Queensland has recorded one new locally acquired case of Covid since Sunday. 

The north Brisbane resident’s infection is currently unlinked to any known Covid clusters in the state. 

Kombumerri Ngarang-Wal Saltwater elders will lodge a native title claim in a bid to stop construction of the Gold Coast light rail. 

The First Nations elders say the planned route through the Burleigh Headland will desecrate a traditional birthing spot. 

A brand new COVID-19 treatment could come to Australia.

The Australian Government has placed an order for 300,000 doses of the new antiviral ‘Merck’ pill which is in the late stage of clinical trials.

New South Wales treasurer Dominic Perrottet is billed to become the next Premier for New South Wales in today’s vote. 

Perrottet hails from the state’s conservative liberal faction, and is expected to push for the reinstatement of the jobkeeper program for New South Wales.

Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger are experiencing a global outage. 

A spike in user reports relating to the services was detected at around 2:45am Brisbane time, however, the company is yet to reveal what has caused the outage. 

Police have refused Adani’s request to move traditional owners occupying the coal mine. 

This refusal is on the basis of upholding the human right to practice culture, which is protected under section 28 of the Queensland Human Rights Act 2019. 

Queensland has recorded two new locally acquired COVID cases overnight. 

That brings the state to a total of twenty two active cases. 

An elderly woman was fined $1,200 for the possession of over a kilogram of marijuana. 

The woman was diagnosed with cancer six years ago and has been growing marijuana and using it medicinally for the past two years. 

School Strike for Climate has announced a national day of action for the 15th of October. 

The group has said that this strike is a good opportunity to make some noise about the ongoing climate crisis in the lead up to the UN Climate Change Conference and apply pressure on the Australian Government before the upcoming Federal election.