The Queensland Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce will examine sexual violence and whether further changes to consent laws are needed.

This follows report on coercive control and after consent law reforms were passed in state parliament following a Queensland Law Reform Commission review although the review of consent laws is not expected to be finished until June 2022.

The National Cabinet is set to discuss hotel quarantine ahead reports of Omicron variant. 

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it is too early to make decisions about quarantine before Christmas saying while the new variant is  “concerning”, but that Australia has dealt with other strains before. 

Following Local government NSW lodging a late submission to a state parliamentary inquiry in remote, rural and regional healthcare, the NSW state and federal governments are being accused of giving councils the responsibility to subsidize healthcare services. 

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa says he is deeply disappointed by travel bans of travellers from Southern Africa by the UK and US amid concerns about the Omicron variant. 

Mr Ramaphosa called on countries to reverse the bans amid concerns for the possible economic damage of the bans. 

A Brisbane based aerospace company has launched an historic rocket, kicking off Australia’s newest space programs.

Black Sky Aerospace launched Sighter 150, making it the first rocket to be designed, built and powered in Australia in 40 years.

Lobbyists are setting their sights on the QLD state government to impose tougher punishments on owners of dangerous dogs. 

The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) is set to lobby the government this week after a woman and her dog was attacked on the gold coast .

The Queensland government is reminding Queenslander to be aware of domestic violence as the holidays season nears with expected rates of domestic violence to heighten during the Christmas period.

The Minister for Women And for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Family Violence Shannon Fentiman says the Christmas and New Year holiday period is linked to an annual spike in rates of domestic and family violence. 

The Northern Territory plans to push ahead with reopening border despite calls from Aboriginal health groups to delay changes due to lower remote vaccination rates.

Quarantine requirements are set to be scrapped altogether from December 21st for travellers with the NT government asking for more stringent testing instead. 

NSW, ACT and Victoria are set to tighten international travel rules amidst concerns about Omicron variant.

All vaccinated travellers to NSW and Victoria will be required to undergo isolation for 72 hours with the ACT taking similar measures.