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.

While the Ekka is still due to run from August 7th to 15th, the RNA announced the Stud Beef Cattle Show, due to start at the showgrounds on Tuesday, is cancelled. 

The status of the main Ekka preparations will be reviewed again by Queensland Health today.

As the second full day of lockdown begins for thousands of Queenslanders, the list of exposure sites has grown enormously.

While the main concern areas remain around Indooroopilly, Saint Lucia, and Parkwood, the close contact list has expanded as far as Caboolture, Mermaid Waters and Ipswich.

Queenslanders are urged to get tested if they have been in contact zones or are symptomatic.

For a full list of contact tracing sites go to the Queensland Health website.

A new exhibition, led by Sunshine Coast photographer Megan Gill, aims at cutting male suicide rates by highlighting these men are not alone.

​​The ‘Portraits of Mankind’ exhibition puts faces to men’s mental health issues, showing that the problems are real and closeby.

Ms Gill has captured the images of a number of males between twenty and sixty years old who have overcome their mental health battles.

The exhibition hopes to inspire struggling men to seek help.

If you or anyone you know needs help, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Youtube has barred Sky News Australia for one week over COVID-19 misinformation concerns.

The ban comes after a review of online shared posts, with some questioning the reality of the pandemic and the efficacy of vaccines, have spread virus and vaccination misinformation.

A Youtube statement says, “we have clear and established COVID-19 medical misinformation policies ... to prevent the spread of COVID-19 misinformation that could cause real-world harm."

Many reports including The Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria in 2020, show Immigrants and refugees reportedly represent a high majority among the homeless population.

The Centre for Multicultural Youth estimated that young people from refugee backgrounds are six to ten times more likely to be at risk of homelessness than Australian-born young people.

Elizabeth Drozd, chief of Australian Multicultural Community Services (AMCS) remarks there is a hidden problem which is yet to be identified. 

News Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, issues an apology to Pacific communities for the discriminatory 1970s dawn raids.

Ms Ardern says, "today, I stand on behalf of the New Zealand Government to offer a formal and unreserved apology to Pacific communities for the discriminatory implementation of the immigration laws of the 1970s that led to the dawn raids."

In efforts to pave a new path, Ms Ardern announced nearly 3 million Australian Dollars in scholarships to Pacific students in New Zealand and the region.