The council says thousands of bus commuters are benefiting from Victoria Bridge closing to the general car traffic.

Some drivers travelling through the CBD have longer travel times as a consequence. 

The Queesland government says an immediate lockdown is off the cards, after the state reported one new local coronavirus case today, the husband of a COVID19 positive woman who travelled from Melbourne. 

The couple is believed to be at the end of their infectious period, easing some concerns raised yesterday about the potential for the virus to spread in Queensland. 

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The Yuggera Ugarapul land defenders will stage a protest today from 12:45pm at Frasers Property Brisbane office to prevent planned developments and to return land to its rightful owners. 

Residents in regional NSW have been told to be on “high alert” and come forward for testing after health authorities issued warnings for more than a dozen possible exposure sites. 

Long queues have begun forming in Dubbo, and Moree with thirteen venues listed as primary exposure sites.

A landmark court case in the UK has ruled that it is okay to call in sick to work and still show up to the pub later for beers. 

British man, Colin Kane from Newcastle appeared before the British courts to appeal his own sacking after being spotted at the pub drinking and smoking by his boss. Kane had reportedly called in sick to work that day with a sore cough. 

Greens MP for South Brisbane Amy McMahon is holding an Olympic Forum to evaluate community opinions about the proposed bid to host the 2032 Olympics. 

A new inclusive sports program will be rolled out across Queensland to create opportunities for students with disabilities to get active.

Children's Charity, Variety, will extend its Variety Activate Inclusion Sports Day, after its Brisbane event to Moreton Bay, Cairns and Townsville this year, to achieve greater inclusion and participation in sport for students with disabilities.

A satirical group is withdrawing a statement that alleged federal Liberal MP, Andrew Laming, took up-skirt photos of a woman in her workplace. 

Andrew Laming threatened to sue the comedy group ,“The Shot” for defamation, after it characterised an incident in which he took a photo of a woman bending over as “up-skirting”.

Three year old Tharnicca, detained on Christmas Island, is reportedly yet to see an infectious diseases specialist after being medically evacuated to Perth with a suspected blood infection.

Protestors will take to the street on Friday against the government’s detention of the Muruggapan family. 

A Queensland schoolboy attempting to raise money for his senior formal has framed a “rare Woolworths plastic bag” to Facebook marketplace.

The high school senior says he initially framed the plastic bag after the major supermarket ban in 2018.