The LNP is calling on the Palaszczuk Government to implement a small family business support package as restrictions and lockdown uncertainties continue.

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli says the Government needs to get cracking on delivering this package, because even with the end of lockdown in South-East Queensland, the recovery will take months.

The current lockdown in Cairns is set to have similar negative effects.

Anti-semitic sentiment is on the rise in Queensland, and there are calls for decades-old laws to be updated to combat the hate.

As Queensland continues to record incidents of hate towards the Jewish community, yet 9 in 10 victims remain silent, questions have arisen over the effectiveness of the state laws.

Thousands of high school students are required to wear masks at school for the first time due to the COVID-19 Delta outbreak. 

All major schools in Queensland have issued letters to parents stating mask requirements for students. 

School staff and childcare workers have now been added to category 1B priority vaccination list.

Australia’s first drive-through vaccination clinic is now open in Victoria.

Nurses are preparing to administer the vaccination at a site of a former Bunnings in Melbourne’s outer north-west.

Department of Health deputy secretary Naomi Bromely says all you have to do is make a booking, drive down, roll down your window and get the vaccine. It's that simple.

Police deployment in Sydney's west and south-west suburbs has grown fear among the communities.

Dai Le, a local councillor in Sydney says: "They have killed people's confidence, they have triggered so much fear. What is this message? What is it doing to a community that's already under siege?”

New South Wales authorities say these measures are designed to stop infections in the worst-hit areas, with the virus spreading from workplaces to large households.

Female teachers in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have started a campaign seeking three days of menstrual leave every month.

The campaign was launched last month and has been gathering attention.

It is led by the Uttar Pradesh Mahila Shikshak Sangh, an association of female teachers in the state.

Sulochana Maurya, president of the association says, "it's well known that menstruating women need rest as many experience physical discomfort and emotional agony, and travelling 30-60kms to reach schools in remote rural areas can be especially taxing.”

The Russell Island Development Association is calling for new short-haul barge routes to the island, claiming the current long-haul routes are outdated and residents need faster access to the mainland.

Maritime Consultant, Michael Quain said a short-haul barge in lieu of a bridge will be crucial for easier and faster access for islanders amid the island’s growing population.

The new ferry terminal points could be at Rocky Point and Jackson Road, halving current travel times.

8,600 Brisbane City Council workers will be given a paid day of leave to get the Covid-19 vaccine and those already vaccinated will be credited the time taken off.

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said Queensland’s higher rate of vaccine hesitancy and lagging figures were behind the decision.

The Queensland Council of Unions passed a resolution this week which calls for all employers to provide paid time for vaccination and any side-effects of the jab, and they also call for the State government to do the same.