No new cases recorded for Friday.
Queensland has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, according to Queensland Premier Anastacia Palaszczuck.
Ms Palaszczuck is praising Queenslanders and health workers for the success.
According to health minister Yvette D’ath, over 8000 people remain in isolation because of contact with COVID-19 clusters.
Brisbane man to row around the world.
Tom Robinson is set to become the world’s youngest person to row across the pacific ocean.
Robinson will start his solo journey in Chile and finish in Brisbane.
He will be travelling in a boat he built himself thanks to his apprenticeship in marine craft construction.
The boat, which will be equipped with a GPS and paper charts, draws inspiration from 19th and 20th century whaling ships with the exception of a few modern upgrades.
Demand for native bush food is rising, but very few indigenous people are involved in the industry.
In 2018, less than one percent of bush food sector workers were first nations people.
Industry leader Rebecca Barnes believes that number is now approaching 10 percent, but that racism is still causing pushback surrounding the bush food industry.
Arakwal elder Delta Kay from the Bundjalung nation believes that now is the time for first nations people to become the distributors of native foods.
Health experts have butted heads with the federal government over vaccine recommendations.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged Australians to take their second dose of AstraZeneca within eight weeks of their first dose, rather than the recommended twelve weeks.
The Prime Minister made this announcement in a press conference in Sydney yesterday after New South Wales recorded thirty eight new cases overight.
Scott Morrison has appointed record number of ex-politicians as diplomats.
The Lowy Institute has published findings about the appointment of diplomats on overseas missions since 1974 in a comprehensive database.
The findings uncovered that in the past five decades, 880 diplomats have headed Australian missions abroad.
It also discovered that the Morrison government has appointed a record number of former politicians as diplomats and the number of women leading overseas missions has also increased.
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A four-year-old boy has been reunited with his mother after two years stuck overseas.
A four year old boy has been reunited with his mother in Australia after being stuck in India for the past two years due to COVID restrictions.
The boy who travelled with his grandparents to visit his father in India in July 2019 was unable to fly back to Australia after the border closure.
The boy is too young to fly alone and the federal government only permits immediate family members of an Australian citizen or permanent citizen to enter the country.
Maleny cafe owner has called for a lockdown safety net.
A Sunshine Coast cafe owner has begun pushing for a safety net for businesses and workers affected by COVID-19 lockdowns.
Maleny’s Shotgun Espresso owner Kelly Robson said that her business and workers were hit hard by Brisbane’s snap lockdown last week.
Ms Robson urged the State Government to adopt a proposed COVID-19 Hotspot Recovery support package, which would offer up to twenty five thousand dollars in financial support if another lockdown occurs.
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Unvaccinated students have been banned from completing their placements.
Queensland Health has announced a ban on unvaccinated healthcare students from participating in clinical placements.
The decision came into effect on Wednesday at 8:00pm and only allows students with two doses of Pfizer or AstraZeneca to complete clinical placements.
The decision has impacted students who are due to graduate at the end of the year, but now cannot due to unfinished placements.