New South Wales Police have been reported to have rejected a plan to protect indigenous populations from COVID-19 outbreaks. 

It was revealed to the ABC in a leaked email that New South Wales Deputy Police Commissioner Gary Worboys rejected a plan that would have matched federal emergency laws to enforce lockdown in vulnerable and remote communities, stating that the plan would be impossible to police.

Paris Agreement architects have warned that COP-26 targets are too weak to prevent disastrous levels of global heating. 

Experts say that in order to avoid exceeding the 1.5 degree level of warming, targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions need to be increased. 

Current nationally determined contributions push the planet towards a rise in temperature by 2.4 degrees which could lead to disastrous impacts.

To pay homage to the 1200 + Australian Defence Force veteran and personnel that have died by suicide in the last two decades, more than 1200 poppies will be on display along with a pop-up morning and afternoon tea space in King George Square until 4pm today. 

All Brisbane locals are invited and attendees will also have the opportunity to speak with veterans and the team behind Wounded Heroes Australia. 

Australia's first gym purpose built to be fortified against covid-19 has opened in Brisbane's inner city suburb of Newstead. 

Rather than offering an open gym floor, the gym’s internal space has been divided into individual “POD suites” separated by clear glass walls fitted with spin bikes, weight sets, trampolines and more.

Inspiration for the gym comes following stringent covid-19 regulations that saw thousands of centres shut down amid extensive infection risks.

The teachers union has banned Victorian Labor MP’s from visiting school campuses amid pay disputes between teachers and the government. 

The ongoing action includes new bans on NAPLAN online school readiness testing and education support staff undertaking duties during unpaid lunch breaks. 

Thousands of New Zelanders have marched through central Wellington and congregated outside parliament this week to protest against covid-19 measures in the country. 

Prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced last month that New Zealand will require teachers and workers in the health and disability sectors to be fully vaccinated against covid-19 and pledged to ease restrictions only after 90 per cent of the eligible population is vaccinated - a threshold that is significantly higher than many other countries. 

Queensland hospitality businesses are concerned restrictions for those unvaccinated against covid-19 from next month will have serious repercussions on their busiest trade time of the year and further alienate many of their much-needed customers. 

Venues are concerned they will need extra staff to police vaccination checks, with complications arising for businesses with employees who are under 16 and not yet eligible to get vaccinated.

Brisbane petrol prices have hit an all time high breaking all previous records now at $1.90 per litre for regular unleaded fuel. 

RACQ had originally predicted prices would peak towards the end of this month, but the sudden price hike has come earlier than expected. 

RACQ spokesperson, Renee Smith, said that in October this year, the last peak of the cycle, Brisbane saw a new record high average price of 178.8 cents per litre. 

Just yesterday, that record was broken by Coles Express with fuel costing 193.9 cents per litre.