Queensland has recorded no new locally acquired cases with one case in hotel quarantine. 

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk urges Queenslanders to get vaccinated fearing a cyclone of new cases will unleash once borders reopen.

New data has revealed Queenslanders are waiting longer on ambulance stretchers than those in southern states currently dealing with Covid outbreaks.

The opposition has revealed the data shows Queensland sitting at 41 per cent, compared to 33.6 per cent in Victoria and 21.3 per cent in NSW.

Shadow Health Minister Ros Bates says the data compiled from April, May and June this year proves the State Government has lost control.

Queensland’s Scenic Rim region is beaming with sunshine as global travel authority Lonely Planet has ranked the area number eight in the region category. 

Judges were impressed by its picturesque trail, national parks, wineries and ecolodges

Taking out the top spot in the region category was the Westfjords, Iceland.

Petrol prices in NSW have soared as travel restrictions ease, reaching as high as 181 cents per litre in cities such as Sydney.

Spokesperson for NRMA, Peter Khoury says as the world gradually exits the prolonged Covid lockdown and vaccination rates increase, there is more economic activity taking shape globally, driving up demand for oil.

Mr Khoury hopes before Christmas, there will be stability in the supply and demand as well as pricing dropping to respectable levels.

U.S authorities have reportedly told British judges if Julian Assange is found guilty of espionage charges, then he would be allowed to serve his sentence in Australia.

Mr Assange’s lawyer Edward Fitzgerald accused the U.S lawyers of de-minishing the severity of his client’s mental disorder and suicide risk.

He also states Australia has not yet agreed to take Assange if convicted, and even if Australia did agree, the U.S legal process could take a decade leaving Assange detained in extreme isolation in a US prison.

Australia and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership, as competition between China and the United States ramps up in the Asia-Pacific region.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison also announced a $154 million funding package in South East Asia for projects in health, security, crime, Covid and education.

The PM has also dismissed claims from the Indonesian and Malaysian governments stating the recently signed AUKUS agreement would spark rivalry in the region.

Queensland could hit its 90 per cent vaccination target by early 2022 according to Acting Deputy Commissioner Shane Chelepy. 

The top cop believes if Queenslanders vaccinate now, then the state will reach 80 per cent vaccination rate by December 17. 

That is, despite QLD trialing other states, first doses have slowed to their lowest rate since September.

A Brisbane-based Afghan man, along with an overseas business partner created an app originally designed for Afghan artisans selling homemade wares.

After the Fall of Kabul, the partners transformed the business app into a humanitarian platform. The app known as Aseel, allow users worldwide to order food and basic necessities and have them delivered directly to Afghans in need. 

According to the Aseel’s data from their official website, nearly 12,000 people have been assisted by donations via the app.