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.

Senior white house advisor Andy Slavitt says Ellume will aim to send three million tests to the US by the end of March.

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.

Dr Juan Polanco says the findings will help scientists understand how non- inherited forms of alzheimers and dementia occur.

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.

Locals in Maxwelton have been racing horses since the 20th century and a Racing Queensland spokesperson says there is no record of another all-female executive in its history.

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.

This analysis also finds that 5 donors have contributed 25% of money given to political parties since 1999.

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.

Key members of Myanmar’s democratically elected government were arrested yesterday as the military seized control of the country and declared a one year state of emergency.

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.

The move follows a report saying that congestion in the area will cost Brisbane’s economy eight hundred and fifty nine million dollars by 2041.

Queensland government data has shown the birth rate has been declining over the past decade by almost 7 percent.

Predictions say, 56,000 fewer babies will be born every year from 2019 to 2024.

Demographer Mark McCrindle said, sharp drops in birth rate are usually linked to periods of depressions or recessions, so it’s no surprise we’re experiencing similar events as a result of COVID-19.

Clive Palmer donated $5.9m to his United Australia Party, leading the list of donors increasing their influence in federal politics last year.

University of Melbourne professor Joo-Cheng Tham says the annual figures highlight a handful of donors dominating the funding of political parties, after the annual disclosure figures were released by the Australian Electoral Commission today. 

The Greens want to cap donations at $1,000, lower the disclosure threshold and stop donations from mining, banking and other industries

Queensland’s borders have finally opened to all states but WA as of 1am this morning. 

The Queensland-New South Wales border barricades are finally being taken down by authorities today and the Palaszczuk Government has confirmed that border declarations will no longer be needed to enter the State. 

Plans to open the Queensland border to all states and territories this morning were hampered by the recent case of COVID-19 found in Perth.