Premier Anastacia Palaszczuck has faced repeated questioning over whether Queensland will allow interstate travel for the Christmas period.

It is expected that a decision will be made next Friday with the national cabinet meeting.

As of this morning, 43 per cent of Queenslanders have been fully vaccinated, so it remains to be seen how much that number will increase before Christmas.

The state government’s vaccination football ticket giveaway scheme has been restarted after yesterday’s bureaucratic confusion.

Health Minister Yvette D’ath has said that the Therapeutic Goods Administration ordered the suspension of the program over a breach.

However, a TGA spokesperson has said they had nothing to do with it.

A plan to open two gas basins in central Queensland has activists concerned about environmental impacts despite the federal government’s claims it could create more than 5000 jobs for the region.

The mines opening in the Bowen and Galilee basins could also mean a reduction in power costs in central Queensland due to the influx of gas power to the area, but environmentalist groups say the federal government should be supporting new renewable energy projects instead.

One person who attended the Melbourne anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine protests is in hospital being treated for COVID-19.

The Melbourne health department has said investigations are underway.

This comes as the Melbourne Town Hall vaccination centre was closed due to abuse faced during the protests, and has left the city with no vaccination options for Melburnians experiencing homelessness.

Collaborating scientists from Universities in Korea and the US have created microchips about the size of a grain of sand which are designed to be deployed remotely to monitor severe weather and the outbreak of disease.

The cost effective microstructures could potentially be deployed thousands at a time and are modeled aerodynamically after wind-dispersed seeds like the dandelion or jacaranda.

The team has said that making the fliers environmentally friendly is a real concern and will make sure this is the case before any large scale deployment.

Queensland Health may mandate the vaccine for teachers and childcare workers, despite the deadline for first dose being in merely 12 days.

Since August 8th, 42,000 school and early childhood staff have already been vaccinated under the 1b classification.

The Queensland Council of Unions has called on the government to introduce 2 days of paid vaccination leave for potential side effects.

If you’ve had trouble with your COVID check in app this morning, you’re not alone. The Queensland government’s contact tracing app has faced interruptions this morning, making it impossible to check in anywhere. 

Users were greeted with a large “thumbs down” graphic as opposed to the regular tick of approval, followed by a message reading “The QR code entered did not return a registered business location. Please try again.”

As of 10:30am, the app seems to be working as normally.

Brisbane City Council is investigating its parking infringement technology after incorrectly issuing dozens of fines to disability permit holders.

The mobile technology that allows Council staff to drive down a street and take photos of parked vehicles cannot see disability permits positioned on the left hand side of the windscreen.

City Council is working on improving the infringement service to avoid unfairly targeting those with a disability.