The Rail, Train, and Bus Union says that the Brisbane City Council are forcing bus drivers to work through the three-day lockdown or face getting stood down.

RTBU Assistant State Secretary Tom Brown says that two hundred and fifty bus drivers that are part of the union know at least six hundred other council workers who were sent home with full pay.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she will travel to Tokyo and quarantine for fourteen days afterwards despite her government’s harsh criticism of international business trips during Covid.

A national cabinet has been convened today to discuss the COVID-19 situation, as there is a rift involved between Scott Morrison and some of the state and territory leaders in regards to the ability of younger Australians to access the AstraZeneca vaccine. 

The Trump Organisation is being charged for tax-related crimes.

Chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg surrendered to Manhattan authorities yesterday, and is being charged with giving staff rent-free apartments and company cars without reporting it for tax purposes.

The United Nations have recognised record-high temperatures of 18.3 degrees in Antarctica.

This record was measured in February of 2020, but its verification yesterday has climate experts concerned.

A group of UQ students are working with existing health services to cover the cost of flu vaccines for the homeless. 

The student-led initiative amply named the 'Vac-Seen' has seen an overwhelming response with plans to extend its service through 2022 and beyond, establishing an immunisation outreach program for areas not currently serviced.

Queensland Health authorities have updated their list of exposure sites including more than 100 locations as more covid-19 cases are reported. 

Anyone who has visited Prince Charles Hospital cafe, bayside gym, tennis centre, airport newsagency and two new weekend Virgin flights are being urged to quarantine at home and get tested as soon as possible.