The Australian Medical Association (AMA) says they have heard reports concerning children with respiratory symptoms who aren't being treated by General Practitioners. 

It is a continuous issue, as Queensland health authorities in March noted a third of the state’s increase in hospital visits were illnesses a GP could have treated. 

The Royal Australian college of General Practitioners however, is defending GPs, saying they lack the personal protective equipment to see children with respiratory illnesses in person.

The Brisbane City Council objects to trucks carrying soil through the inner city on Sundays during the construction of the Cross River Rail project.

BCC’s infrastructure committee chair David McLachlan says allowing 100s of trucks in the city on the weekend will hinder the inner-city’s economic recovery, as people would be less likely to partake in the city’s recreational activities.

The state’s Coordinator-General, Toni Power, claims the Sunday works will speed up construction, and prevent traffic build-up during the week.

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.

Their three-year-old daughter Tharnicaa is currently in Perth hospital being treated for sepsis as a result of untreated pneumonia.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk called on the Federal Government to make a call on the future of the family.

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.

Whilst there remains a cap on international arrivals, families are hopeful that the easing of these travel restrictions will continue, and help more families reunite.

G7 country leaders will pledge 1 billion coronavirus vaccines to poorer nations in an attempt to convey global friendship and unity.

The leaders have also vowed to help developing nations tackle climate change and call out Beijing for human rights abuses.

However, health and environmental campaigners remain unimpressed by the details of the meeting, saying the leaders have failed to completely meet the challenges of our times.

Bangor, the oldest city in Wales, has a new Mayor, Owen Hurcum.

They are the first openly non-binary mayor of any city in the world. 

Demand for political representation from transgender and non-binary individuals is growing, as the US also elected its first trans state senator and first black gay congressman.

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.

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli claims it is not enough for Queensland’s growing population.

The full budget is set to be released tomorrow.

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.

The entertainment precinct is accused of failing to keep people in their seats and following density regulations on the dance floor. 

State opposition MP Jarrod Bleije says the decision to hold State of Origin but not concerts is hypocritical.

Brisbane City Council announced that a new CityGlider airport bus service is expected to be built in coming years.

As Brisbane continues to plan and bid for the 2032 Olympic Games, there has been a push to improve public transport, specifically airport connections.

The announcement of the council bus service comes a month after privately-run bus company, SkyBus, announced it would be launching an airport shuttle.