Brisbane Metro is set to begin construction on a 225-meter mined tunnel from the top of Adelaide Street linking to King George Square station.

From September 20, access through North Quay will permanently change for drivers, pedestrians and the construction is set to disrupt public transport users.

Only buses and authorized traffic will be allowed to continue eastbound through Adelaide Street, as part of a council plan to convert the busy street into a pedestrian route.

Scott Morrison has defended a trip to see his family on Father's Day arguing he went home to Sydney then returned to Canberra under an essential work exemption.       

This comes on top of the recent criticism of the photo he chose to celebrate father's day.

QLD health authorities are urging Queenslanders to get vaccinated as parts of the state have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. 

Public health experts are concerned the state's success in suppressing COVID-19 could be fuelling complacency, eliminating any sense of urgency to get vaccinated. 

Overall data has revealed that Queensland has the lowest vaccination rate out of all states across the country.

Premier Annatascia Palaszczuk announced no new cases in Queensland today, and currently there are only 18 active cases in the state. 

The Premier says more than 50 per cent of eligible Queenslanders have had their first dose of the Covid vaccine, and 200 police officers will be vaccinated at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre vaccination hub opening tomorrow.

Police are facing heavy criticism for using QR check in data to solve crimes on at least six occasions. The nation’s privacy watchdog is calling for police forces to be banned from accessing information from contact tracing data. 

Queensland Police gained access to the Check in App in June over the theft of a police-issued firearm, while Western Australian Police used it twice before being banned altogether.

There are growing calls from backbench MPs and civil liberty groups to phase out compulsory check-in applications when the worst of the COVID pandemic is over.

A Gold Coast mother said she hasn’t seen her son in 10 weeks due to Queenland’s hard border policy is adding to the growing public outrage regarding lockdown measures.

The mother, identified as Simone, told 2GBFM how her attempts to gain a travel exemption for her son have been rejected by QLD health authorities, adding to a growing list of double-standards shown by state health authorities in recent months. 

Only last week, QLD allowed more than 100 NRL stars and their families permission to enter the state.