Melbourne millionaires turned away at Gold Coasts marina after the 15-day voyage. 

Queensland's Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young revoked Melbourne yacht owner, Mark Simmonds and six others' travel exemption.

The yacht stopped along multiple New South Wales hotspots, and all seven people are required to pay for a 14-day government approved hotel quarantine.

The Juukan Gorge rock shelters in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia have been destroyed by iron ore mining.

These historical caves are among the oldest in Australia and are tangible evidence of Indigenous culture and habitation.

Mining company Rio Tinto stated that “.. the company failed to uphold one of the organisation's values - respect for local communities and their heritage”.

University of Queensland’s COVID-19 vaccine has presented their final result is safe and ‘likely to provide protection’ scientists say.

During the pre-clinical trials the doses were given to hamsters, Keith Chappell from the UQ School of Chemistry said ‘this was one step in the process.’

Late last night, Dr Chappell presented the data to the International Society for Vaccines Congress via video conference, and are in phase one of human trials.

Two thirds of Queensland is still drought declared and some areas are still experiencing water restrictions.

Wivenhoe Dam and Somerset dam are under pressure as they currently only contain up to 60% of their capacity.

Mike Foster from Seqwater says the average south east resident uses 150 litres of water per day. These numbers remind residents to remain aware of their water consumption.

The Africa Regional Certification Commission has now declared Africa as polio free.

Nigeria was the last country to have reported cases of wild polio after 95 per cent of the country's population has now been immunised.

In order to ensure Africa remains polio free, the World Health Organisation says that efforts to vaccinate should continue and it is important the countries remain vigilant.

A significant threat remains, Tropical Storm Laura targets the coast of Louisiana and Texas, United States of America.

Forecasters reported, Tropical storm Laura is expected to turn into a category three hurricane late Wednesday over the Gulf of Mexico. 

Mandatory evacuations have begun in parts of Louisiana and Texas in preparation for Laura’s landfall affecting hundreds of residents in low-lying areas.

Warakurna is Australia's first entirely Indigenous-run police station

It is a focus for the station to consider the opinions of its community by organising meetings for locals to discuss and collaborate on resolutions for local affairs.

Officers Wendy Kelly and Revis Ryder are using cultural ties to gain the trust of their community and approach long standing issues between police officers and Indigenous Australians.

Former Greens Senator leader Richard Di Natale gives his final speech to the senate via video conference.

The Victorian senator reflected on 10 years in parliament fighting for social and environmental causes ‘bigger than himself.’

His farewell looks back on his 10 years in Parliament, “social movements continue to build around the world. Throughout history these movements have driven change and right now collective action on climate change, racism, sexism and inequality is gathering steam.”

A federal parliamentary inquiry into the issue of food security for remote and Indigenous communities will investigate and compare the prices of food to other districts.

The Indigenous community of Doomadgee have limited options when buying food as the prices for essential items can be up to triple that of a regular store. 

Consumer protection laws and regulators will be assessed, and the hearing will continue this week before submitting its findings to the Federal Government on October 30th.