The 49-year-old was arrested on Monday night and spent the night behind bars.

The 75-year-old politician told Daily Mail Australia the region would be easy to isolate and said doing so could save the lives of a million vulnerable Australians.

The decision comes after residents in Byron Bay lobbied to have the buses stop to make sure COVID-19 was not transmitted to regional areas.

Sarah Greig and her two sons returned from a trip to Jakarta on Sunday, and were immediately shuttled to the Novotel hotel in Brisbane.

Nobunaga Yakitori in Brisbane launched the new takeaway menu this week after the government banned dine-in service to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Australian restaurant Salt Meats Cheese is now delivering their one kilogram of brie cheese pasta to customers at home in isolation. The meal is priced at $39 and serves two people.

Queensland police attended the event in Rochedale, south of Brisbane, on Saturday night and gave out 58 $1,334 fines for failing to comply with COVID-19 sanctions.

ABC presenter Sarah Kanowski, 44, from Brisbane, Australia, went viral when she revealed how her parents finally let her do their grocery shopping as they fall into the vulnerable category.

Fans have slammed Carly and Andrew for abruptly quitting House Rules: High Stakes once they discovered they weren't guaranteed to get a free home renovation. 

The mother, 31, was parked at the corner of Brightview Road and Grove Street in Glenore Grove, Queensland, at 6am on Tuesday when the incident happened.

The Home Affairs Minister tested positive to the virus on March 13 and was admitted to hospital in Brisbane that night.

Brisbane-based dietitian Leanne Ward shared her delicious three-ingredient recipe for chocolate chip cookies - and they're perfect for Easter baking.

Families from the Early Birds Jimboomba Education and Childcare, south of Brisbane have been informed after the patient attended the centre unaware they had the virus.

Australia's most famous ice cream chain is giving away free chocolate-chip cookie pies with every Deliveroo order over $32 from 5pm on Friday, April 17. And the best part is, you can bake it at home.

Queensland Health warned other passengers of the diagnosis by text and then a phone call before directing them to self-quarantine in an email on Thursday.

Brisbane sales assistant Taylah Jordan discovered how to make edible salad bowls by spraying wraps with cooking oil, layering them over the bottom of a small bowl and cooking in an air fryer for 10 minutes.

Westpac senior economist Justin Smirk is expecting average petrol prices in Australia's biggest cities to plunge by a fifth by the end of June. This would see unleaded sell for less than 75 cents a litre.

An evil banker who raped a woman daily and set her on fire led police on a dramatic pursuit through the streets of Brisbane, stealing two cars and breaking into a house before finally surrendering.

Sales of mints and gum have gone down ever since the Australian government introduced strict new social distancing rules.

A dietitian has shared the five-ingredient healthy banana bread she swears by for beating sugar cravings - and it's as easy to make as the unhealthier three-ingredient counterpart.

Married At First Sight star Mishel Karen has clapped back at trolls after she  inundated with hateful messages when she posted her visit to a hair salon for a colour and cut on Instagram, this week.

Daniel Langanis from Wishart in Brisbane appeared in Holland Park Magistrates Court on Tuesday after he was caught stealing from Woolworths Garden City at Upper Mount Gravatt.

The 12-metre wide and five-metre deep hole on the corner of Childers Street and Park Cresent in Kew, east of of the city, opened up at about 3.15pm on Wednesday.

Rebecca Lobie has hunkered down at her Queensland home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The store, which employed 70 people locally in Brisbane, had 'underperformed for some time', bosses said.

A Brisbane-based mother who has 13.1million followers on TikTok claims she can support her young family from the money she earns on the social media app.

A Queensland man has died after falling off an electric skateboard, hitting his head, police said on Sunday.

Queensland woman Bianca Saez, 27, was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome when she was just three years old after she began punching and scratching herself and her loved ones.

Mishel Karen has made no secret of her fondness for Botox - but she is less forthcoming about her habit of airbrushing herself beyond all recognition on Instagram

Homeless fruit picker Robert Paul Long received a life sentence with a 20-year non-parole period after starting a fire in the Childers Palace Backpackers hostel north of Brisbane in June 2000.

The housemate of a man who raped, beat and lit a woman on fire over 23 days is behind bars himself accused of being an accessory to torture.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT -Rob Lindsay, 51, from Brisbane, noticed a small pink patch on the top of his right ear in September 2019 but claims his GP told him it was 'nothing serious'.

Leading sports dietitian Leanne Ward, from Brisbane, has revealed the weight loss tips that will really give you results, as well as what she eats in a typical day to stay looking and feeling her best.

Katie Anne Castel, 38, from Brisbane, was granted parole eligibility by the Queensland Court of Appeal on Wednesday after arguing her sentence was 'manifestly excessive'.

Two prisoners have died in separate incidents 12 hours apart at Woodford Correctional Centre north of Brisbane.

Police were called to dismantle the party at a unit southwest of Brisbane on Thursday evening.

National Australia Bank forecasts plunges of 10 to 15 per cent in house and apartment prices because of coronavirus. Sydney and Melbourne weren't the only cities expected to be hit.

The legal text of Boris Johnson's plan was handed over along with a letter to commission president Jean-Claude Juncker urging him to accept a 'reasonable compromise'.

Boris Johnson already appears to be fighting a losing battle after EU leaders reacted with dismay at his solution to the Irish backstop.

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier is said to have briefed ministers that the latest plans put forward by the UK are 'not enough'.

Boris Johnson has restored the Tory whip to 10 of the 21 former Conservative rebels who were expelled after backing a bid to block a No Deal Brexit.

There have been calls from some Brexiteers for an informal electoral 'pact' between Nigel Farage's party and the Tories. Downing Street has so far rejected the idea.

Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson are under increasing pressure to form an alliance ahead of the December 12 snap poll to prevent their two parties from splitting the Leave vote in key constituencies.

The Culture Secretary is the latest Tory to say they won't stand in the forthcoming poll after Boris Johnson snubbed Amber Rudd's plea to have her whip restored.

Callum Warren, 27, is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting the student while she worked as a parliamentary assistant to another Tory MP at Westminster, who cannot be named.

Remain campaigners have launched a website that shows EU supporters who to tactically vote for to have the best chance of stopping a Tory majority and thwarting Brexit .

Health secretary Matt Hancock today admitted the Conservative Party needed to hold an inquiry on Islamophobia. Baroness Warsi responded to Hancock's intervention on Twitter.

The Brexit Party leader said he was offered a seat in the House of Lords last Friday, branding the offer 'ridiculous'.

Nigel Farage was tonight warned by his political ally Arron Banks that he has '48 hours to save Brexit' and that he must stand down more of his party's election candidates.

Boris Johnson has ditched the Tory party's pledge, made in 2015 and 2017, to give MPs a free vote on bringing back fox hunting. Meanwhile Labour is said to double wildlife crime officers.