Queensland is struggling to attract and keep doctors in rural areas, but strengthening connections to place could improve this.

A study from the University of Queensland on the job satisfaction of rural doctors found that giving trainee doctors the opportunity to stay in rural areas for longer, and familiarise themselves with the area, can make the long-term move more desirable.

Dr Remo Ostini, the coordinating editor of the paper, says, “Leaving before you’re settling in like that would just leave you but feeling a bit jarred and bit jaded.”

Australia’s travel bubble with New Zealand will resume from today with only certain states and territories including South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

Travel conditions apply which require travellers to not have recently visited a hotspot area since June 22nd and to return a negative COVID-19 test 72 hours before flying.

Other areas like New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia remained locked out due to the numbers of COVID-19 cases.

Eight Torres Strait Islanders are charting unprecedented legal territory in a bid to preserve their right to their culture and the land. 

The group wants the Australian government to take stronger action in reducing emissions and support communities through sustained investment in long-term adaptation measures. 

Communities in the Torres Strait Islands are facing coastal inundation as it continues to contaminate the water supply and destroy crops. Data shows that sea levels in the strait are rising at a rate double the global average.

Ukrainian authorities are facing backlash over official images that show female soldiers practising for a parade in high heels. 

The images depict the soldiers practising for a parade to mark 30 years of Ukrainian independence. 

Commentator Maria Shapranova accuses the defence ministry of sexism and misogyny, saying, “High heels is a mockery of women imposed by the beauty industry.”

Olena Kondratyuk, deputy speaker of the legislature, says authorities should lodge an inquiry and publicly apologises for “humiliating” women.

Yesterday a new COVID-19 case was detected in Queensland, linked to the Portuguese restaurant cluster. 

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she is not overly concerned because this person is now in home quarantine.

Ms Palaszczuk says, “We are dealing with this Alpha strain, not the Delta strain, and it appears that everything is under control at this point in time.”

The Queensland Government faces criticism from local businesses for being lenient with COVID-19 restrictions for large-scale football matches, but strict on businesses.

Although yesterday's football game was after the lockdown was lifted, it has locals questioning how fair this is on business-owners and wedding and funeral goers.

Local bar owner Geoff Slater, says it takes months to recover financially from one lockdown, so each lockdown makes it harder to keep bouncing back.

The Paint Factory, a repurposed factory in Yeronga, is providing local artists with avenues to create art in a free and spacious environment.

Invited artists are free to use the site, which is made up of a grand total of 34,000 square metres of old factories and offices, to broaden their horizons and work on a significantly larger scale. 

As of June 2021, over 20 artists are now based in The Paint Factory, creating a small and tightly-knit community of local artists.

Federal government announces an international arrivals cap to be slashed by half after a national cabinet agreement. 

The number of commercial international arrivals will be temporarily halved to around 3,085 per week while more than 34,000 Australians remain stranded abroad.

The government says it will attempt to mitigate the impacts of the cap reduction by increasing repatriation flights.

The cap is likely to remain in place until the start of next year.