A welcome home parade is organised through Brisbane's Queen Street Mall on October 8 for Queensland-based Olympic and Paralympic athletes.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the celebration, to be followed with a reception at City Hall, will mark one of Australia's most successful Olympic campaigns, with athletes bringing home 17 gold, 7 silver and 22 bronze medals.

Although the Ekka was cancelled, there has been support and effort by many to keep the farmers, who look forward to the annual respite, a chance to share their produce.

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation chief executive, Georgina Davis, has urged the community to show their support by buying produce from the farm gate or farmers’ markets.

One of Australia's rarest mammals, the silver-headed antechinus has been found by scientists.

Close to extinction by the bushfire crisis of 2019, a third of its habit was destroyed by the fires, leaving scientists fearing the worst.

21 mammals were found alive and still breeding in burnt forest south of Gladstone.

New South Wales police will enforce tough new COVID-19 regulations for the locked-down state after it recorded 415 new cases and four deaths on Sunday.

NSW Deputy Police Commissioner Mick Willing says from today, 1,400 Highway Patrol officers would be on patrol.

Human rights groups and Afghans in Australia are urging the Federal Government to consider a special intake of refugees from Afghanistan fleeing violence from the Taliban.

Amnesty International's Australia refugee rights adviser Graham Thom said the federal government should consider options for Afghans in Australia who are on temporary visas to remain in the country without having to reapply every three years.

GRIS-Montréal a not-for-profit organisation is offering LGBTQI+ support for youths in rural Quebec.

The Vice president Andrei Pascu believes that lack of queer representation in small towns can make it easy to feel alone. This isolation is only compounded by bullying or passively homophobic remarks.

The Bundaberg Regional Council is hoping to begin growing the Kava crop, long considered a drug in Australia, after a 20 year ban.

The Kava plant is used in beverages in traditional ceremonies in many South Pacific cultures, as well as consumed socially.

There are calls to make checking-in at Queensland venues a more inclusive experience for people with vision impairment.

Vision-impaired Brian Haupt is leading this change, suggesting tactile markers or braille to be used to indicate where the QR code is located on the sign.