Queensland has recorded no cases of COVID-19 linked to the woman who visited several locations around the Sunshine Coast while infected last week.

Health authorities were expecting more local cases after a fully vaccinated woman was infectious in the community between July 15 and 17.

A new twelve-story residential tower development in West End has been proposed to the Brisbane City Council despite exceeding the current seven-story height restrictions.

On behalf of the developer, consultancy group Urbis said that the development’s proximity to other buildings in the area which also exceed the height limit makes it acceptable.

Gold Coast business owners once again raised concerns over restrictions on the New South Wales border.

At 1am Friday, the hard border was implemented with access only available for emergency services vehicles.

Prime minister Scott Morrison said that unlike the United States, Australia will not be conducting military evacuations for former staff and translators stuck in Afghanistan.

The federal government had been facing increasing pressure to evacuate Afghan nationals who served with their forces and agencies, but a spokesperson for Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said commercial flights were still available for them.

Queensland has reported 1 locally acquired case

NSW has reported 124 cases

Victoria has reported 14 cases

South Australia has reported 6, and is entering lockdown along with the other two states.

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Three new cases have been recorded overnight for Queensland.

The one locally acquired case is a Qantas flight worker who travelled on flights between Brisbane, Longreach, Gladstone, and Hervey Bay while infectious.

The other two cases were acquired overseas, and are in hotel quarantine.

The Sunshine Coast council has unanimously rejected three joint applications for a Coles supermarket, a fast food outlet, and a homemaker centre on the outskirts of Beerwah.

Councillors cited fears over the proposed Coles “cannibalising” existing businesses by creating a new business centre away from the CBD.