Kenji Sato

Australia's fire ant authority says "downright dangerous" misinformation spread on traditional and social media is hampering its efforts to eradicate the pest.

The claims were made as Brisbane City Council announced a joint taskforce with police to crack down on antisocial behaviour in tent camps built by the homeless.

The Brisbane Metro buses were meant to be a cheaper alternative to a subway. However, it has now cost $1.55 billion, more than the original plan it replaced, and the bendy buses won't be on the road until sometime next year.

Brisbane City Council has teamed up with police to investigate "anti-social behaviour" at the city's homeless camps after an increasing number of complaints.

When Brisbane City Council cut electricity and barbecues to two homeless camps, Kira Leaf came with generators and gas cookers.

A Brisbane councillor is refusing to comply with a legal threat from One Nation, instead offering to take its leader to meet multicultural students "proudly singing the national anthem".

Business owners say they are facing significant financial losses as a council road upgrade running a year behind schedule forces complicated traffic detours.

In high school Hayley Piggot tried every chemical, cream, and bleach to fight the painful pus-filled acne pimples on her face and back. Ultimately she accessed a treatment that changed everything, but it was far from easy.

Rhonda Fahey says she was confused when she received a knock on the door from two police officers who had come to evict her into homelessness.

The ABC has asked a mathematician to explain how using statistics can form a narrative that may not show the full story.