A Brisbane city councillor will face a disciplinary hearing after calling for renters and landlords be put in direct contact to resolve property issues

The Gold Coast’s rental market has become increasingly competitive with less than one per cent rental vacancy rates.

The premier has called for a youth justice review after a number of recent incidents involving young people driving stolen cars.

Police say the targeted group are repeat offenders between the ages of 12 and 17.

This follows an incident last week where a minor crashed a stolen car in Brisbane, killing two people in the process.

Ms Palaszczuk will meet with youth justice minister Leanne Linard and police minister Mark Ryan over the matter this week. 

A Brisbane biotech firm received from the United States military to increase COVID-NINETEEN home testing kit production this morning.

Ellume received five hundred million dollars for tests, which will be available for purchase in the US, but not in Australia as current Australian law prevents the sale of home COVID tests.

A Queensland university has discovered a new potential cause of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

The University of Queensland’s brain institute has found a process known as ‘seeding’ where tangled neurons allow a toxic protein to leak into healthy brain cells.

Maxwelton, a town in north-west Queensland is now the state’s first horse racing club with an all female executive board. 

Tammy Bailey who is the newly elected president of the club says the move was not done deliberately, only after being elected they realised they were all women.

Australian Electoral Commission data shows that 1 billion dollars worth of donations to political parties has come from unknown sources in the 2 decades since 1999.

The weak donation laws in Australia allow political parties to hide the origins of the dark money, which is about 35% of contributors.

The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting this morning in response to the military coup in Myanmar.

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric says it is important that the international community speaks with one voice on the issue.

The Brisbane City Council is finalising a ten million dollar business case to build a transport corridor in north west Brisbane.

The road, stretching from Everton Park to Carseldine, will alleviate pressure on the congested route servicing North West Brisbane, Moreton Bay and the Sunshine Coast.