A food delivery driver was allegedly sacked by Chinese food delivery company Easi for trying to raise concerns regarding pay and safety.

Lawrence Du’s case has now been taken to the Fair Work Commission by the Transport Workers’ Union.

Conservationists have accused Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service top officials of prioritising ‘public relations’ over protecting Fraser Island during the 2020 bushfires.

According to a series of internal emails leaked to the ABC, a senior Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service bureaucrat wanted to play down bushfire warnings to the public over concerns news headlines would scare off Christmas bookings.

The Katter Australia Party has begun lobbying the government for Afghan refugees to be settled in outback Queensland towns as a way of solving the region’s population decline.

Robbie Katter considers towns such as Biloela, Longreach and Mount Isa to be ideal locations for resettlement, instead of heavily populated capital cities.

Former Liberal MP Craig Kelly has joined up as the new face of Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party.

Mr Kelly resigned from the LNP in February amidst criticism he had been spreading misinformation about COVID-19.

Australia's first centre for indigenous business and entrepreneurs, The Dilin Duwa Centre for Indigenous Business Leadership, has opened in Victoria. 

Named in the Woi Wurrung language of the Wurundjeri people meaning “everlasting flow”, the centre aims to increase access to business education and mentoring to indigenous business owners throughout Victoria. 

In New Zealand, the nationwide lockdown was extended as there were 107 recorded cases in this outbreak.

33 of new cases recorded Monday were in Auckland, and two were in Wellington.

New Zealand will be locked down until Friday, with Auckland’s restrictions continuing until at least Tuesday.

One new local COVID case detected in home quarantine and is linked to the Indooroopilly cluster. 

There was also one new overseas acquired case — detected in hotel quarantine.

Residents in Ascot fear that a proposed unit development will see them lose their city views and hundreds of thousands of dollars from their house values.

The initial 86-unit plan, lodged in 2019, was rejected by the Brisbane City Council, but the decision has since been appealed.