As it happened: Brisbane on Monday, June 2

An emergency zone has been declared in inner Ipswich after a car crash caused a potential gas leak.

Police said two cars crashed at the intersection of Clifton Street and Alexandra Street in Booval about 11.30am, with one vehicle hitting a high-pressure gas main.

People have been told to stay away from an area bounded by Alexandra Street, Clifton Street, Bergin Street and Dudleigh Street.

Residents of homes within the exclusion zone have been told to remain indoors, with doors and windows closed.

An emergency zone has been declared in inner Ipswich after a car crash caused a potential gas leak.

Police said two cars crashed at the intersection of Clifton Street and Alexandra Street in Booval about 11.30am, with one vehicle hitting a high-pressure gas main.

People have been told to stay away from an area bounded by Alexandra Street, Clifton Street, Bergin Street and Dudleigh Street.

Residents of homes within the exclusion zone have been told to remain indoors, with doors and windows closed.

Three men accused of murdering two people, who allegedly died in a toolbox dumped into a lagoon, have pleaded not guilty.

Stou Daniels, Davy Malu Junior Taiao, and Trent Michael Thrupp are charged with murdering Cory Breton, 28, and Iuliana Triscaru, 31, at Kingston in Logan, south of Brisbane, on January 24, 2016.

All three men pleaded not guilty to two murder charges at the start of their trial in the Queensland Supreme Court on Monday.

Police divers found the bodies of Breton and Triscaru in the box at the bottom of the lagoon weeks after it was allegedly thrown into the water while weighed down by concrete blocks and tyres.

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The Crisafulli government has announced a 20-year plan for the tourism industry, with the state’s tourism minister suggesting Queensland would rival destinations such as Tasmania and New Zealand by 2045.

Destination 2045: Queensland’s Tourism Future includes six strategic priorities to build Queensland’s tourism industry, with plans to expand ecotourism, attract world-class events, create a fund to entice direct flights to new markets, rejuvenate the Great Barrier Reef islands and boost marketing.

The first 45 ecotourism projects to be delivered include the Thorsborne Trail on Hinchinbrook Island; the Wangetti Trail, north of Cairns; the Whitsunday Skyway in Airlie Beach; the Ngaro Trail on Whitsunday Island; and upgrades of day use areas in Lake Eacham and Springbrook National Park.

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Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has condemned a protest at the Wickham on Saturday, saying the demonstration had discriminated against Jewish people.

“Imagine heading to the pub for a party – and being ambushed just because of your faith and culture,” Schrinner wrote in a post on Facebook.

“Brisbane should be a place where everyone feels safe, welcome and respected – no matter who they are, where they come from, or what they believe.”

The State Zionist Council of Queensland had booked a space at the well-known Fortitude Valley venue for a “White Shavuot Party” to celebrate the Jewish festival, which began on Sunday.

The booking prompted a snap protest outside, with some Wickham Hotel staff joining the roughly 150 people stationed outside.

Schrinner called the move “divisive” and “sickening”, although protesters maintained they were not motivated by antisemitism.

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has rebuked calls from some Liberal-National colleagues in Canberra to abandon net-zero emissions targets, saying he is focused on a balanced approach that can bolster the state’s agricultural industries while supporting the expansion of renewable energy.

Crisafulli refused to walk away from net-zero targets while speaking to the ABC this morning, amid fierce debate from both sides of the federal Coalition regarding their commitment to emission goals.

“The markets are demanding we do things to a standard when it comes to emissions as well as protection. We are on a journey to deliver that,” Crisafulli said.

“We are looking at storage options to make sure we bring renewable energy into the grid. That is part of an affordable energy mix.”

Crisafulli’s comments come one day after his government added more than 700 hectares to Queensland’s national parks and nature refuges, as part of efforts to protect the state’s endangered species, ecosystems, biodiversity and threatened flora.