Small businesses and market vendors of the Cotters Market in Townsville were hit hard by the recent lockdowns causing an estimated 2 week of lost trading after a woman in the regional town tested positive for Covid-19.  

The deadline looms for Brisbane’s Polish Club to repay a $150,000 loan by August 5. Due to community support, the struggling Milton Club has reached $90,000 in fundraising.

Club President Waldemar Duda said if the loan is not paid by the deadline then the clubhouse and land must be auctioned off to recoup costs. 

A Brisbane court trial over the 2018 strawberry needle incident which caused national outcry was stalled on the first day. 

The accused woman My Ut Trinh was charged with 8 counts of contamination of goods with intent to cause economic loss. 

AMP Capital’s chief economist Shane Oliver suggested Sydney’s lockdowns may cost up to $7 billion if the lockdown is to continue for another 4 weeks as planned. 

New South Wales accounts for one-third of Australia's output, and according to Oliver, the longer NSW remains in lockdown, the longer it will take for the national economy to recover.

Victoria on high alert as NSW covid outbreak breaches border.

Two new positive cases detected in a Melbourne family returning home from NSW with red zone permits and two members from a NSW removalist crew traveling through Victoria and SA also testing positive.

The cases come after Victoria recorded its 12th day of no locally acquired cases.

The United States government symbolically marked the end of the Afghan conflict as US general Austin Miller relinquished command and departed the country. General Miller is the last 4 star general to serve on the ground. 

Four people from Sydney have been caught and fined over $4000 each for breaking Sydney lockdown rules by entering Queensland and providing false information. 

The boaties were caught last week and had entered the state via a super yacht.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison fights accusations the government has been too slow to sign a deal with Pfizer as the country lags behind North America and Europe in getting vaccine supplies. 

Researchers from the University of Queensland developed a treatment in helping patients suffering from sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

The recent breakthrough shows promise in improving recovery times for heart attacks, extensive burns or major traumas. This developed protein called EphA4-Fc may be able to repair and prevent damage to cell lining blood vessels damaged by inflammation.