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. 

Parcel delays are expected to occur across the Nation due to COVID-19 disruptions, Christmas-level parcel volumes being delivered every week, and ongoing industrial action.

Up to 3000 Fed-Ex workers were the latest to go on strike yesterday, lobbying for higher wages and superannuation, following other recent strike action from workers of competing companies.

Shoppers are being urged to be patient amid the delays, and to allow for extra time for goods they order to arrive.

COVID restrictions have tightened in parts of south east Queensland and north Queensland as six more locally acquired cases were recorded yesterday.

From 4pm on Thursday the 30th of September, the number of guests allowed in a person’s home has been limited to thirty and seating capacity has been limited to seventy five percent in large venues and fifty percent in smaller venues.

Queensland Premier Annastascia Palaszczuk said that these restrictions are in place to avoid a future lockdown

Queenslanders are set to receive more information surrounding border restrictions as Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk meets with National Cabinet today. 

The Premier said in a press conference yesterday that discussions of a roadmap could take place in this meeting. 

A roadmap towards open borders has not been announced as Palaszczuk says that the Government is waiting for updated modelling