Athletes struggle to qualify for the Olympics amidst pandemic facing harder training restrictions and authorities fears of athletes bringing home the virus. 

Samoa has already withdrawn three members from its weightlifting team due to the Government's concern about the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Japan.

Brisbane's Lang Park conducted major events this weekend despite a similar case in Melbourne being linked to an outbreak of a highly infectious COVID-19 strain. 

Lang Park hosted the Australia vs France Rugby Union test match on Saturday, followed by back-to-back NRL matches on Sunday.

The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships have been secured for Queensland with a decade-long deal expected to deliver more than $100 million for the Government’s Covid-19 Economic Recovery Plan.

A Pacific Islander couple are speaking out about breaking the cycle of domestic violence within their culture.

Ipswich couple Moughan Sali-Siaki and Judy Fakaosi are working to unlearn the behaviours modelled to them when growing up, which often placed the father as the sole decision-maker.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is pushing ahead with plans to declare the Great Barrier Reef as an endangered natural site despite federal government objections.

Tain Xuejun, president of the 44th session of UNESCO, dismissed speculation that the decision was related to any political tensions between China and Australia.

An Australian Human Rights Commision project survey, which closed in 2019, shows 80% of Muslims in Australia say they have experienced discrimination in their lifetime.. 

The finalised results of the report show half of the thousand people who took the survey said the discrimination took place when dealing with law enforcement, in workplaces or when seeking employment and in educational institutions. 

South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa has urged people to honour the legacy of the anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela by helping to rebuild the country after days of riots that left 212 dead.

The violence was sparked by the jailing of ex-President Jacob Zuma.

Live music venue owners have called attention to the Queensland government’s COVID “double standards”, after again being hit by extended restrictions.

Kim Ferguson, director of Mo’s Desert clubhouse in Burleigh Heads, is stumped by how the State of Origin could go ahead at such a large capacity, when the hospitality and arts sector are heavily impacted by restrictions.