Three new cases have been recorded overnight for Queensland.

The one locally acquired case is a Qantas flight worker who travelled on flights between Brisbane, Longreach, Gladstone, and Hervey Bay while infectious.

The other two cases were acquired overseas, and are in hotel quarantine.

The Sunshine Coast council has unanimously rejected three joint applications for a Coles supermarket, a fast food outlet, and a homemaker centre on the outskirts of Beerwah.

Councillors cited fears over the proposed Coles “cannibalising” existing businesses by creating a new business centre away from the CBD.

With Brisbane winning the Olympic bid, some parts of Regional Queesland are also expected to take part with some companion events already earmarked for regional Queensland, with Toowoomba, Townsville and Cairns expected to host preliminary and quarter-final matches for football.

Australian drug regulator the Therapeutic Goods Administration approved the Pfizer vaccine for 12 to 15 year-olds.

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt confirmed they are now waiting on the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation to give its approval.

The departure of Russia's Pirs module from the International Space Station has been delayed until tomorrow as engineers continue to conduct in-flight tests on its replacement.

Gus Mandigora, the senior policy advisor for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland, said that businesses need procedures to engage with the government.

Mr Mandigora is concerned about the ability of small businesses to bid for Olympics-related projects.

The proposed upgrade followed concerns raised by police about pedestrian safety along Horton Parade, between Ocean Street and Cornmeal Parade.

Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said design had started on the $1.8 million-dollar project to make the intersection safer for all road users.

The stated improvements include

Parts of Queensland woke up to the coldest July morning in seventeen years on Thursday.

In Roma, Applethorpe and the Granite Belt regions it reportedly reached -4 degrees celsius, while near Toowoomba in the Town of Oakey they reportedly reached -4.4 degrees celsius. 

Mr Morrison stated on Wednesday that he made a “constant appeal” to the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation to reconsider its stance on AstraZeneca in light of a changing balance of infection risks.