Victoria has recorded 9 new cases of coronavirus overnight.

No deaths have been recorded in the state for the last 24 hours. 

This is the first time in almost three weeks that the state has recorded  zero deaths in a 24-hour period.

Data from the Office of Liquor and Gaming has revealed that $293 million dollars was spent on gambling and pokie machines in Queensland this July.

Experts claim that the spike is linked to the government’s Jobseeker and Jobkeeper stimulus packages.

As Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and opposition Leader Deb Frecklington are about to enter the formal campaign stage of the state election, the State opposition is offering to cut land tax by 75 per cent on selected projects to create a “build to rent” scheme in Queensland that should “drag Queensland out of recession”.

Queensland Government announced today early development will start on a $380 million wind farm in Far North Queensland before the end of the year, creating 150 jobs, thanks to a sales deal with publicly-owned CleanCo.

Brexit should be finalised on December 31 after Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission president agreed on Saturday the two sides shared enough common ground to aim for a final settlement.

Britain formally left the European Union at the end of January but remained part of the bloc’s customs union and single market until the end of the year while both sides discussed permanent arrangements.

Journalists within the United States took to social media on Sunday to express their concerns that the US Government has provided contradicting information in regard to President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis. 

International student visa applications from outside Australia have significantly dropped, raising serious concerns of an increasing budget black hole for Australian higher education.

Department of Home Affairs data shows 72,397 student visa applications have been received from prospective overseas students from January to July, which is only 40 per cent of the total for the same period last year. 

The federal budget, to be implemented on Tuesday, will include a one point two billion dollar package aimed at creating more apprenticeships. 

According to Finance Minister Mathias Cormann, the package will pay half the wages for a new apprentice taken on by a business until March 2021. 

The Honourable Di Farmer, Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, has affirmed that if the Palaszcuk Government is reelected, they will introduce new strategies to address coercive control. 

In a press release, Ms Farmer recognised the difficulty of identifying this behaviour, and said the Government will introduce specialist training for first responders and domestic violence case workers.