The Chinese city of Wuhan has recorded its first local COVID-19 infections in over a year. 

Seven new cases in the city have prompted Chinese authorities to start a city-wide coronavirus testing blitz in Wuhan where the disease was first detected in late 2019. 

CLP senator Sam McMahon has drafted a new bill that may allow the Northern Territory to make its own voluntary euthanasia laws.

She says that this new bill has been a long time coming after the act of assisted dying was overridden by the Commonwealth in 1997. 

Warning: This story contains themes of sexual assault. 

Former Attorney General, Christian Porter, is now acting House leader in place of Peter Dutton who is now isolating with his family after his sons were deemed close contacts with an infectious case at a Brisbane High school. 

The Brisbane City council has released the final draft for its $67 million Breakfast Creek “Green Bridge” that will connect Newstead into the city’s inner-east. 

The construction is set to begin later this year and is set to be a key link between the planned Hamilton athletes' village and the city for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

Over 200,000 Queenslanders are on a waitlist to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine, with estimation times showing that most won’t receive an invitation to book their appointments until October.

Queensland Health Minister, Yvette D'ath, announced Queensland would receive 84’000 doses of Pfizer in each week of August and 150’000 Astrazeneca doses. 

Queensland has recorded 19 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours with 16 of those cases having been locally acquired. 

Deputy Premier Steven Miles said in his daily COVID-19 update, that the 16 locally acquired cases have all been linked to the Indooroopilly Delta cluster, which brings the current cluster to 63. 

This story contains themes of sexual assault.

United States President, Joe Biden, has officially called for the standing down of New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo amidst an array of sexual assault allegations.

YouTube says it has barred Sky News Australia from uploading new content for one week, citing concerns about COVID-19 misinformation.

The move comes after a review of posts uploaded by the Rupert Murdoch-owned TV channel, which has a substantial online presence.