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. 

Former US President Donald Trump has announced he is filing suits against Facebook, Twitter, and Google, as well as their CEO’s.

Trump says he is serving as lead plaintiff in the class action suits, claiming he has been wrongfully censored by the companies. 

Trump said at a news conference at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf course, "We're demanding an end to the shadow-banning, a stop to the silencing and a stop to the blacklisting, banishing and cancelling that you know so well,". 

Facebook, Google and Twitter have all denied comment.

Trials of a four-day working week in Iceland have been lauded an "overwhelming success", with research revealing the initiative helped increase productivity, and led to an overall improvement in workers' wellbeing.

The trial, run by the icelandic government, were held between the years of 2015 and 2019, with more than 2,500 workers taking part. 

Will Stronge, director of research at Autonomy reveals, "This study shows that the world’s largest-ever trial of a shorter working week in the public sector was by all measures an overwhelming success,"

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Former Liberal Minister, Julia Banks, has criticised the LNP party, alleging she was touched inappropriately at Parliament house by a senior minister and was a victim of bullying by Prime Minister, Scott Morrison.

Banks claims the root of the bullying stems from voting for former MP, Julie Bishop, rather than Morrison, who was allegedly offended by her choice of vote and brought down a media attack to tarnish her reputation.  

A Newcastle nursing home has been deemed non-compliant after auditors found 90 per cent of its residents received psychotropic mind-altering drugs without written consent. These drugs included antipsychotics, antidepressantsand benzodiazepines

Auditors found 35 out of 39 residents were receiving these drugs to which the aged care facility rebutted that they had verbal consent. 

As a result, the government-funded My Aged Care service has deemed the home non-compliant in that standard and failed one of eight standards that related to personal and clinical care.