Overnight, Brisbane streets have recorded 140 millimetres of rainfall, with another 135 millimeters expected to fall over the next seven days. 

The Bureau of Meteorology has today declared that the La Nina event is well underway in the Pacific and warned that storm cells moving about parts of the south-east could bring further rainfall and flash flooding for the rest of the week. 

NSW has appointed its first female police commissioner, Karen Webb, which will be taking up the position to replace Mick Fuller. 

Karen Webb is currently the deputy commissioner of NSW, and will step up into the position after Mick Fuller’s resignation noting the job required “enormous energy”. 

Tens of thousand trans-tasman travellers have had their flight cancelled by Air New Zealand, with the Airline blaming border uncertainty for the move. 

This cancellation follows  New Zealand’s firm quarantine regime until the first quarter of next year, as Jacinda Ardern’s government attempts to restrict cases. 

The US Jury has ordered white nationalist leaders and organisations to pay more than $35m in damages over violence that erupted during the deadly 2017 Unite the right riot in Charlottesville. 

After a nearly month-long civil trial, the US District was deadlocked on claims filled by nine people who suffered physical or emotional injuries during the two day demonstrations. 

Employers have been warned by legal experts of COVID-related workers’ compensation risks when Queensland opens borders. 

Although businesses could face workers’ compensation claims if staff can provide adequate precautions, legal experts warn that it is not yet clear how far Queensland businesses would need to go to demonstrate this. 

The Federal government plans to establish a domestic, family and sexual violence commission as part of its next national plan to end violence against women and children. 

Funded by $22m for over five years, the commission will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of initiatives to prevent violence, intervene early and better support victim-survivors.

A controversial mineral sands mine proposed for eastern Victoria has been rejected by the state planning minister because it poses a risk to the environment and nearby agriculture. 

The proposed 16 square kilometre mine footprint was planned for an area near the Mitchell river- one of Melbourne’s key foodbowls. 

The Taliban has announced a new commission in an urge to purge ‘people of “bad character”’ from their ranks in what the group say is an effort to protect Afghanistan’s reputation.

The group which has operated as insurgent fighters for two decades says people of a bad character have been affecting Afghan’s vested interests.