we're doing it. Quarantine should have been his job, but we're doing it.”

A Victorian legal challenge aims to lower the eligibility for the age pension for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service and the Human Rights Law Centre argue, given the gap in life expectancy it is inequitable and discriminatory to hold both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians to the same retirement age. 

The case is led by Dennis, a 64-year-old Wakka Wakka man raised on the Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement in Queensland

Northern Tasmania will host the inaugural 2021 Tasmanian Disability Festival Award, on December 3rd. 

The awards are celebrating organisations and individuals who provide outstanding support to people with disabilities.

Tasmanian Disability Festival co-director Dan Ryan says the 2021 awards were a first for the state and are intended to be as inclusive as possible. 

Mr Ryan encourages the public to nominate individuals who go above and beyond, but also businesses who are active in supporting the disability sector.

Switzerland has voted by a wide margin to allow same-sex couples to marry, in a referendum bringing the Alpine nation into line with many others in western Europe. 

Official results show the measure passed with 64 point one per cent of voters in favour, and won a majority in all of Switzerland's 26 states. 

Supporters say the change in law will put same-sex partners on equal legal footing with heterosexual couples, facilitating adoption and citizenship for same-sex spouses.

Zero new cases of COVID have been recorded for Queensland today.

Masks will continue to be mandatory in South-East Queensland for at least two more weeks.

However, Queenslanders can go unmasked while seated at restaurants, school or sporting events.

A panel led by University of Queensland researchers have drafted new guidelines for treatment of children with cerebral palsy.

Associate Professor Leanne Sakzewski has said the guidelines will make it easier for children and families to select and use treatments.

Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood with around 600 children diagnosed in Australia every year