Complaints have been filed against Queensland political leaders over the treatment of an aged care nurse in Rockhampton.

The nurse was working at the North Rockhampton Nursing Centre in May whilst infectious with coronavirus.

The complaint is directed at Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Health Minister Steven Miles and Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young, where the nurse alleges, she was berated and ridiculed for her actions, which she deems is in breach of the Humans Rights Act.

There is concern within Queensland’s Gemfields for the ageing population that are battling with inadequate access to nutritious food.

Central Queensland University PHD researcher, Lisa Caffery, explains the town has no running water, no electricity or sewerage.

Studies conducted show there is limited transport, isolation, and poor knowledge of nutrition. Caffery is worried for the lifestyles and health of this community.

Police have been called to intervene with protests being conducted at a Western Victoria highway.

The protests come from the Djab Wurrung Heritage Protection Embassy as an act to protect multiple trees among the highway.

Protesters were heard chanting “always was, always will be” whilst police were positioned in a line across from the demonstrators.

The COVIDSafe app has been deemed unsuccessful after identifying 17 unknown cases that have already been discovered through manual tracing.

The app has not found one unique COVID case in almost a month, and only 17 unique cases in the community.

With seven million downloads, the app has been criticized for the minimal amount of infections it has tracked.

Chinese officials are undergoing large coronavirus testings as a high number of asymptomatic cases have been recorded in the city of Kashgar.

Around 137 cases were detected by health officials, which has been linked to a garment factory in Kashgar. It is unclear how the initial infection was contracted, and authorities are working to test the entire city of 4.7 million residents by Tuesday.

The streets of Poland have been swarmed by angry protesters, after the constitutional court voted in favour of enforcing an almost total ban on abortion.

The court alleged the current laws on abortion of damaged foetuses does not align with the constitution.

Citizens swarmed multiple key roundabouts in the city to stop traffic, and shouted anti-government slogans.

The Great Barrier Reef is set to receive a $28 million federal funding package to help enhance the marine life and environment.

The funding will be divided between six natural resource projects on Queensland’s east coast. It will include beach clean-ups, managing threatened species, and helping rejuvenate natural habitats.

The funding will be essential in maintaining and improving the life of the Reef.

Warnings have been issued to parts of Queensland’s east coast today, urging people to be prepared for another day of severe thunderstorms.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) advised the south-east corner and northern parts of Queensland are expected to experience heavy storms today.

BOM forecaster Felim Hanniffy stated it’s a very high chance of large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rainfall.

Researchers at Charles Sturt University have designed plastic boxes as a home for animals that have lost their habitats to the bushfires.

Through the use of 3D printing, the boxes imitate the microclimate of an actual tree hollow.

The creation is aimed at helping threatened Australian wildlife, and hopes to restore wildlife species in burnt-out environments.