Iran is in the middle of a third wave of COVID-19.

The capital city of Tehran has the severest outbreak but most of its 32 provinces are facing increasing infections.

The Middle Eastern country is battling the worst coronavirus outbreak in the region, recording 195 deaths on Sunday.

Iran has joined the COVAX global initiative, saying it will buy 20 million doses of vaccine once it’s licensed and approved.

Victoria has continued its downward trend of coronavirus cases, recording 10 new cases and seven deaths in the past 24 hours.

Metropolitan Melbourne have brought their 14-day average down to 18.2 cases a day.

Melbourne is required to reach an average of five cases a day to move into the third step of the re-opening roadmap.

Premier Daniel Andrews said suppression of the virus, not eradication, remains Victoria's coronavirus goal.

Queensland's youth unemployment has risen to 15 per cent during COVID-19, almost 3 per cent higher than December last year.

With increasing life dissatisfaction, more young people have enrolled to vote at the state elections on October 31. 

The Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) says as of the end of June, there were close to 343,000 people aged between 18 and 24 on Queensland's electoral roll.

The top issues important to young voters include the environment, mental health, diversity, inclusion and social belonging.  

New separated bike lanes will soon appear in Brisbane’s CBD over a 12-month trial period. 

The Brisbane City Council began the plan earlier this year, after the coronavirus lockdown saw thousands more people cycling in place of private and public transport. 

Public and active transport committee chairman Ryan Murphy said the 2.2 million dollar initiative will encourage more safe, active transport in the heart of Brisbane.

Dreamworld’s 3.6 million dollar fine over the deaths of four patrons has been called “small” compared to other corporate penalties.

Ardent Leisure was fined on Monday over the deaths of four patrons killed on a ride in 2016.

Emeritus Professor of Law Rick Sarre says the fine is small compared to Westpac’s recent 1.3 billion dollar fine for breaching anti-money laundering laws.

The penalty remains Queensland’s biggest workplace fine in history.