The NRL has said that the Grand Final will go ahead at Lang Park in Brisbane this Sunday, even if the venue has to be reduced to 50% capacity.

There is still however a possibility that the event could be moved to Townsville if a lockdown is imposed in South East Queensland following recent COVID cases.

NRL Boss Andrew Abdo said the NRL was watching the situation "on an hourly basis" and would "react accordingly" to any changes imposed by the developing COVID outbreak.

Suspicions have been raised over the legitimacy of submissions from community members in support of the development of luxury apartments by company, Bluebird. 

Anti-capitalist gardening group, Growing Forward has revealed in a press release that upwards of three hundred of these community support submissions were made from the same four IP addresses. 

The group made a right to information request to further investigate the legitimacy of these submissions, as did Councilor for the Gabba, Jonathan Sri.

A slip of the tongue from Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley has fueled misinformation online, after the minister incorrectly stated during a press conference yesterday that 95% of COVID hospitalisations were people who had already been vaccinated

A spokeswoman for Mr Foley confirmed, however, that 78 per cent of those currently in hospital in Victoria were unvaccinated, while 17 per cent had received just one dose.

Singapore’s migrant workers have been put under strict rules restricting their movements. 

This came after a surge in cases on the island, recording 2,236 new cases on Tuesday. 

The migrant workers have been forbidden not only from travelling internationally, but also from mingling with the general population while employed in Singapore, and have been limited to visiting their places of employment and their dormitories.

Local anti-capitalist community garden group, Growing Forward staged a protest yesterday afternoon outside the offices of developing company, Bluebird. 

Gardeners affiliated with the group dumped compost outside the development company’s office in protest of recent plans to cut through the garden beds to build luxury apartment buildings next door. 

In a press release, the group said they are opposed to the development of these apartments because it will evict working people from affordable housing and wreck the gardens.

Despite new COVID restrictions, the Palaszczuk government has not yet called for lockdown, with the NRL grand final match still set to go ahead this weekend. 

It’s a move that has prominent music figures once again criticising what they see as a double standard for the music industry compared to sports. 

Powderfinger bassist and Triffid owner, John Collins took to Facebook to voice criticism over new restrictions, saying: 

The bureau of meteorology has warned South East Queenslanders of possible thunderstorms today. 

The south coast of Queensland was hit with extreme weather events yesterday, including lightning strikes and hail across south east Queensland, causing approximately 11,000 homes to go without power. 

Meteorologist Peter Claasen said that today could bring conditions worse than yesterday for  the Darling Downs, the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

Also experiencing the devastating effects of wild weather was the regional town of Bathurst, New South Wales.

Reports said that houses, powerlines and trees were damaged in the Clear Creek area, North-East of Bathurst after a tornado swept across the area.

The reports of damage stretched 25 to 30 kilometres.

The Ethiopian government has expelled seven top United Nations officials from the country, following reports of a de-facto blockade of aid resources that could be leaving thousands in the Tigray region starving.

The expelled officials include the country heads of the United Nations Childrens Fund and the head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.