A Queensland resident who travelled overseas has tested positive with COVID-19 and has active been in the community.

A public health alert for new contact-tracing sites in North Ipswich, Inala in Brisbane’s west and at Brisbane Airport has been released by health authorities as of yesterday.

The Queensland government has warned the 480 NRL players and staff who recently departed from Sydney of immediate deportation, if they fail to comply with bubble conditions over the next 14 days.  

Following the Dragons house party and Jai Arrow’s Origin hotel room scandals, the NRL can’t afford another black eye as 12 clubs landed on the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast for day one of operation relocation.

A former chief executive of a multimillion-dollar technology company could have “put everyone at risk” after he sailed from a Sydney hotspot and lied on his border pass to enter Queensland from locked-down Sydney.

Melbourne businessman Jeromy Young, the co-founder of Atomos, a video technology company, was one of four people on board who were fined $5000 each by authorities in Queensland and NSW.

NSW Health has defended its decision to allow an exclusive Sydney private school to send students to Kangaroo Valley despite the city’s strict lockdown.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian yesterday announced an extension of the city’s lockdown until July 30 with the majority of school students ordered to learn remotely.

Brazilian President Jai air Bolsonaro is being taken to Sao Paulo where doctors will determine if he needs emergency surgery.

Calls for ambulance ramping data to be released have caused public outcry during the most recent health crisis in Queensland. 

Shadow Health Minister Ros Bates says the timely data must be released so health experts can start working on genuine solutions to heal our health system and fix the crisis.

Queensland's container refund scheme fails to meet its targets as an estimated half billion bottles and cans do not meet the recovery rate. 

A difference of 500 million containers not being recycled through the ten cent refund scheme has not met the required targets to be achieved for the year. Potentially leading to the scheme's termination.

Soccer fixtures and training in Brisbane have been thrown into chaos by a managerial dispute between the Queensland and Brisbane governing bodies.

Football Brisbane said it had to suspend games because it was no longer covered by Football Queensland's insurance.

NSW health has confirmed that a fully vaccinated staff member at Westmead Hospital has tested positive for COVID19.

The worker was a nurse on the COVID ward and wore full protective equipment. 

A spokesperson for the department said the nurse did not display any symptoms and their infection was detected during routine screening.

NSW's latest COVID-19 outbreak has forced Vivid Sydney to be rescheduled until mid-September.

The festival showcases local artists, musicians and performers but is best known for its outdoor light displays. It was due to start next month on August 6 until August 28.