The Queensland Deputy Premier has warned not to become complacent despite there being 5 days without a new COVID19 case. 

Deputy Premier Mark Bailey voiced his concerns about a drop in covid check in app usage among Queenslanders and warns of the need to continue covid safe practices with interstate travellers crossing the borders looming in the near future.

With another weekend push for vaccinations within Surf Lifesavers clubs around the state, more than 1000 vaccines have been administered with only 12 active quarantine cases.

Queensland Police Service Officers showed up to Pride festivities in uniform despite Pride’s request for them not to do so. 

A number of QPS workers and Corrective Service officers showed up to march in uniform, despite requests from Pride and the wider community not to have the presence of police within the space due to concerns about safety. 

A Vigil is to be held for a refugee who died by suicide in an offshore detention on Nauru. 

Protestors will hold a vigil at 9:30am outside the Brisbane Magistrates Court to mark the 6 year anniversary and release of the results of the coronial inquest into the death of Omid Masoumali, an Iraninan man who sought refuge and was incarcerated in offshore detention centre on Nauru. 

Mr Masoumali died after setting himself on fire after asking for mental health care and not receiving any.

Liberal MP Tim Smith has resigned after a drunk driving car collision. 

The Liberal MP for Kew has apologised for crashing his car while more than twice the legal blood-alcohol limit admitting to a quote “serious error of judgement”.

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy, whom Mr Smith says he tendered his resignation from,  says “I remain exceedingly angry and disappointed in Tim Smith's actions”.

Despite a net zero proposal from the government, Energy Minister Angus Taylor refuses to provide crucial details about newly revealed climate change plans. 

Following Prime Minister Scott Morrisons’ unveiling of a new plan for net zero by 2050, critics have responded saying the budgeting only until 2030 falls far short of the necessary costs needed to reach net zero with Labor fiercely critical of the plan saying it fails to address current increases in short term emission reductions target.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has committed to critically reducing emissions by half before 2030.

In a new statement released on Sunday, Ms Ardern and Climate Change Minister James Shaw announced that New Zealand will halve its greenhouse gas emission by 2030, ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.

Ms Ardern says  “Climate change is a priority for the government because it's a threat to our economy, our environment and our everyday lives”.