Masks have been mandated in Queensland for all indoor settings as of 1am Saturday the 18th of December.

The mandates require that all people in retail settings, on public transport and in rideshares and taxis must wear a mask. 

The Queensland state government has announced permanent funding for the Queensland Water Regional Alliance Program.

The program has been responsible for the implementation of efficient sewerage systems and urban water supply outside of South-East Queensland.

The Lunar Electric festival in Newcastle has been cancelled this year amid concerns of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.

The cancellation of this event comes right after two men have been fined a total of fifteen-thousand dollars for isolation breaches. 

The launch of a luxury tourism destination in Antarctica is raising questions as to whether tourists should be travelling to the continent at all. 

Currently, the tourism of Antarctica is managed by rules agreed upon by the Antarctic Treaty. 

The former Toowong Bowls Club near Perrin Park has been revealed as the location for a new inner-west Brisbane school.

This will be Queensland's first vertical public primary school. 

Some local Gold Coast businesses say they are receiving online backlash for abiding by the vaccine mandates coming into effect today.

The local business owners say the implementation of the mandate is not a personal attack but simply abiding by the law. 

Medical clinics across Brisbane have been asking patients and staff to wear masks as they prepare for widespread COVID-19 transmission.

Currently, masks are only mandated in airports and on domestic flights, but it's recommended that Queenslanders keep a mask with them in case they can't physically distance.

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews is in isolation following a potential exposure to a positive COVID-19 case at an event over the weekend.

According to current Victorian guidelines, social contacts of a positive COVID-19 case are required to isolate until they receive a negative test result.

The Biden administration is planning to impose new sanctions on several Chinese surveillance and biotech companies.

The move will bar American companies from selling components to 11 research institutes that focus on using biotechnology to support the Chinese military.