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.

No further transmissions have been detected.

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.

Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney Stuart Ayres said the decision was made in the interest of public health and safety.

Violence and looting has raged in South Africa for the sixth day running, stoking fears of food and fuel shortages as disruption to farming, manufacturing and oil refining began to bite amid the country’s worst unrest in decades.

More than 70 people have died as grievances over the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma have widened into an outpouring of anger over the inequality that remains 27 years after the end of apartheid.

The deployment of 2,500 soldiers to support the overwhelmed South African police has so far failed to stop the rampant looting.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that all remaining coronavirus restrictions will be lifted in England. 

Despite a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in the past week, the Prime Minister has said it was "the right moment to proceed" as schools close for summer vacation but urged people to "proceed with caution."

Mr Johnson said although risks of the pandemic remain, legal restrictions will be replaced by a recommendation that people wear masks in crowded places and on public transport.

Liberal National MP, George Christensen, is said to be under pressure from Barnaby Joyce to reconsider his retirement which was announced in April.

Reports say Joyce is anxious about reinforcing the National's position in the party room. Christensen confirmed the calls from his co-workers to continue his political role but also said the situation would not change and he would not contest in the next election.

Energy Minister Angus Taylor, has appointed a former Quadrant Energy Head, Katherine Vidgen as a clean energy regulator to help reduce emissions and reduction goals.

Quadrant Energy is one of the largest independent exporters of oil and gas in Western Australia and was sold in 2018 for 2.1 billion US dollars. 

The decision to allocate Vidgen as regular has been criticized by officials, especially after the 3 grants worth $51 Million were awarded to Beetaloo Basin, a political donor and known Liberal-linked company last week.

A new treatment being developed at a Queensland University could potentially save lives by treating patients with a range of serious conditions.

University of Queensland researchers are developing a treatment that could potentially benefit critically ill patients with sepsis or acute respiratory distress syndrome.

If successful, it could reduce deaths and decrease the amount of time patients spend in the hospital.