Queensland records no new Covid cases and only one in hotel quarantine. 

Queensland premier Anastasia Palaszczuk said authorities were concerned over a potentially infectious case in the northern new south wales region. 

This person tested positive yesterday after being infectious in the Byron, Ballina and Tweed area over the weekend. 

Premier Palaszczuk says there is no cause for concern yet and will wait to see what the New South Wales Government does.

Queenslanders may need to prepare for prolonged border closures until the vaccination rates reach 90%.

Anastasia Palaszczuk and Dr Jeannette Young have expressed this figure is preferable prior to reopening.   

This figure was driven by a Labor poll showing Queenslanders not wanting to reopen up if it means a Delta variant outbreak like Victoria and New South Wales.

Ms Palaszczuk cannot commit to any border reopening figure until further research is done.

Prepaid electricity rollouts for remote Aboriginal communities in South Australia pose some potential risks. 

Communities may be expected to pay before receiving electricity, prompting considerable scrutiny.

The South Australian council for social services has shown concerns that the requirement to prepay for electricity could lead to frequent disconnections, threatening chronic health conditions and encouraging financially risky behaviour.

Acting prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, has delivered a harsh stance on those who wish to remain unvaccinated.

Mr Joyce said that we can’t wait for those who decide not to get vaccinated. He claimed that by the end of October there will be more vaccines than people wanting to get vaccinated.

He claims it will not be the Government’s problem when Australia is ready to reopen. 

Lava erupts destroying homes in the Canary Islands in Spain.  

The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted at 3pm yesterday, forcing 5000 locals to be evacuated. A dozen areas have been placed on maximum alert and temporary shelters have been opened. 

The lava has destroyed homes and made some roads impassable. 

Experts have been keeping a close eye on the volcano after noting some surges in seismic activity recently. 

Local Government says, “People are asked to be extremely careful and to stay away from the eruption zone to avoid needless risk.”

Parents of a Brisbane school claim they have been made to feel like “Criminals” throughout a home quarantine trial.

The parents from St Thomas More College claim that they felt “threatened” by Queensland Health official’s when they did not receive a text message providing a link to a mandatory questionnaire. The quiz was created to prove people were at their submitted quarantine address, giving them ten minutes to respond.

Due to a failure to reply, one parent was threatened with a police visit and a move to hotel quarantine if it were to happen again.

New flight paths over Brisbane continue to cause outrage.

Increased noise as a result of new flight paths has resulted in a public consultation. However claims have come out suggesting the review is being buried. These claims come as residents were given one weeks notice, only two sessions were offered and it was limited to 50 people. 

Federal MP for Griffith Terri Butler says, “This isn’t good enough. And it undermines the review’s credibility.”

Ms Butler is calling on Deputy Prime Minister who is responsible for Aviation, Barnaby Joyce, to step in.

Families across Queensland have been jabbed after a weekend of walk-in Pfizer vaccinations.

Thousands of Queenslanders got their jab after the eligibility expanded to anyone aged 12 and over. This was spearheaded by walk-in hubs across the state, featuring the Brisbane Convention Centre. 

Anastacia Palaszczuk made an appearance at the Southbank location in support of the effort to boost the state’s vaccine rates and fast track the freedoms to come.  

Footage from a violent anti-lockdown protest has shown a woman pushed to the ground by the police. 

The Melbourne protest occurred over the weekend where a woman, potentially in her seventies, was pepper sprayed by police. Seven hundred people protested over the weekend despite warnings from the Chief Health Officer.

The feud between officers and protestors resulted in 235 arrests, weapon and drug charges and police assault offences.