Thousands of small and medium-sized business have been using QR ‘quick response’ codes for COVID-19 tracing but privacy and cybersecurity experts are sounding their alarms on personal data concerns.

As thousands of venues reopen in Victoria, after three months of lockdown, experts warn the lack of due diligence in vetting providers has left the system vulnerable.

Europe’s COVID-19 cases reach over 11 million infections and 285,000 have died, Austria and Greece are the latest to impose lockdown.

Greece shut down major cities and Austria went into partial lockdown joining Belgium, France, Germany and Ireland in re-imposing lockdowns.

The restrictions have affected the economy, livelihood and general wellbeing of all Europe’s residents, experts say, Europe risks being hit with a further wave of infection if no vaccine is found.

American’s are lining the streets to vote and election analysts Anthony Green is reporting live results, putting Joe Biden ahead in polls with 203 electoral college votes to Trumps 97.

In the lead up to today, Americans have been warned the early votes and mail-in votes may skew early optics of who is likely to win.

ABC journalist, Emily Clark reports from Pennslyvania -  a major swing state - said, the theory was most Republicans voters are likely to vote at the polls and Democrats are likely to mail in their ballots, and those are likely to take a while.

A Brisbane north-west timber bridge that was built 89 years ago will be demolished and replaced.

Ashgrove’s Gresham Street Bridge is the only public road access to St John’s Wood. There is concern with the old bridge, as it can be flooded during low flood events.

Brisbane City Council is meeting today to start drawing plans on renewing the bridge, and providing a temporary replacement one while the construction is being completed.

Brisbane is expecting to receive millions of caper white butterflies throughout the city as part of their annual migration.

A project that has emerged from this is Brisbane’s Big Butterfly Count – a community project that intends to document the number and types of butterflies in the area.

The organisers of the project state the health of the butterflies can help indicate environmental health.

Clive Palmer will be facing the High Court in Canberra today regarding his personal fight against COVID-19 rules which shut Western Australia’s border.

Palmer claims the border closure breaches section 92 of the constitution. The WA government is fighting back, arguing that the measures were necessary for the health and wellbeing of Western Australia’s population.

Victoria is celebrating its fourth consecutive day of zero coronavirus infections and no further deaths.

This brings Melbourne’s 14-day average to 1.9 cases, along with two mystery cases documented in the two week period to October 31st.

Melbournians are enjoying their first public holiday without restrictions.

Two people have been killed and several others injured by gunmen in Vienna.

The shooting happened at Vienna’s main synagogue around 8:00pm local time, and has left 15 people hospitalised.

Authorities are still on the search for the attackers, and Austria’s Interior Minister Karl Nehammer states he can “confirm we believe this is an apparent terror attack”.