The Palaszczuk government has announced it will extend financial support for tourism businesses in Cairns.

Tourism operators have not had to pay fees to berth at Cairns Marlin Marina since February last year and are currently receiving rebates of 50% on ticket prices. 

A rare bone tool has been discovered in an archeological excavation on Ngarrindjeri Country in South Australia. 

It is unclear what the tool was specifically used for, however, researchers believe its point was used to puncture softer materials. 

Australia's medicines regulator is insisting there's "no evidence" the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is the cause of blood clots.  

Several leading European nations, including Germany and France have suspended the use of the vaccine due to reports of blood clots in people following vaccinations.

France is set to return a Nazi-stolen Gustav Klimt painting to relatives of Holocaust victims

The 1905 oil work by the Austrian symbolist painter, titled Rosebushes under the Trees, has been hanging in Paris' Musee d'Orsay museum for decades.

Lockdowns in hospitals, aged care facilities, prisons and disability centres in Brisbane have been extended for 72 hours, although the majority of tests linked to the Brisbane doctor are negative.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirms there is no sign of positive COVID-19 transmission in the community and the extended lockdown is only to finalise tests and data.

A Queensland government-sponsored research project is looking for ways to keep Queensland fruit and vegetable exports fresh at sea amid a pandemic-induced decline in exports.

While products such as the iceberg lettuce used to be available to overseas consumers just hours after its departure from Queensland, the produce now has to spend days or even weeks at sea.

Beekeeping in Queensland is becoming a popular hobby, with uptake doubling in the past five years. 

The increase comes as people say they started beekeeping during quarantine last year when they couldn't leave the house. Commercial beekeepers are urging hobby beekeepers to educate themselves on pests and diseases.

Facebook has struck content deals with Australia’s two largest Media companies - Nine Entertainment and Newscorp. 

Sources familiar with the deal said Newscorp would be paid for use of articles in Facebook’s soon-to-launch news and video services. 

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has unveiled a new underground missile storage facility that it says will boost the country’s naval strike capabilities.

Revolutionary Guard Commander General Hossein Salami says the facility will store ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges of up to 2000km.