The Brisbane Airport has criticised Australia’s ‘confusing’ COVID guidelines for international arrivals. 

Brisbane Airport corporate executives have called upon the cabinet to reach an agreement on a consistent national approach to international arrivals, criticizing that it is currently hampering the nation’s recovery. 

Brisbane Airport have also expressed fears that international airports are consolidating inbound services to melbourne and sydney since they have reopened before queensland. 

Upgrades to the Nudgee Recreation Reserve community sports centre have been drastically downsized due to rising construction costs in Brisbane.

The planned upgrade would originally include a new clubhouse, dog park, and bmx track, however the council received tenders much higher than originally anticipated, leading to a renegotiating of prices, at the expense of fewer facilities. 

The Queensland government has launched its second virtual agriculture and food trade mission that aims to support agri-food exporters and develop business relationships with Korea. 

Emerging Queensland agri-food exporters will meet today online for a trade and investment readiness workshop, also showing a commitment to trade relations during the pandemic. 

This follows Queensland government’s aim to trade more with korea, which is currently the fourth largest agricultural export market in the world.

Thousands of teachers have gone on strike to protest increases in workload in recent years, without adequate salary compensation.

The protest comes as the education industry faces an expected shortage of high performing students enrolling in teaching degrees, which current striking teachers attribute to massive workloads and uncompetitive salaries - an issue that will only worsen if action is not taken. 

Australia will not send officials or politicians to China for the Winter Olympics in a disapproval of Beijing over its human rights record. 

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will aim to follow United States President Joe Biden’s administration in announcing a full diplomatic boycott, which labelled China as ‘a pretentious act’. 

Australia’s decision will be formally announced in the next few days, but aims to send a signal to China over its human rights abuses in Hong Kong and over the recent treatment of tennis player Peng Shuai.

United States President Joe Biden has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of a strong Western response should Russian forces advance on the Ukraine border.

The two leaders met via a tense virtual summit, in which Mr. Biden voiced his support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and called for de-escalation and return to diplomacy.

Russia has recently deployed a large number of troops to the Ukraine border with unclear intentions, however Mr. Putin claims he considers Ukraine’s alliance with Western nations a growing threat to Russian security.

The Queensland government will introduce increased fines for people who threaten to spit, cough, or sneeze on hospitality workers ahead of the new restrictions for unvaccinated citizens.

The new restrictions in place from the 17th of December will see unvaccinated Queenslanders banned from entering hospitality venues, including pubs, clubs, and cafes.

Anyone who threatens to spit on a hospitality worker can receive on the spot fines of up to one thousand three hundred and seventy eight dollars.

A new ‘coastal risk australia map’ has revealed that Queensland’s coastal cities could be partially under water in 80 years. 

The report which takes data from the intergovernmental panel on climate change predicted that  sea levels may rise by 8 meters in 80 years, swamping sea-side communities. 

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate says the findings are crucial to protecting the coastal city, and that the council has already began combating rising sea levels, with the setup of artificial reefs off the coast.

A small group of local artists have gathered in King George Square to protest the demolition of the East Brisbane Bowls club to make way for an extended riverside green space.

More affectionately known as the ‘Bowlo,’ the East Brisbane Bowls Club has served has the home of Backbone Youth Arts for over thirty years, operating as a launchpad for young Brisbane artists. 

Protestors are calling on Arts Minister Leanne Enoch to intervene in the Bowlo’s destruction, and emphasising the difficulty of recreating community arts spaces without a dedicated facility.