There are reports that over 217 boats joined a search for missing Brisbane man Trent Riley in Moreton Bay over the weekend.

The 26-year-old went missing while finishing alone in the Bay on Wednesday of last week.

Friends, relatives and community members have launched kayaks, jet skis and boats to assist in the search efforts, which continue today. Members of the Let’s find Trent Riley Facebook page have made calls for licensed drivers and life jackets after more boats and jet skis were donated to the efforts.

Data from the Queensland Government shows more than 22,390 businesses have started using the Queensland Check In app since it went live in February.

From 1 May, it will be compulsory for all hospitality businesses to be using the app to register patrons in their venue. 

For those without smartphones, Minister for Digital Economy Leeanne Enoch says businesses can check you in themselves using their own app or you can be checked in as a guest if you are with someone who has access to the app.

The Australian-New Zealand travel bubble opens today, with the first unrestricted international flight since early 2020 leaving Sydney airport at 6:15am this morning. 

More than 30 flights will depart from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne today, with flights from Adelaide beginning in early May.

Passengers flying to and from New Zealand will no longer have to enter into hotel quarantine as a part of the new arrangements. 

Amnesty International Australia has criticised the Committee charged with investigating proposed youth justice amendments in Queensland over the weekend, saying there is evidence the laws will do nothing to address youth crime.

In a press release on Saturday, Amnesty International expressed their disappointment that the Committee recommended the amendments pass parliament, saying the laws will “ultimately condemn [the] kids to life in the quagmire of the criminal justice system.”

Content warning: this Zedline contains mentions of rape and sexual assault.

France has strengthened its age of consent laws to categorise sex with individuals under 15 as rape. 

15 was previously the age of consent, but up until now, a conviction of rape or sexual assault required prosecutors to prove that a minor was forced, threatened or tricked into having sex with an adult.

This reform provides that minors under 15 cannot consent to sex, with an exception for sexual relations between a minor and an individual up to five years older.

Elon Musk’s company Starlink has begun the trial of its satellite internet service in Northern Victoria and southern New South Wales. It is hoped that the new service would help break down the digital divide between rural areas and cities in Australia.

Users have described the internet speeds as "blazingly fast".

However, Paul Budde, an independent telecommunications analyst, said that the global space internet business is a risky exercise that may not be able to deliver what Elon Musk promises.