Warning: This story contains themes of sexual assault. 

Former Attorney General, Christian Porter, is now acting House leader in place of Peter Dutton who is now isolating with his family after his sons were deemed close contacts with an infectious case at a Brisbane High school. 

Mr Porter who held the role until March, before he was removed after denying allegations he sexually assaulted a female debating teammate, will now take over in Mr Dutton’s role for the next fortnight.

The Brisbane City council has released the final draft for its $67 million Breakfast Creek “Green Bridge” that will connect Newstead into the city’s inner-east. 

The construction is set to begin later this year and is set to be a key link between the planned Hamilton athletes' village and the city for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

Over 200,000 Queenslanders are on a waitlist to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine, with estimation times showing that most won’t receive an invitation to book their appointments until October.

Queensland Health Minister, Yvette D'ath, announced Queensland would receive 84’000 doses of Pfizer in each week of August and 150’000 Astrazeneca doses. 

D’ath said that she would like to bring that whole supply forward, which would mean Queensland vaccination clinics would be able to ramp up the doses that they are administering every single day”.

Queensland has recorded 19 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours with 16 of those cases having been locally acquired. 

Deputy Premier Steven Miles said in his daily COVID-19 update, that the 16 locally acquired cases have all been linked to the Indooroopilly Delta cluster, which brings the current cluster to 63. 

The numbers come after Queensland set a new COVID-19 testing record with 51, 479 tests having been conducted in the past 24 hours. 

Queenslanders are urged to regularly check the QLD health website for information and updates.

This story contains themes of sexual assault.

United States President, Joe Biden, has officially called for the standing down of New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo amidst an array of sexual assault allegations.

Governor Cuomo maintains his stance that he is innocent of any wrongdoing, however, the findings of an investigation conducted by two independent lawyers have shown that Cuomo’s administration was a, “hostile working environment”

YouTube says it has barred Sky News Australia from uploading new content for one week, citing concerns about COVID-19 misinformation.

The move comes after a review of posts uploaded by the Rupert Murdoch-owned TV channel, which has a substantial online presence.

Its posts, involving some that question the pandemic and the efficacy of vaccines, were among the widely shared posts spreading misinformation to its countless followers.

Within months, Australians in some parts of the country will be able to get COVID-19 vaccinations at drive- through clinics, or at work. 

Pilot programs will be rolled out in September and car-based clinics will operate from October, according to the national vaccine campaign plan 'Operation COVID Shield'.

There are fears Queensland’s Delta Outbreak has escaped south-east Queensland and spread north. 

Authorities are investigating a positive case in Cairns, at a childcare centre after a parent who was potentially infected with COVID-19 dropped their child off. 

The alert comes as Queensland recorded 16 new locally acquired cases of coronavirus yesterday, bringing the state's outbreak to 47.

Authorities are still investigating how the virus could have potentially spread north.

An independent investigation into the Mayor of Cairns, Bob Manning, conducted by the Corruption Watchdog has shown that an unpaid, interest-free loan of $150’000 was given to Manning from a Developer Lobbyist when facing bankruptcy.

Investigators believe the loan was provided over 18 months ago and stated that it had never been formally documented. 

Manning is also set to face the Councillor Conduct Tribunal after allegedly failing 24 times to declare conflicts of interest