In breaking news, Israel has launched an airstrike on Palestenian city, Gaza, ending the ceasefire between the two nations.  

This comes after a protest in Jerusalem which was intended to celebrate the capture of East Jerusalem in 1967, which Palestian officials took as “provocation”. 

Several balloons, designed to cause fires, were sent from Gaza into Israel earlier on Tuesday. 

The ceasefire lasted less than 4 weeks.

Australians under 40 who have received the COVID-19 vaccines have been accused of queue jumping. 

Australians under the age of 40 without underlying health conditions and people who don’t work in high-risk professions are being vaccinated, ahead of prioritized people. 

The Victorian government sent a request to the federal health minister, Greg Hunt, on Friday asking for more vaccines, but the commonwealth has not communicated when these will arrive. 

Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has been accused of being influenced by QAnon conspiracy theorist, Tim Stewart, whilst developing his apology to victims of child sexual abuse.

This comes after the Prime Minister’s extended family expressed concerns about the long-lasting friendship between Stewart and Morrison and reported the link to the National Security hotline several times.

QAnon is a far-right cult notorious for spreading untrue conspiracy theories and listed as a “domestic terror threat” in the US. 

The Palaszczuk Government is launching a bold new housing plan backed by $1.9 billion investment and a further $1 billion Housing Investment Fund to boost housing supply and increase housing and homelessness support across Queensland.

The government will pay for about 3,600 new houses over the next four years and is expected to build 6,365 new public housing dwellings by December 2025.

The decision comes after consistent calls from the welfare sector to put forward $4 billion investment to address the current housing shortages gripping Queensland.

Queensland is hoping to return a surplus by implementing a new accounting method that will cut the state's debt. 

State Treasurer Cameron Dick has slashed the forecast 2020/21 deficit of $8.6 billion to $3.8 billion in his 2021/22 budget on Tuesday.

The treasurer has introduced the new accounting method to help trim debt forecasts.

Three Labor councillors resigned from Brisbane City Council's bipartisan ethics committee yesterday afternoon, saying it has become a “political weapon without transparency or natural justice”.

The Brisbane City Council has responded to these claims, saying, “the Ethics Committee will continue to have a quorum” and that they, “encourage Labor members to rejoin the Committee and participate in this important accountability process once they get over this stunt”.

 Labor Councillor Kara Cook has not provided further comments. 

The Australian government has agreed to purchase 51 million doses of a new COVID-19 vaccine. 

The new vaccine called Novavax, developed in Maryland, America, has been found to be 90 percent effective against COVID-19. 

The vaccine is set to be available to the public later this year.

The UK and Australia have agreed on the first trade deal post-BREXIT after the first meeting between Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson post-covid. 

The trade deal will extend the Working-Holiday VISA age to 35 for both countries and will liberalise imports up to 99%, specifically goods such as Australian beef, lamb and sugar. 

The deal will also introduce a new “agricultural VISA” which will allow citizens to work on farms in either country.