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.

Queensland's border closure with New South Wales is forcing some schools in the area to take drastic action to keep lessons going.

People living in NSW border communities can only enter Queensland for essential reasons.

These include attending permitted work or emergencies, attending school or getting a COVID-19 test or vaccine.

There are rising allegations of ‘double standards’ within the Federal Government as millions of citizens are required to pay back thousands in JobKeeper payments, while big companies continue to record profits.

Over 11,000 people now owe the government around $32.8 million to Centrelink, after being overpaid for income support through JobKeeper and JobSeeker.

Disability support agencies and culturally and linguistically different (CALD) participants have pointed out language, culture, and an overly complex system as key barriers to access NDIS.

Taliban insurgents have seized the presidential palace in Kabul after taking nearly all of the country in just over a week.

A Taliban spokesman and negotiator has told The Associated Press the militant group is holding talks aimed at forming an "open, inclusive Islamic government" in Afghanistan.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced in a press conference this morning that the state has recorded 7 new cases of Covid-19.

All 7 cases are linked to the Indooroopilly delta variant cluster.

Ms Palaszczuk urges Queenslanders to stay at home during quarantine as one of the cases wasn’t detected until day 12.