The Rural Fire Service has put on extra crews and all fire permits have been revoked as southeast Queensland braces for dangerous bushfire conditions.

On Sunday SEQ’s bushfire rating is to reach ‘very high’.

RFS Regional Manager Alan Gillespie tells Mark people in vulnerable areas should finalise their bushfire survival plans now.

Brad takes on Tommy to tip Round 22 of the NRL.

Children as young as 10 can be locked up in Australia for a range of crimes.

Amnesty International has launched a campaign calling on the Queensland Government to make the minimum age for incarceration 14.

Campaigner Belinda Lowe tells Mark that Queensland locks up more children than any other state.

It’s been revealed that last financial the Brisbane City Council refunded around $850,000 in parking fines to 13,106 motorists.

The most common reasons for refunds include errors made by parking inspectors and faulty meters.

The council opposition transport spokesman Cr Jared Cassidy tells Mark he thinks the numbers are just the tip of the iceberg.

When the Ekka opens tomorrow many people will make a beeline for sideshow alley and the showbag pavilion but the Ekka’s main purpose is to bring the country to the city.

With drought ravaging almost 60% of the state it could not be more timely to put the work of the bush front and centre.

Dairy farmer Kay Tommerup is the 2018 Face of the Ekka and she tells Mark people on the land will be very happy to share their stories with showgoers.

Residents living around the North Lakes Golf Club in Brisbane’s north are becoming increasingly anxious about the possibility it could become a retirement village.

The club’s owner announced last month that continuing financial losses means it will close late next year and be sold to a developer.

People who bought homes around the course have formed the Save North Lakes Golf Club group and spokesman Andrew Cathcart tells Mark they want to preserve their lifestyle.

More than 600 delegates are descending on Brisbane for the 2nd annual World of Drones Congress at the Brisbane Entertainment and Convention Centre.

While the two day gathering is primarily focussed on the professional and business end of the burgeoning industry there is also plenty for enthusiasts.

Congress organiser Dr Catherine Ball tells Mark the sky is not actually the limit.

A British academic has triggered an international debate publishing a book on swearing that suggests children as young as two should be exposed to bad language.

Dr Emma Byrne’s book Swearing is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language suggests it is better children hear it from parents than other places.

Leading Child Psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg tells Mark it is absurd to expose toddlers to foul language.

The CSIRO has developed a world first technology that will make the transport and use of hydrogen fuel for cars easier, cheaper and much safer.

It has developed a membrane technology that can process ammonia into hydrogen.

CSIRO project leader Dr Michael Dolan tells Mark it has the potential to make Australia a clean fuel superpower.

Parents waiting for the results of the latest NAPLAN tests are being made to wait as concerns mount about the difference between the online and paper tests.

Critics say the two versions make it hard to make ‘apples with apples’ comparisons because the online version adjusts questions based on a child’s answers.

The president of the Qld Teachers Union President Kevin Bates tells Mark NAPLAN is not worth the time, money and expense.