China will allow families to have up to 3 children as the country’s birth rates continue to decline, however, young couples said it is too expensive to raise a family in China. 

In 2016, the country’s one child policy was replaced with a two child policy to increase birth rates, but census data released in May this year shows the number of births recorded last year is the lowest since the 1960s, at only 12 million births.

Brisbane residents are planning a peaceful protest at the Brisbane Airport Corporation’s headquarters, over concerns of excessive flight noise from commercial aircraft.

Event organisers, run in conjunction with the Brisbane Flight Path Community Alliance, have listed three demands, one being a cap on total flights coming in and out of Brisbane airport.

The rally planned for Wednesday morning has been organised by Max Chandler-Mather, Greens candidate for Griffith.

Queensland Premier Anastacia Palaszczuk has today announced funding for a new public hospital in Springfield, in partnership with private firm Mater Health.

The announcement comes as a result of the continuing emergency department crisis in State hospitals.

The initiative will cost approximately three-hundred million, with the state government expected to allocate $177 million towards it in next month’s budget. It is expected to be operational by the end of 2024.

Mount Coot-tha botanic gardens is celebrating its 45th year on the national botanic garden day.

Curator Carl Davidson says they are encouraging people to visit the botanic collections. 

The garden is developing an interpretation strategy over the next year with audio tours, which will provide access for people who have a vision impairment or physical disability.

The Victorian health authorities have announced five new cases of community transmission in the state, taking the total number of infections linked to the recent outbreak to 45.

One of the five cases was a woman working in the Arcade Maidstone aged care facility, which is now in lockdown with residents required to stay in isolation in their rooms. 

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation told the ABC this morning that the Federal Government has been too slow with their vaccine rollout, leading to a lack of vaccinations for aged care workers and residents.

A World Health Organization ("WHO") scientist has come out against a theory that COVID-19 was leaked from a Wuhan laboratory, claiming China's silence comes from a misunderstanding from other countries. 

Dr Peter Daszak, a leading zoologist and member of the WHO investigation team, travelled to China in January, reporting COVID-19 was unlikely to have escaped from a Wuhan lab.