Queensland's container refund scheme fails to meet its targets as an estimated half billion bottles and cans do not meet the recovery rate. 

A difference of 500 million containers not being recycled through the ten cent refund scheme has not met the required targets to be achieved for the year. Potentially leading to the scheme's termination.

Soccer fixtures and training in Brisbane have been thrown into chaos by a managerial dispute between the Queensland and Brisbane governing bodies.

Football Brisbane said it had to suspend games because it was no longer covered by Football Queensland's insurance.

NSW health has confirmed that a fully vaccinated staff member at Westmead Hospital has tested positive for COVID19.

The worker was a nurse on the COVID ward and wore full protective equipment. 

A spokesperson for the department said the nurse did not display any symptoms and their infection was detected during routine screening.

NSW's latest COVID-19 outbreak has forced Vivid Sydney to be rescheduled until mid-September.

The festival showcases local artists, musicians and performers but is best known for its outdoor light displays. It was due to start next month on August 6 until August 28.

Violence and looting has raged in South Africa for the sixth day running, stoking fears of food and fuel shortages as disruption to farming, manufacturing and oil refining began to bite amid the country’s worst unrest in decades.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that all remaining coronavirus restrictions will be lifted in England. 

Despite a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in the past week, the Prime Minister has said it was "the right moment to proceed" as schools close for summer vacation but urged people to "proceed with caution."

Liberal National MP, George Christensen, is said to be under pressure from Barnaby Joyce to reconsider his retirement which was announced in April.