Experts say mental health initiatives and campaigns in rural Queensland are having an increasing impact. 

Royal Flying Doctor Service councillor Alex Donoghue says more and more men are taking responsibility for their mental health. 

"We've gone from really having to lobby hard to seeing more and more people coming forward," says Ms Donoghue.

More than 4 million dollars worth of holiday vouchers will be up for grabs in Queensland in an attempt to boost tourism in Brisbane and the Whitsundays.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the initiative, which will see 30 thousand vouchers valued at 100 dollars given to recipients for select tourism experiences and accommodation, early this morning. 

Queensland’s Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman is considering launching an independent review into how police-related deaths in custody are investigated in Queensland. 

The review was recommended during the inquest of Brisbane mother Cindy Miller’s death at an Ipswich watch house in 2018.

At least 24 COVID-19 patients in western India have died because the oxygen supply to their ventilators ran out after the tanker refilling it suffered a leak. 

The nation is facing an oxygen shortage and a surge of COVID-19 cases. 

A UN envoy in Myanmar warns nearly a quarter of a million people have been displaced by the February 1st military coup. 

At least 700 people have been killed by military forces, and 3,300 people are in detention, including 20 who have been sentenced to death. 

Booker prize-winning author Richard Flanagan has criticised Tasmania's salmon industry claiming the product being sold is not as healthy as advertised. 

Flanagan alleges up to two-thirds of the salmon is processed industrial chicken, including beaks, feathers, fat and claws. 

The Gold Coast City Council will re-advertise their chief executive position. 

This follows the sudden resignation of David Edwards last week, after less than a month in the role. 

Parents are concerned about the fate of East Brisbane State School amongst plans to redevelop the neighbouring Gabba stadium.

South Brisbane Greens MP Amy MacMahon said the redevelopment plans show the neighbouring school will be affected.

"The visualisations put out by the government... show the school being completely transformed, and from my understanding, the school is yet to have any formal consultation," said Ms MacMahon.