Five people, in addition to the Victorian couple, have crossed the border into Queensland without complying with the state's health directions.

In response, the Queensland Health Minister Yvette D'ath has issued a stern warning to travellers from Greater Melbourne.

Authorities are continuing to investigate how a Victorian couple left Melbourne lockdown and drove through New South Wales to the Sunshine State.

As Brisbane continues planning to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, there are concerns over the rising costs as a host city.

The initial price estimate of $4.45 billion has already increased by $1.35 billion, and is likely to keep increasing over the next 11 years.

This new figure comes after the official Australian Olympic Committee reviewed expenses and provided a more comprehensive document, which built off the Queensland Government’s initial document.

The Police are calling on the public to help find Jiavanti, a twelve-year-old girl missing from Sydney's Inner west.

She has been missing for four days. The family and police are now concerned about her welfare because of her age.

Jiavnati is described as thin build, brown eyes and long brown hair, about 175cm tall and of Pacific Islander/Maori appearance.

Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts is urged to contact St George Police area or Crime stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Both New South Wales and Western Australia have made recent moves to ban or minimise plastic waste.

In New South Wales a $356 million five-year plan is expected to prevent 2.7 billion items of waste entering the environment over two decades.

In Western Australia, their ban on plastic has been fast-tracked by four years to take effect by the end of 2022. By the end of this year plastic utensils and crockery, along with polystyrene food containers and thick plastic bags will be banned.

Today is the start of Men’s Health week.

In Australia, the Men’s Health week gives a platform for conversations concerning challenging and debating key issues in men's physical and mental health in an attempt to raise awareness.

Every June, such a platform aims to raise the profile of men, their health outcomes and needs around the country.

To learn more, visit menshealthweek.org.au

Tens of thousands of people are protesting in Madrid against controversial plans to pardon jailed Catalan separatists.

Leaders of Spain's right-wing parties joined the demonstration against the pardoning of 12 separatists behind a failed independence attempt in 2017.

Protesters accuse the socialist-led Spanish government of using the plan to shore up its political support.

The government says the pardons will help calm tensions over Catalonia.

Australia's first residential treatment facility for eating disorders opens in the Wandi Nerida facility on the Sunshine Coast.

The 13-bed private hospital is owned and operated by the Butterfly Foundation under its "B-FREEDT" Model of Care, which incorporates connectedness, mental health support, permaculture and equine therapy.

Admissions to the centre for people over 16 years will be via a GP, psychiatrist or online referral and it is anticipated that participants will stay for around 60 days.

Brisbane’s ethnic Polish club has issued an urgent call for help to prevent the sale of its Milton venue by September.

The 60 year old centre of Brisbane's Polish migrant community is in financial trouble and has only a few months to raise $200, 000

President Waldemar Duda says he appeals to not just the Polish community, but the wider community in Brisbane and beyond, to visit the club and help with fundraising efforts to save the club.

The state is expecting to receive over $17 million across the next three years as interstate arrivals will ‘pay for the privilege’ to move to Queensland.

From July 2022, new arrivals will be required to pay roughly $80 to transfer their driver’s licence.

Queensland is expected to receive 61,700 people over the next few years.

Treasurer Cameron Dick claims this decision is a small price to pay for new Queenslanders, who will pay less tax compared to other states, particularly New South Wales.