Object spotted across Queensland night sky

An object streaked across Queensland’s night sky on Sunday, with several eyewitness reports and multiple videos capturing the spectacle. 

While the nature of the object is still unconfirmed, the event fell right in the middle of the annual delta aquariid meteor shower, with the perseids meteor shower also due to cross the night sky next month.

 

Gold Coast woman breached isolation conditions

A woman undergoing hotel quarantine on the Gold Coast breached her isolation conditions after receiving cigarettes via a flying drone. 

A man is believed to have operated the drone from outside the Crowne Plaza at Broadbeach last Sunday. The sneaky exchange was spotted by a hotel staff member who notified police, and interviewed the quarantining women. 

Nations engaging with illegal fishing labelled as 'thieves' by PM

Prime Minister Scott Morrison labelled nations engaging in illegal fishing as ‘thieves’ during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and Pacific Island leaders. 

Scott Morrison said “For Australia, as an island, the Blue Pacific is critically important, it drives our economies and supports life in the Pacific… it is absolutely vital we protect them from those thieves who would come and steal it from you”. 

Sydney's lockdown doubling in cost

The swift ban on most construction, repair and renovation work in Great Sydney is expected to double the cost of Sydney’s lockdown. 

The Commonwealth Bank’s head of Australian economics has estimated the economic hit to cost between $1 to $2 billion per week, which is 0.4 percent of the nation’s GDP. 

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