The Astroworld death toll has risen to nine after a 22 year old died in hospital due to complications from injuries caused by the crowd crush.

The Texas University student’s family’s lawyer said the 22 year old sustained “horrific injuries” at the concert.

Those that have been killed at the concert were aged between 14 and 27 years old.

Sue and Lloyd Clark have been announced as Queensland’s 2022 Australians of the year. 

The couple are advocates for education about domestic violence, starting the movement for change, Small Steps 4 Hannah

The Queensland Young Australian of the Year is psychiatry registrar and mental health advocate Dr Tahnee Bridson.

Gold coast residents are facing the possibility of tightening restrictions as a second unlinked COVID-19 case was recorded in the local government area yesterday. 

Queensland Premier Anastacia Palazczuzk said if more unlinked cases are recorded in the next 48 hours, the area will bear tighter restrictions.

Some universities have announced their replacement of in-person lectures for online alternatives. 

The University of Tasmania is the most recent institution to join a number of universities, who in response to the COVID-19 crisis, are permanently moving to online lectures. 

The national tertiary education union has concerns that this shift will mean that universities recycle old lectures rather than making new content each year.

Extinction Rebellion members staged a protest outside of Federal Finance Minister Simon Birmingham’s office this morning. 

The South Australian environmental activists dumped a large pile of manure on the door of Birmingham’s office in a statement of discontentment with Australia’s contribution to the COP-26 meetings.

A spokesperson of XR Ben Brooker made a statement this morning, saying:

“The Government’s net-zero target is pure spin designed to shore up its re-election chances rather than meaningfully address the climate crisis.”

Outback queensland has been seeing record rainfall, with areas recording up to 110 millimetres of rain in the past 48 hours. 

These rains are record breaking, being the highest November falls in twenty two years. 

Areas on the fringe of the Simpson desert have been living in drought since 2013 and locals say that rain this early in the year is a sign of a strong wet season ahead.

The Queensland government has announced that it will be enforcing rules for unvaccinated citizens into 2022. 

Queensland Premier Anastacia Palazczuck has said that restrictions on what venues unvaccinated people can enter will be enforced beyond the threshold of ninety percent double dosed citizens. 

Unvaccinated people will be limited in their access to most hospitality and entertainment venues and restrictions will remain on weddings and funerals with unvaccinated people in attendance. 

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued weather warnings for South East Queensland. 

The Bureau has predicted that possible major flooding could occur in the Darling Downs region today with minor flooding occurring in surrounding areas.

Surrounding areas include the lower Brisbane River, the Logan River and the Albert River.