Students in Victoria will return to in-class learning, after the state records 15 new coronavirus cases.

Primary school students, as well as those in year 11 and 12, will return to classrooms after almost ten weeks of remote learning.

While years 8 to 10 will be returning to school in a fortnight, Premier Daniel Andrews has suggested that some restrictions on outdoor activities may be relaxed  this week.

School formals are likely to be unusual this year with restrictions in place such as wait lists, no dancing rules and even ballots to choose who will be able to attend the events.

Each state approached regulations differently, with Victoria or the ACT forbidding any events; NSW and Queensland are applying strict rules of social distancing, limited number of people allowed in the premises and ban on dancing or singing.

For students, it will be a strange end to a tumultuous year but still appreciated for being able to celebrate their achievements together.

Queensland Police are investigating the fatal shooting of Shane Bowden, a former member of the Mongols Outlaw MotorCycle Gang, which occurred early this morning. 

Detective Superintendent Brendan Smith said Queensland Police believe that Mr Bowden was killed by other members of the Mongols gang. 

Mr Bowden was charged last month after he allegedly breached Queensland border restrictions when travelling into the state from Melbourne.

A University of Queensland new report revealed Queensland’s national parks have a major role in the state’s economy as they generate $2.64 billion in spending annually and support thousands of jobs.

The survey of more than a 1000 tourists conducted between 2018 and 2020 found that a sizable proportion of visitors consider national parks as a really important attraction when planning a holiday.

Data showed that approximately five million Australians and one million international tourists visited a Queensland national park in 2018.

On Saturday, North Korea displayed its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile during a nighttime military parade in Pyongyang.

The size of the missile indicates that it might fly farther and carry a more powerful warhead than the Hwasong-15, its predecessor disclosed in 2017.

The New York Times said although the show-off of a new nuclear weapon is certainly a means to show North Korea’s military power, it was surely more a move to lift morale as Kim Jong Un struggled to keep his promises of economic growth.

A bus delivering passengers to a religious ceremony has collided with a freight train near Bangkok, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 40. 

SBS has reported that the collision occurred approximately 50km east of Bangkok, where the bus edged from the road onto the tracks before the impact of the train tipped it onto its side. 

Out of 23 passengers admitted to hospital, 4 are in critical condition.

SCIRO, Australia’s national science agency have released a study on SARS-CoV-2’s survivability, the virus responsible for COVID-19. 

The research undertaken at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDC) in Geelong shows it can survive for up to 28 days on common surfaces including banknotes, glass – such as that found on mobile phone screens - and stainless steel.

ACDC deputy director Dr Debbie Eagles said it remained infectious 10 days longer than Influenza that lasted 17 days on similar experiments.

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced on Sunday he will launch a national petition to establish a Royal Commission into Rupert Murdoch’s NewsCorporation.  

In a video posted on Twitter, Rudd declared his concern for the future for Australia’s media landscape, stating the petition will aim to "maximise media diversity ownership for the future lifeblood of our democratic system”. 

At the time of reporting, the petition has 76,827 signatures.