Climate activist protest group Extinction Rebellion have had to postpone an action in Brisbane’s King George Square this morning due to the severe wet weather and flooding.

It comes at the start of their reported national week of action, which was due to highlight what the group say is an urgent need for truth-telling regarding the climate crisis.

The Brisbane Cycling Festival is kicking off this week, with major events starting from 24 March. 

More than 75 events will be held until the festival concludes on 12 April, with highlights including the Tour De Brisbane, Spokes N’ Jokes comedy, a mini Craft Beer Festival and the Brisbane Pololympics. 

Flights from New Zealand to Queensland have resumed over the weekend, with Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young confirming the ease to travel restrictions on Saturday. 

People in deemed ‘green zones’ in New Zealand are now able to travel to Queensland without undertaking the compulsory two week quarantine.

The iconic Australian Broadcasting Corporation farming program Landline is celebrating its 30-year anniversary this week. 

The program is well known and loved for highlighting stories and issues from Australian farming, agriculture, rural and regional communities.

Spain is set to become one of the first countries in the world to trial a four-day working week, with estimates that the pilot could begin as early as autumn 2021.

The pilot will run for three years, with the government providing over 50 million Euros to the program, which would allow companies to trial reduced hours with minimised financial risk.

A new scheme is being released in the UK to allow patients taking medical cannabis to identify themselves to police who may otherwise arrest them.

The second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout begins in Queensland today, with elderly adults over 70, people with underlying medical conditions, First Nations people over 55 and critical and high risk workers eligible for the jab.

Committee hearings into the contentious Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill conclude in Brisbane today.

The bill was introduced by Mark Ryan, Queensland Minister for Police and Corrective Services in February and has been the subject of ongoing criticism from human rights and youth advocates.