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”.

In Texas America, a federal judge has rejected efforts made by Republicans to disqualify drive-through voting in Houston.

The drive-through voting sites in Houston have seen around 127,000 votes for the presidential election, to which Republicans think should be thrown out.

The judge denied these requests, allowing drive-through voting as an alternative method due to coronavirus.

Queensland’s border restrictions have once again eased, allowing regional New South Wales visitors to come over.

From today, visitors from NSW, who are not from the hotspots identified in Sydney, will be allowed to travel to Queensland for any reason.

Victoria is still not allowed to enter Queensland.

The Brisbane City Council has cancelled the upcoming New Year’s Eve and Australia Day fireworks in aligning with COVID-19 restrictions.

The events would usually see around 100,000 people gathered at Southbank to watch the show, which Deputy mayor Krista Adams has advised will not be suitable this year or early next.

The council has advised there will be measures implemented to control the crowds at South Bank on these days, such as heightened security. Adams is encouraging citizens to attend restaurants or bars to celebrate instead.

It has been announced the Australian Defence Force will be issued to more natural disasters and COVID-type emergencies around the country.

The change comes as what the ADF is calling a “paradigm shift” to concentrate on the effects of climate change.

Around 14,000 active reservists will be the key responders in the plan, attending mandatory call-outs to assist state agencies struggling with catastrophic disasters, such as the bushfires.

The Melbourne Cup is preparing for its annual event today, despite things looking quite different this year.

The horses and trainers will be at the track, but there will be no audiences at the actual Melbourne Cup due to coronavirus restrictions.

The Racing Minister of Victoria, Martin Pakula, stated that although there has been the ease of some restrictions, it was “not a suitable time for gatherings of this nature”.

An elevated tram in the Dutch city of Rotterdam drove past the end of its tracks.

However, instead of falling 10 metres to the ground, it landed delicately on the top of a statue of a whale’s tail.

The conductor was unharmed, and there were no passengers on board.

The statue, ironically called ‘Saved by a Whale’s Tale’, had prevented the tram crashing to the ground.