Annastacia Palaszczuk has confirmed she will attend the opening ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics after Olympic Committee President John Coates insisted the politician prolong her visit. 

Annastacia Palaszczuk previously said she would not be attending the ceremony after more than one hundred and thirty-two thousand Australians expressed concerns about the premiers' Tokyo visit.

In an interview with breakfast news program Sunrise this morning the state MP says she is not going to offend anyone in doing so.

The construction industry has warned of catastrophic consequences if the current 2 week shutdown of building sites is extended by the NSW lockdown. 

Australian Constructors Association CEO Jon Davies said it is likely that "a high number of companies would fold".

With lockdown fatigue setting in, the industry is making a push to get 200,000 employed construction workers in Greater Sydney back to work though the introduction of daily COVID-19 rapid antigen tests on building sites. 

COVID-19 lockdowns are adding to the distress of prostate cancer patients and families, with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia recording a recent spike in calls to their new telenursing service.

Since the opening of the new service in March, 870 cases have been managed and the foundation says this uptake of the service is important not only for supporting patients but also the future direction of patient care, highlighting the care gaps and how they can be filled.

India has recorded 45,000 cases of a deadly “black fungus” known as mucormycosis over the last 2 months, as a nationwide outbreak sweeps through COVID-19 patients.

The infection, while not directly COVID affiliated, usually strikes patients after recovery from the disease and was once considered very rare until cases became more frequent during the pandemic. 

Mucormycosis has been declared an epidemic in India as it slowly recovers from a devastating wave of COVID problems.

Crime and Corruption Commission chair Alan MacSporran said Accountants, lawyers and real-estate agents are being lured to the “dark side” by organised crime bosses. 

MacSporran said yesterday in an interview that high profile charges in recent years against individuals of the kind should have been a deterrent but sadly there hasn’t been any change. 

The “Systematic Problem” is due to the huge money that has been able to tempt those in the mentioned professions. 

The State Government is looking at a 39% increase in fines revenue from new traffic cameras designed to catch motorists illegally using mobile phones.

The predicted increase was partly driven by the introduction of new cameras last year that detected 15,000 people were illegally using a mobile phone during a trial. 

The secret cameras use artificial intelligence to detect if someone is using their mobile phone illegally or not wearing a seatbelt.

Upgrades on Samford’s John Scott Park will commence in September to include new pathways, picnic facilities and BMX mounds after the Federal Government awarded Moreton Bay Council $400,000 for the project.  

Division 11 Councillor Darren Grimwade said Samford residents are excited for the makeover and he can’t wait to show off the park at next year’s Samford Under the Stars event with the greater Moreton Bay and Brisbane community.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government is considering repatriation flights for Afghan translators and other staff who helped in Australia's mission in Afghanistan.

Hundreds of Afghans who worked for Australia have been urgently applying for protection visas to escape reprisal attacks from the resurgent Taliban, which considers those who worked with foreign forces traitors.

The English port city of Liverpool has been removed from UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites, making it only the third site to be removed from the prestigious list.

The United Nations’ culture organisation’s World Heritage Committee voted in a secret ballot to remove the designation on Wednesday because of developments in the city centre and on its historic River Mersey waterfront including a planned new stadium for football club Everton.