Liberal party backbencher Craig Kelly continues to push COVID-19 conspiracy theories on his social media.

The Federal Member for Hughes was given a dressing down by Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week over peddling misinformation over the COVID vaccine, but has continued to advocate for hydroxychloroquine treatments online in clear defiance of the PM’s advice.

Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar have poured in, in the tens of thousands, as an internet blackout failed to calm growing anger at the military ouster of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

A rally was proposed at Yangon City Hall, but access was blocked by police and barricades.
Arguably the country’s main form of communication, telecom networks have been ordered to freeze access to Facebook.

As protests continue, the banging of pots and pans are being heard at night around the country - a practice usually associated with driving out evil spirits.

After being cancelled last year due to COVID-19, the World Science Festival is set to return to Brisbane next month running from 24th to 28th of March.

The Queensland Museum Chief Executive Dr Jim Thomson said there will be something for everyone, with more than 120 events being held across Brisbane locations.

Events are set to be held anywhere from Mount Coot-tha to the Queen Street Mall, Kingston to Carindale, West End to Fortitude Valley, the Queensland Cultural Centre and more, says Queensland Arts Minister Leeanne Enoch.

Brisbane city lockdowns due to the pandemic has seen an increase in residents moving to rural towns.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 11,207 people were recorded in capital cities in the September 2020 quarter.

One of Brisbane’s first large-scale outdoor music festivals since the pandemic peak was held just outside Brisbane over the weekend.

The ‘To The Point’ Festival on Saturday saw the likes of Amy Shark, The Cat Empire, and The Beautiful Girls play onstage after what has been a very trying period for artists and musicians. 

The famous Skywhale hot air balloon has finally got a companion as the pair fly over Canberra. 

Artist Patricia Piccinini has unveiled the seven-storey tall sculpture, titled Skywhalepapa, as part of her piece for the National Gallery of Australia. 

Mahmoud Hussein, a journalist for Qatar’s Al Jazeera, has been freed after four years in an Egyptian jail.

According to Al Jazeera, Hussein was being held without formal charges nor trial. Detainees can be held in pre-trial for up to two years, in line with Egyptian laws, however authorities regularly prolong the periods.

At least 200 people have gone missing after a Himalayan glacier crashed into a river, in northern India.

The glacier caused a torrent that tore through two power plants and swept away roads and bridges.