COVID update: No new local cases recorded. One recorded in hotel quarantine. 

Queensland has not recorded any locally acquired community cases since October 5th. 

Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young has encouraged Queenslanders to go and get vaccinated with 18 schools opening as pop-up sites over the weekend.

Federal MP Andrew Laming is suing Nine News broadcast, arguing that they damaged his reputation when it presented him as a “lecherous” person and a “pervert”.

Dr Laming from the Queensland seat of Bowman is suing the broadcast network for a news bulletin on March 27 of this year. 

Queensland beekeepers who were meant to shift away from national parks by 2024 have had their stays extended until 2044 due to bushfires and drought. 

1088 professional apiary sites located within 49 Queensland national parks will now be able to extend their stays as Agriculture Minister Mark Furner said the decision had to be made quickly as few alternative sites had been found. 

Victoria has recorded 1612 new local cases. 

The Victorian government will allow 10,000 attendants of Melbourne to be allowed despite cases continuing to trend upwards. 

In an effort to boost vaccination numbers, the Victorian government has also opened up all vaccinations to people aged 12 and upwards.

A US Navy engineer has been charged in attempting to sell secrets about the nuclear submarines. 

After receiving 10,000 in cryptocurrency, Jonathan Toebbe alongside his wife attempted to provide information to an FBI agent in a month-long investigation.

With home quarantine trials beginning, the first Queenslanders to spend their two weeks at home - instead of hotels - will enter the state today. 

Those arriving will need to have tested negative seventy-two hours before travelling, have two vaccine doses, and fourteen days worth of groceries in a free standing home where all other occupants must also spend a fourteen day quarantine. 

Noosa is being forced to reckon with the impact of rising sea levels, as council research shows two beaches immediately to its south will deteriorate from the effects of erosion by 2040. 

Sunshine, Sunrise and Perigian beaches are all at risk, with the rising water levels and erosion affecting not only the landscape, but also the luxury homes perched just onshore.

 A court battle over damage to a sacred site in the Kakadu National Park will head to the Northern Territory Supreme Court.

Parks Australia, which jointly manages the land alongside the Gunlom Traditional Owners is accused of breeching conditions obtained to build a walking track.