A woman living with disability is in opposition with a Victorian council over a lack of suitable parking options in her street after copping several fines.

Rhiannon Tracey has repeatedly been fined for using a no-standing zone outside her home in Geelong but said she has no other option.

Ms Tracey says “I'm having to park in no standing zones in order to have clear safe access into my home" 

Her request is simple, create just one disabled parking space in this street, or one nearby.

Haiti declares a state of emergency following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise with the First Lady also wounded in the shooting. 

The murder of the political leader who governed for more than four years has drew condemnation from around the world.

Haiti, already in a precarious political situation before the assassination, has grown unstable after the country failed to hold elections and the opposition party demanding his resignation.

The assassination risks further destabilising the Caribbean nation.

Thousands of healthcare and frontline workers marched in New York City on Wednesday in a ticker-tape parade honouring their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio declared “We've got a lot to appreciate, because we're well underway in our recovery."

Those honoured at the parade included nurses and doctors, emergency crews, bus drivers and train operators, teachers and utility workers.

Queensland has recorded one new COVID 19 case over the past twenty four hours. 

The new case was in home quarantine for their entire infectious period and a close contact of two known cases in Tarragindi in Brisbane's south. 

Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young says the news of just one local case in quarantine is encouraging, but is important to remain vigilant.

Sunshine Coast hospital staff have been marked heroes after exposing themselves to the COVID 19 virus to save a patient's life. 

Ten staff were involved in the incident, and are being forced into a fourteen day isolation after becoming casual contacts.

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Queensland police have renewed its tyre spike protocols following the death of senior constable David Masters.

The changes aim to ensure the health and safety of Queensland officers in the line of duty by requiring the authorisation of road spikes.   

Officers will now record the authorisation and the factors that led to the setting up of road spikes before such a device is deployed.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says a range of businesses, including the company that owns Bunnings and Officeworks, have offered to host COVID vaccine hubs in the future.

Some of the country's biggest companies met with Mr Frydenberg and vaccine taskforce head Lieutenant General John Frewen on Wednesday to discuss how they might support the rollout in the coming months.

Chief executive officers of businesses including Coles, The Commonwealth Bank, Telstra, Virgin, Qantas and others took part, as well as Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly.

Sydney is now bracing for another surge in Covid-19 cases as concerns grow in its south western suburbs. 

Following news the city has planned to extend its lockdown by another week NSW health authorities have recorded twenty seven new cases yesterday in the community. 

The total number of cases is expected to surpass this amount after low testing rates in the infected areas.