Brisbane's Lifeline Bookfest is back at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from June 26 to July 4.

Due to COVID-19 the event will be cashless and people will be asked to bring their own bags.

Lifeline is hoping to raise $1.5 million from book sales, with 2,000 volunteers needed to help out.

Lifeline Queensland retail general manager Jamie MacKay says the last two Bookfests haven't been able to take place due to COVID-19, so they have got more books than previous years.

A Queensland public servant has taken the Queensland government to court over a pay dispute.

Glenn Dodds requested an increased pay position in December last year after working in a higher role for more than 2 years, but was denied this request.

The court case continues after his department had claimed his role was only short-term, and not necessary going forth.

Last week, for the first time, Australian Fashion Week opened with a traditional Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony by the Gadigal people.

It is a momentous occasion for the First Nations community, and a welcomed change.

Cairns-based Meriam Mer fashion designer, Grace Lillian Lee, who showcased her designs in the show, said it was exciting “to be launching and sharing self-determined, independent, Indigenous designers.”

Changes under the Medicare Benefits Schedule are set to affect orthopaedic, general and heart surgery, coming into effect on July 1st.

Australian Medical Association president Omar Khorshid says the private healthcare sector – including health funds, hospitals, doctors and patients – will not be ready for the July 1st changes due to poor implementation by the government.

The Australian Medical Association wants a six-month lead time to prepare for the implementation of such changes.

Thousands of people marched through Budapest on Saturday to protest against plans to open a Chinese university campus in Hungary. 

The protesters claim the project will undercut the country's own higher education and increase the influence of China's Communist authorities.

The cost is estimated to be $1.8 billion, which is more than the Orban government spent on its entire higher-education system in 2019.

Expected to be finished by 2024, it will be the first site of this kind in the European Union.

Queensland Health announced community vaccination locations will reopen on Sunday.

Registration is open to aged care workers, disability workers and people aged 40-49 years old.

Up to 15,000 vaccinations are expected, with people advised to make an appointment to secure their vaccination.

However, walk-ins may be accepted if there are enough doses.

More than 19,000 Queenslanders have been fined after failing to vote at Queensland’s 2020 March Local Government Elections.

At the time coronavirus cases were surging in Queensland, leaving at-risk individuals frightened to go out and vote.

The Electoral Commission of Queensland said that non-voters would not be punished only if they were found to have a “valid and sufficient” reason.

Member for Logan, Linus Power, voiced concerns over Queensland’s voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws.

Under the proposed laws, a person must have decision-making capacity, be acting voluntarily, and have an eligible condition that is expected to cause death within 12 months.

Mr Power spoke out against a motion that urged Labor members to vote in favor of the legislation, encouraging people to “listen, share and respect the concerns” of opposing voices.