Vigil held to support asylum seeker Tharnicaa and her family

A vigil was held on Friday in Brisbane at King George Square for a Biloela family who has languished in immigration detention for three years.

Greens Senator Larissa Waters and former Labor Senator Claire Moore also participated, calling for Minister Karen Andrews to release the family and let them go back to Biloela.

Families hope of reuniting after Government eases travel restrictions from India

The Government will allow Australian families travel exemptions to have their children brought home from India.

After India was particularly hard-hit by COVID-19 the Australian government banned all travel to the country, over fears that it would place Australia at a serious health risk.

Palaszczuk Government to invest $460 million into skilling the unemployed

The Palaszczuk government has announced their state budget will invest $460 million into skills, jobs and training for the unemployed.

Around $320 million of this package goes to the 'Skilling Queenslanders for Work' program, which aims to help small businesses create jobs and then fill them with skilled employees.

Music Venue claims Government is being Hypocritical for shutting down venue

A Sunshine Coast music venue claims the Government is not being transparent, after police shut down a concert over the weekend.

After viewing security footage from the NightQuarter venue in Kawana, the police shut down a Spacey Jane concert in the Sunshine coast on Friday, after alleged repeated Covid-19 breaches.

Victorian Government urges Covid-19 testing to continue

As Victorians expect lockdown restrictions to ease over the next few days, the Government is urging residents to keep getting tested.

The declining number of tests has authorities worried.

They say they would feel more confident in their decisions if they could confirm there were no more undetected cases in the community.