Queensland authorities have identified the man responsible for putting Queensland on high COVID alert. 

The man travelled to Queensland from a New South Wales hotspot visiting multiple caboolture and Gold Coast venues while carrying the Delta strain. 

The man fled Sydney's lockdown to meet a 36-year-old female Brisbane flight attendant who also failed to abide by the state’s health restrictions. The pair have both been fined.

Novavax, one of the Federal Government's largest vaccine investments and “primary vaccine”, has announced delays- with 51 million vaccines potentially not reaching Australia until 2022. 

Despite the large investment, The Federal Government is now quietly working to secure more Pfizer vaccines. 

Further economic assistance is expected to be announced today for Sydney as the city’s lockdown is to be extended by one month. 

The Prime Minister, the NSW Premier and the Treasurer have talked about bolstering financial support in the state to keep businesses and workers afloat.

According to estimates, NSW is losing about $180 million every day while lockdown restrictions are in place. 

Finance Minister Simon Birmingham has said the new financial packages that have been proposed will help fill in the gaps for struggling businesses.

Severe COVID cases are surging in Tokyo while the Olympics are going on, as the Japanese capital reported a record number of new infections.

New daily cases hit 2848 in Tokyo, exceeding 2500 for the first time since the start of the pandemic, according to Tokyo’s officials and the record comes Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in its fifth day of official competition.

A forest fire that took over 300 firefighters to put out, just a short distance from Greek Capital, Athens, wreaked havoc yesterday causing mass evacuations.

The cause of the fire has not been announced by Greek officials, however, several Greek districts are now on high alert for fires. 

Devastating blazes  have also been reported on Spanish island, Catalonia causing officials to announce a state of emergency and the Italian island of Sardinia where over 1000 people have been evacuated.

Victorian Health officials have eased more restrictions this morning, allowing citizens more freedoms. 

From today, the state's five reasons to leave home rule will be scrapped, along with the five-kilometre travel limit, however the ‘no visitors at home rule will remain in place’. 

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has warned Victorians not to become complacent as he reminded the state that the virus is still active within their community.

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian is expected to announce an extension on Greater Sydney’s lockdown later today when she gives her daily update. 

More than six million residents across Greater Sydney are likely to be stuck at home for another months as the state prepares to announce a four-week extension to the city's lockdown. 

The new rules will be in response to case numbers, which remain stubbornly high despite a lockdown being in place for a month already.

The Queensland government has submitted a proposal to the Federal Government in hopes to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines locally, arguing that, “we have the skills and technology. 

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said if successful, Queensland could become a global hub for the production of COVID-19 Vaccines. 

Former Liberal Queensland Premier, Campbell Newman, is expected to make a bid running for the federal senate after his resignation from the party yesterday morning. 

A statement through twitter made by Newman expressed his dissatisfaction toward the LNP claiming the party and leadership, “never stand up for anything”.