The CEO of a Sydney private hospital says he may be forced to stand down doctors and nursing staff after NSW’s ban on non-urgent surgery left hundreds of beds vacant across the city. 

Dr. Harry Pannu, CEO of the 85-bed Arcadia Pittwater private hospital said the hospital was now facing the possibility it will need to stand down its 300 staff – 80 per cent of whom are doctors, nurses, and allied health workers.

New South Wales residents have been warned that more destructive weather is on the way, after a day of damaging winds and heavy rain across the state.

Several parts of New South Wales experienced winds of up to 120km/h yesterday and more than 18,000 people were left without power. 

The BOM has issued a severe weather warning for New South Wales today while residents should predict another cold, wet and windy day for New South Wales today. 

The cost of the upgrades to the Indooroopilly roundabout has risen with estimates the project will cost $60 million more than the anticipated budget. 

The upgrade will provide Brisbane drivers with more bus stops, wider roads, cyclist safety improvements and more turning restrictions.

Infectious diseases expert Dr Paul Griffin has predicted that coronavirus will eventually seep into virus-free states such as Queensland. 

Griffin believes that while Queensland's state's border is being bolstered with ADF soldiers, eventually there will be another outbreak either via domestic borders or international hotel quarantine.

He says that fully vaccinating the majority of the population is the only solution.

Six new cases have been recorded for Queensland today.

Four were acquired overseas but two were acquired locally.

Both local cases tested positive in New South Wales and have since tested negative in Queensland.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuck said the two cases are under investigation.

Scamwatch reported almost a 120 per cent increase in investment losses have been associated with scams since early 2020 and 2021.

Reports over the year found the over 65 age group have lost the most money to investment scams so far in 2021, experiencing losses of nearly 20 million dollars, according to more than 500 individual reports.

Researchers from the University of New South Wales and the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute have reported that accommodation such as public housing is key to decreasing reoffending rates amongst ex-offenders.

Chris Martin from UNSW, says that social housing is a powerful break in the vicious cycle of homelessness and imprisonment. 

The report found that among over 600 prisoners given public housing, NSW police incidents dropped 8.9 per cent per year.

Jenny Gao, a master of embroidery art, is set to host a new exhibition this coming Sunday. 

Jenny uses embroidery - art created through needlework - to merge Chinese influence with Western culture to present an emotional perspective on the natural world. 

This free event will be held at the Queensland Multicultural Centre in Kangaroo Point Sunday at 4pm, with complimentary drinks provided.

Indonesia has begun easing restrictions in parts of the country as coronavirus cases have begun to fall off.

The nation recorded fewer than 10,000 new cases Monday, which was a sharp fall from recent peaks.

Nationwide vaccination was at about 11 per cent, with some major cities achieving a vaccinated majority.