A Victorian man has been charged after travelling to Hobart from Brisbane while positive with COVID19 causing a three day lockdown.

In further COVID news The Queensland government has brought forward the opening of the broader to fully vaccinated travellers, with people able to apply for border passes from 5pm today.  

Anyone seeking to enter from COVID19 hotspots will need to be fully vaccinated, spend 14 days in quarantine, travel by air and have proof of a negative COVID  test within 72 hours of travelling across the border. 

Turtle excerpts have raised concerns that the critically endangered hawksbill turtles are safe but worry as the illegal market expands. 

Tasmania has potentially had it’s coldest night since 1953 with many waking to see snow blanketing parts of the city.

The Bureau of Meteorology's Luke Johnston says the cold south-westerly air had come up from Antarctica. 

Police are warning motorists to exercise caution in areas affected by snow or ice.

With softening on it’s zero COVID strategy the New Zealand government is still imposing restrictions and vaccine mandates which have caused anti-vaccination and anti-mandate protests.

Worried about concerns for domestic safety especially of officials and Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern herself, experts are concerned about potential threats of terrorism. 

Residents in south-east Queensland are being urged to lower water usage after dam levels fall to levels not seen since the millennium drought. 

Wivenhoe Dam has fallen below 40 percent capacity, with State Water Minister Glenn Butcher saying despite heavy rainfalls from La Nina weather system, it wouldn’t guarantee dam levels rising.

Two new designs for green bridges have been revealed with commencement work possibly starting in 2024.

The two bridges, one in Toowong and one in St Lucia would connect to West End after community consultation said the sites were of high priority for residents.

Top CSIRO scientist has warned that any less water in Murray Darling system could be disastrous for South Australia with efforts to introduce water to the system might be evaporated due to climate change. 

Senior Minister Greg Hunt has dodged questions about the government’s 2030 emissions target.

This follows Australia’s poor performance at the Glasgow Summit with only a commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, a pledge many developed nations have made years ago. 

Instead when pressed for details of the plan, Mr Hunt quoted Shakespeare.