The Federal Government will decide whether a quarantine facility will be built in Toowoomba, during a National Cabinet meeting today. 

The proposed 1000-bed facility would be built at the International Wellcamp Airport, west of Toowoomba’s CBD, and would take repatriated travellers to the site from the tarmac. 

The facility could house workers on-site on a 16-day rotation to mitigate health risks in the community, and would be similar to the successful Howard Springs facility in Darwin.

Homeless support services have placed people in motels and short term accommodation on the Gold Coast due to demand. 

A spokesperson from the Department of Housing said there were 332,000 people on the Gold Coast Housing Register Waitlist. 

Gold Coast Homeless Network Chair Maria Lee-Beek said placement in short term accommodation is very common, with only one third of people being placed in long term accommodation. 

Moreton Island has been renamed Mulgumpin, and Moreton Island National Park has been renamed Gheebulum Coonungai. 

Gheebulum and Coonungai are the two prominent sand hills situated in the national park. The two words together signify ‘lightning’s playground’. 

The changes follow the Federal Court’s recognition of the Quandamooka people’s native title rights to Mulgumpin in November 2019.
 

New Caledonia has elected a pro-independence government for the first time since 1999.

This comes following the government collapse on February 2nd, and months after a narrow referendum vote to remain within the French republic. 

A pro-independence president is expected to be elected for the first time in almost four decades. New Caledonia will hold an independence referendum for a third and final time at the end of 2022.

Hundreds of thousands of people have protested across Myanmar, staging some of the biggest anti-military rallies since the coup began. 

Drivers in Yangon staged a car break-down protest, blocking the city's key roads.

The demonstrators demanded their state counsellor and civilian leaders be released. 

The military has promised to hold fresh elections and relinquish power, though many protesters remain sceptical.

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The Queensland Government is setting up an independent task force to investigate the potential to make coercive control a crime. 

Coercive control is a form of non-physical domestic and family violence which includes behaviours such as limiting one’s financial accessibility and tracking their location.

The task force will consult with domestic violence survivors, legal and domestic violence experts and the community. 

Queensland University lecture theatres can return to 100 per cent capacity as of next week.

The ease of restriction comes a week before university classes return.

Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young says all other university settings, such as tutorials and laboratories are not subject to occupant density requirements but should observe physical distancing to the extent possible.

The Government’s proposed code to force news publishers and tech giants to the negotiating table have already brought about multi-million dollar agreements.

The code would ensure search engines and platform sites, like Google and Facebook, fairly pay news publishers for the use of their original content.

Seven West Media announced a $30 million deal with Google earlier this week.

"None of these deals would be happening if we didn't have the legislation before the Parliament," said Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.