A Brisbane hospital service broke government guidelines while suing a former mental health patient for defamation. 

Brisbane Metro North spent 700,000 dollars on the private defamation case, but did not seek the approval of the Attorney-General, as required by guidelines. 

The Myanmar military has killed at least 38 residents in Myanmar yesterday. 

The military responded to widespread protests against the ongoing military coup in the nation. 

Australian chocolate ‘Mars’ manufacture has begun offsetting 100 per cent of its power consumption. 

The manufacturer has partnered up with a regional solar farm in Victoria to put green energy on the grid. 

A scheme to recover water from farmers as part of efforts to restore the Murray Darling Basin to health has been abandoned. 

Federal Water Minister Keith Pitt will axe the $1.5 billion Water Efficiency Program, which aims to recover up to 450 gigalitres through voluntary farm projects, such as funding efficient irrigation programs.

Returned travellers from Doha have tested positive for the Russian COVID-19 variant. 

The passengers arrived in Queensland on February 17th and will now commit to an additional five days hotel quarantine.  

A total of 74 travellers who may have been exposed to the variant will receive additional testing.

Queensland Treasury modelling has predicted 50,000 Queenslanders will lose their jobs at the end of this month when the JobKeeper wage subsidy ends. 

State Deputy Premier Steven Miles said many Queensland businesses are reliant on international tourism and is calling for extended financial support from the government.