Cairns residents are awaiting news to find out if the lockdown will be lifted after a 3 day snap lockdown was put into place after a taxi driver tested positive today. 

The lockdown was said to end at 4pm this afternoon, and with no new cases the lifting of the lockdown is looking more likely.

Queensland has recorded 3 new locally-acquired cases overnight. All 3 cases are linked to the Indooroopilly cluster.

Two are students from Brisbane Boys Grammar and Ironside State Schools respectively. The third is a household contact of previous recorded cases at Brisbane Boys Grammar School.

A University of the Sunshine Coast study has found that traffic noise is interfering with the mating habits of Eastern Sedge frogs.This is causing female frogs to settle for low quality mates and putting the frog population at risk.

The researchers are recommending further studies on how traffic noise impacts native fauna.

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Multicultural Australia is partnering with the World Wellness Group and the Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma for the screening of Scattered People, a documentary about bringing cultures together through music while exploring the themes of refugees and asylum seekers. 

Frontline child protection workers in South Australia will receive specialised training to support Stolen Generation families in order to reduce the rates of indigenous children entering state care. 

More than 300 workers from government and non-government groups will participate in a two day training program that will include Indigenous Australian history and traditional customs. 

On Tuesday, WA Premier Mark McGowan will introduce several new bills to stop people breaking self-isolation and social distancing rules. These new measures include electronic tracking devices, criminal charges for assaulting or threatening to assault frontline officers, and fines for failure to social distance. 

WA Police are now using drones in public places to implement the new two-person social distancing rule.

The Australian Tourism Industry Council has called for the federal and state governments to take action by approving a proposed Three-Point Plan to minimise burdens from the lockdowns.

Job vacancies have hit a new record in the United States as numbers have jumped from around 9.5 million to over 10 million, surpassing economists’ expectations.

This comes as businesses struggle to find workers in industries such as leisure and hospitality as the economy reopens.