Thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes in Northern California as wildfires ravage the state.

Over three hundred fires have ignited in a seventy-two-hour period reportedly caused by eleven thousand lighting strikes during an unprecedented heatwave.

Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency as California tries to keep communities safe in these extreme conditions.

The National Farmer’s Federation have called for Australia to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.

President Fiona Simson says her members, comprised of industry and state agriculture groups, overwhelmingly support the proposal.

The organisation’s target is more ambitious than Prime Minister Scott Morrison's, who has previously committed to achieving zero net emissions sometime in the second half of the century.

New South Wales Deputy Premier John Barilaro has called for the end of the permit system on the New South Wales – Victorian Border.

Mr. Barilaro has called the system “cumbersome” and “problematic” and wants a full review claiming that the crisis is easing in Victoria and case numbers are low in New South Wales.

The call comes on the back of Victoria’s lowest daily case update in weeks with two-hundred and sixteen new cases recorded yesterday.

Brisbane’s Jam Pantry Café in Greenslopes has shut for deep cleaning after a woman who dined there on Sunday tested positive for Coronavirus.

Owner Victor Chan says Queensland health has given him approval to remain open, but he instead decided to close in order to sanitize the premises and have all staff tested.

Contact tracing is underway after the woman returned a positive test for Coronavirus upon arrival in Japan.

An Ipswich woman working at the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre in Wacol has tested positive to covid-19 this morning.

The detention centre has been placed on lock down while a hundred and twenty-seven youths and five hundred staff undergo testing.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has reiterated the importance of staying home if sick, saying the woman had been working whilst experiencing symptoms.

President of the World Bank David Malpass has called for stronger global debt relief as economies worldwide continue to struggle in the wake of COVID-19.

Mr Malpass has identified that the imminent threat of poverty for economically fragile countries is his number one concern, and says that more needs to be done.

Joe Biden has been officially nominated as the US Democratic presidential candidate following the commencement of the party’s national convention in Milwaukee.

Mr Biden’s appointment was accompanied by strong endorsements from former US presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, with Mr Clinton describing the current administration as chaotic.

Two men have died off Brisbane’s Moreton Bay following a capsize yesterday afternoon.

Authorities are yet to confirm the identities of the men, but Inspector David Candale says police believe they were the only two on board at the time of the capsize.

Brisbane Water Police and a Rescue Helicopter rushed one of the men to the Princess Alexandra Hospital where he later died. The other man was found dead at the scene. 

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued further comments following his announcement that the federal government would be rolling out mandatory coronavirus vaccinations.

The Prime Minister says he is hopeful a successful vaccine is on its way; but that such a vaccine will not be made compulsory if and when it is ready.