Queensland Council for Civil Liberties (QCCL) is concerned the government’s decision to make the Check-in Queensland app mandatory is a privacy risk.

From July 9 mandatory use of the COVID Check-In app will be extended to a range of sectors, including gyms, places of worship, and adult entertainment venues.

Four electric buses will start running the City Loop from the first week of July.

The route will cover Adelaide Street, Wharf Street, Eagle Street, Margaret Street, Alice Street, and the Botanical Gardens. 

It has an electric display that shows the next couple of stops and how long it will take to get there.

The Liberal National Party assures access to up to half a million dollars to create jobs for vulnerable people including those with a disability and refugees, under the future government.

LNP leader David Crisafulli announced an annual $20 million social entrepreneurs loan scheme, with loans to be capped at $500,000.

The Victorian Government is being urged to fast-track the process of formally recognising Traditional Owner groups.

The First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, which is tasked with building the treaty negotiation framework, expressed disappointment that certain Traditional Owner groups are still not formally recognised.

The US government has announced it will offer gender confirmation surgery for trans veterans through its health care coverage for the first time.

Department of Veterans Affairs secretary Denis McDonough announced the change at a Pride event in Florida.

Brisbane residents are urged to monitor any possible COVID-19 symptoms after a flight cabin crew member, who had completed fourteen days of quarantine, tested positive for the virus on Saturday night.

The crew member visited multiple locations on Saturday around the CBD, as well as DFO and a family centre in Ellen Grove.

Riverfire will mark the end of the Brisbane Festival on Saturday 25th September.  

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the return of Riverfire will once again captivate and delight spectators who cram every vantage point along the city reaches of the Brisbane River.

A ferry in the Sydney Harbour will permanently feature Aboriginal clan names and traditional wave designs.

The ferry, the Ocean Dreaming 2, was designed by New South Wales Indigenous artist, Warwick Keen, to acknowledge and showcase the rich cultural history of Australia.

Western Australia will move to phase five COVID-19 restrictions from Wednesday. 

The two-square-metre rule and 75% restrictions for the state's hospitality industry will be removed, with some venues allowed to return to 100% capacity.

Any locally acquired case will put WA back into lockdown.