The Australian government is making moves to impose new regulations on cryptocurrencies, following plans to launch its own digital currency. 

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has confirmed the Commonwealth and Reserve bank are working on the feasibility of central cryptocurrency in Australia. 

A Saudi man suspected of being involved in the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been arrested in France.

Khalid Alotaibi is one of 26 suspects charged over the murder, which took place in Turkey in 2018.

Fiji is hoping to build on its high COVID-19 vaccination rates among adults, with its sights set on protecting more and more children. 

91 per cent of adults in Fiji have received both doses, which has come just months after conspiracy theories ran rampant in the village. 

The Brisbane Airport has criticised Australia’s ‘confusing’ COVID guidelines for international arrivals. 

Brisbane Airport corporate executives have called upon the cabinet to reach an agreement on a consistent national approach to international arrivals, criticizing that it is currently hampering the nation’s recovery. 

Upgrades to the Nudgee Recreation Reserve community sports centre have been drastically downsized due to rising construction costs in Brisbane.

The planned upgrade would originally include a new clubhouse, dog park, and bmx track, however the council received tenders much higher than originally anticipated, leading to a renegotiating of prices, at the expense of fewer facilities. 

The Queensland government has launched its second virtual agriculture and food trade mission that aims to support agri-food exporters and develop business relationships with Korea. 

Emerging Queensland agri-food exporters will meet today online for a trade and investment readiness workshop, also showing a commitment to trade relations during the pandemic. 

Thousands of teachers have gone on strike to protest increases in workload in recent years, without adequate salary compensation.

The protest comes as the education industry faces an expected shortage of high performing students enrolling in teaching degrees, which current striking teachers attribute to massive workloads and uncompetitive salaries - an issue that will only worsen if action is not taken. 

Australia will not send officials or politicians to China for the Winter Olympics in a disapproval of Beijing over its human rights record. 

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will aim to follow United States President Joe Biden’s administration in announcing a full diplomatic boycott, which labelled China as ‘a pretentious act’. 

United States President Joe Biden has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of a strong Western response should Russian forces advance on the Ukraine border.

The two leaders met via a tense virtual summit, in which Mr. Biden voiced his support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and called for de-escalation and return to diplomacy.