Queensland has recorded 15 new COVD-19 cases today, 13 locally acquired related to the current growing cluster and two acquired overseas. 

Acting Premier Steven Miles has announced the lockdown will now be extended until Sunday 4pm. 

A hard police crackdown is underway on those flouting stay-at-home orders in Queensland with a few infringement notices being issued for non-compliances. 

The concern over rallies in Brisbane today are also rising, with a strong presence of police throughout CBD Brisbane ahead of those expected anti-lockdown protests.

Economists are warning the 2032 Brisbane Olympics could badly affect the economy as the financial windfall from the event is over-blown while dragging money away from necessary community investments.

Around three hundred members of the Australian force are set to deploy to Sydney’s eight high-risk local government areas starting today. 

These measures have been implemented to ensure the city’s COVID-19 hotspot suburbs are following the rules. 

Canberra Institute of Technology is running a new program for Indigenous youth to learn practical skills and life skills. 

For four days per week the students work and learn on-the-job skills in Worldview's e-waste recycling warehouse in Fyshwick. 

On Sunday, Canada officially marked the abolishment of slavery nearly 200 years ago in its first nationwide Emancipation Day.

Canadian parliamentarians unanimously voted in March to recognise Emancipation Day across the country on August 1st, the same date in 1834 that an act came into effect banning slavery in former British colonies, including Canada.

UPDATE: The Ekka has now been cancelled.

The Royal Queensland Show at Brisbane’s Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association Showgrounds was put on hold on Sunday for another 24 hours due to health concerns related to the latest COVID-19 outbreak.