An Australian-born two-year-old child faces deportation, after the Department of Child Safety told the child’s foster mother she can’t apply to care for him.

The child’s biological mother was on a student visa at the time and despite being born in Australia, the child has no right to Australian residency.

Brisbane’s Lifeline Bookfest hopes to raise 1.5 million dollars this year, after being cancelled twice in 2020 due to Covid-19.

Lifeline offers 24-hour crisis support via the phone number 13 11 14 and they say there’s been a 40% increase in calls over the past year.

An Australian clinical trial made a breakthrough in Cancer research, with a drug trial for melanoma patients proving successful.

Findings show the drug stopped the progression of tumours in approximately half of the trial patients and is the first in the world to have such high success rates.

Victoria is introducing new laws which will make it mandatory to sign in with QR codes when visiting venues.

Businesses now face fines for up to one thousand and six hundred dollars for not complying with enforcing QR sign ins.

Hong Kong Citizens are seeking alternative ways to pay tribute to the Tiananmen Square anniversary, after the Chinese government has banned this years’ vigil.

China cited Covid-19 as the reason for the ban, despite Hong Kong reporting zero cases of locally-transmitted Covid-19 for over a month.

The chairman of the Crime and Corruption Commission that sacked the Logan City Council two years ago is now battling to keep his job.

Chairman Alan MacSporran has been faced with a targeted probe into his commission, which saw the former Logan City Council mayor, Luke Smith and seven fellow councillors charged with fraud.

A Gold Coast father, Sean Hardman, has launched a petition on the Queensland Parliament website to change the bylaws of smoking in strata schemes, after receiving second hand smoke from neighbours and causing health threats to his family.

The Body Corporate and Community Management Act stated people living in strata schemes must not cause a nuisance or hazard, but smoking was not listed.

Transport sector groups have said that Brisbane’s infrastructure is not ready for the incoming wave of electric scooters and bikes. 

The Brisbane City Council signed contracts to bring an additional 1800 electric vehicles to Brisbane’s streets in coming weeks.

NDIS chief Martin Hoffman has acknowledged fear and concern around proposed changes to the disability insurance scheme. 

People with disability have raised concerns they will be left without the support they need under the proposed reforms.