Google has been sued in the United States over claims of them illegally tracking people browsing in private mode.
 
The potential class-action suit seeks $5 billion from Google and their owner Alphabet Inc.
 
US Law firm Boies Schiller and Flexner filed the claim on Tuesday in a San Jose federal court in California, claiming that Google "cannot continue to engage in the covert and unauthorized data collection from virtually every American with a computer or phone.”
 
Google denies these claims.
 

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights has filed a civil rights charge against the Minneapolis Police Department, following the death of civilian George Floyd.

An investigation will take place that will look into the past decade of police procedures and policies to determine whether the department has engaged in discriminatory practices against people of colour.

The leader of the investigation, Human Rights Commissioner Rebecca Lucero stated that the investigation “is not about holding people personally criminally liable,” but it “is about systems change.”

Australia's Emergency Management Ministers have agreed to review the funding for the Commonwealth's Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements following the natural disasters earlier this year.
 
Emergency Management Minister David Littleproud said the funding is being reviewed to ensure the program is fair across the states.
 
Minister Littleproud said,  “The review will look into how each state applies the DRFA and whether the program should be adjusted to deliver more equitable, needs-based, assistance for all Australians, regardless of where they live.”
 

According to a recent survey, Australians suffering from Asthma were impacted heavily by air-quality changes during the bushfires that occurred in the summer of 2019-20.

The survey conducted by Asthma Australia revealed that thousands of people could not protect themselves from asthma attacks during the time of the fires.

Asthma Australia’s CEO Michele Goldman stated that “People with asthma suffered serious smoke-related health impacts needing four times more emergency or hospital care and twice as likely to experience financial stress,”

James Cook University scientists will use genetic testing to discover better ways to regrow rainforests. 
 
Associate Professor Lucas Cernusak is the Chief Investigator on the project and Professor Cernusak said “There’s been a dramatic decline in global forest cover, with a net loss of more than 3% over the last 25 years.”
 
The project will run for three years and will test how trees genetically adapt to different environments to determine what types of tree people should use when they undertake to restore forests. 
 

Brisbane City Council is set to receive $5 million in council allocations from the $200 million  COVID Works for Queensland program, as a means of reviving the workforce in the city.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the allocation would lead to more job opportunities across the city and wider region, supporting or creating up to 8000 jobs in the state.

Palaszczuk stated that “The allocation to Brisbane City Council will see projects delivered that will have long-term economic benefits and increase liveability in our communities.”