Activists will take to Brisbane’s Home Affairs office this afternoon to protest the continued detention of refugees and asylum seekers in hotels across the country, after six detainees at Melbourne’s Park Hotel tested positive for COVID-19.

Australian Border Force says protocols are in place to deal with the outbreak. 

The protest, kicking off at 3pm today, will argue these measures are not enough to manage the risk to detainees, many of whom are already immuno-compromised. 

Wild weather is heading towards Queensland this week with storms and heavy rain coming off the eastern seaboard. 

Queensland’s Bureau of Meteorology advised of the wild weather forecast for today mentioning the possibility of damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall.

The Bureau has estimated close to 50mm of rain is expected to hit Brisbane early this week.

A new report shows that Queenslanders owe the state government more than a billion dollars in unpaid fines. 

Enforcement of fines were initially paused during the pandemic and now that period is over debt collection has resumed. The most significant causes for debt are COVID-19 breaches and hotel quarantine.

Queensland Health says a total of 43,801 invoices have been issued for hotel quarantine and 11 per cent of them are considered "significantly overdue"

Sightings of a rare sawfish have indigenous rangers and wildlife scientists calling for a change of endangerment status.

The call for change comes after a rare freshwater sawfish has been found in Lakefield National Park, making it the first recorded find on the east coast of Australia in 29 years. 

Christine Musgrave, a Laura Ranger and Traditional Owner says a review is due in October 2022 and the rangers believe the species status should be changed to 'critically endangered'.

Nationals have failed to conclude a policy on climate change following a meeting between ​​MPs and senators in Canberra yesterday. 

National members attended the meeting to discuss Australia’s net zero carbon emissions reduction target ahead of the Prime Minister's trip to the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, where he is expected to commit Australia to reaching net zero emissions by 2050.

Some members argue that the new policy will decimate regional communities and cost jobs in regional Australia.

Homes and temples have been damaged after a 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit Bali killing at least ten people and injuring another seven. 

The aftershock has decimated most Bali villages causing a landslide in the nearby area of Bangli. 

The disaster comes after Indonesia opened up its international borders on Thursday in a bid to boost tourism in the area.

Indigenous leaders in remote and regional communities across Queensland are petitioning for authorities to not let covid 19 spread to their regions when the borders reopen.

First Nations artist and leader, Djambawa Marawili is pleading with the government to protect the community and warns that Indigenous elders are more likely to die from the virus which could wipe out culture and languages.  

Only 57.5 per cent of First Nations people over the age of 15 years have received their first dose of the vaccine.

A Brisbane program is helping refugees overcome trauma and learn to swim.

The Aqua English program is socially inclusive and is designed to decrease the number of people from non-English speaking backgrounds drowning. 

33,000 refugees and migrants have enrolled in the Aqua English swimming program which is held at the Acacia Ridge Pool on Brisbane's southside