Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says South East Queenslanders should avoid the roads unless absolutely necessary as heavy rains continue. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued flood warnings for rivers across the region and says conditions are unlikely to change until tomorrow at the earliest. SES first responders are being deployed across South East Queensland and can be r

Queensland’s Olympics bid team intends to continue with its plans to build a high speed rail between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast despite Infrastructure Australia rejecting their recent $5.3 billion proposal. Infrastructure Australia said the plan, which would use trains travelling at 150 kilometres per hour to take passengers between Brisbane and Nambour in 45 minutes, was rejected as being costly and inefficient. 

Torrential rain and flooding around Queensland is bringing a new threat to the public.

Extinction Rebellion protesters dressed in red and white pose as dead bodies on a Melbourne CBD intersection causing traffic chaos. This was day one as the protesters have pledged to wreak havoc each day of the week calling for climate intervention.

New South Wales Education Standards Authority have proposed a new literacy syllabus meaning children in early primary school will be taught to use phonics to sound out words. Maths will focus on mathematical reasoning to make sure students know how they got their answer.

The United Nations warns that displacement in the Mozambican province Cabo Delgado could reach 1 million amid a sharp rise in Islamic terrorism. Islamic State-affiliated group Al-Shabaab have been targeting the gas-rich northern province, creating a humanitarian crisis. Displaced residents are being housed in makeshift refugee camps that lack any basic facilities, with the UNHCR’s Gillian Triggs saying

Brisbane City Council is scheduled to meet today to formalise Brisbane’s bid to host the 2032 Olympic Games.

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner fast-tracked the meeting to meet International Olympic Committee guidelines, meaning an official announcement could come as early as July.

A new $400 000 grants program to help Queensland export businesses grow overseas has opened.

The program will offer Queensland exporters that already have an E-Commerce deal up to $10 000, with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk saying it’s all part of her government’s economic recovery plan.