Brisbane could know by July if it has won the rights to host the  2032 summer olympics games.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says guarantees have been sent to the International Olympic committee.

Shark and whale feeding frenzies have been filmed by drones off the shores of K'gari, Fraser Island in what is called the shark highway.

Sunshine coast university lecturer and shark expert Dr. Bonnie Holmes says while it was quite common for spinner sharks to feed in groups, it was not often seen by humans.

Peaceful Protestors blocked northbound traffic on Peel Street and the end of Hope Street in South Brisbane this morning . 

Protestors are calling for Council to install a zebra crossing in the vicinity of 15 Hope Street as a large number of residents with impaired mobility and vision live in that area.

A warning to readers: this story contains reports of an Indigenous death in custody.

An Indigenous man in Cessnock Correctional Centre has been pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in his cell yesterday.

This is the 7th Indigenous death in custody since March 2nd, The man's death will be subject to a coronial inquiry.

There have been over 470 Indigenous deaths in custody since the royal commission into deaths in custody concluded 30 years ago.
 

PM Scott Morrison has announced a temporary ban on travel from India due to its rising coronavirus cases.

India recorded more than Three hundred and twenty thousand new cases on Tuesday with two thousand seven hundred and seventy one deaths. 

Australia is considering providing humanitarian assistance while hospitals across India are turning  away patients because of oxygen shortages.
 

A Human Rights Watch report released yesterday says Israeli authorities have "deprived millions of people of their basic rights" because of their identity as Palestinians.

Jamie Hyams from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council says its a textbook example of an organisation coming to a conclusion and then writing a report to support that conclusion.

Darling Downs stockman Terence Oberle has pleaded guilty to 21 charges relating to animal cruelty in Toowoomba Magistrate Court yesterday.

He was given a $20,000 fine and a 10 year restriction on owning horses, except for the 6 that he currently owns.

Mr Oberle has a history of animal cruelty and had been convicted of four similar offences back in 2006.
 

The federally-funded National Rental Affordability Scheme is winding down with over two thousand houses leaving the scheme this year.

Yogesh and Anjeli Sharma are living in subsidised housing in Capalaba, Brisbane, and are worried that they will be left homeless by 2024.

Shine Lawyers are preparing to file a class action against the federal government for compensation to be given to survivors of the stolen generation.

The class action is seeking compensation for the hurt and trauma they experienced, and for their loss of culture and connection to Country.

The US Justice Department is launching a review of a police department in Louisville Kentucky for potential use of unreasonable force and racially discriminatory practices. This is the second review of this kind within a week.

Officers shot 26-year-old Breonna Taylor in her home last year during a botched raid, sparking global outrage and protests.