The US death toll from COVID-19 has reached 600,000, now equaling the number of American lives lost due to cancer each year. 

Despite the drop in daily cases and fatalities, the milestone comes on the same day as the most populous state of California, lifted most of their remaining restrictions. 

The ease of restrictions come after it was found that 44% of Americans are fully vaccinated. 

Tamil asylum seeker, Tharnicaa Murugappan has been reunited with her family following a week of separation, due to Tharnica being flown to Perth to treat her sepsis diagnosis

The reunion comes after Federal immigration minister Alex Hawke announced the family would be permitted to reside in Suburban Perth

Supporters in Perth and across the nation have been holding rallies and vigils, calling on the government to let the family stay in the country.

An American citizen, Mark Kilian, has been denied a compassionate exemption into Queensland to say goodbye to his terminally ill father even though he has been vaccinated and was approved by NSW Health.

Queensland Health stated in a response to Kilian’s request, “the circumstances outweigh the risk to the Australian community”.

Kilian has now been placed in a 14-day hotel quarantine and is awaiting a response from the Queensland border authorities. 

Kerbside collection is due to commence in July to the delight of the people of Brisbane as they state they heavily rely on this service 

The service was haltered this year, bring up the percentage of illegal dumping to 30%. 

Brisbane motorists are being urged to take extra care this morning after a wave of thick fog has smothered Queensland’s south east. 

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a road weather alert for dangerous driving conditions in the city saying that fog is the thickest Brisbane has had so far this year.

The state budget released yesterday forecasts revenue from fines is expected to rise by 39.3%, following the implementation of mobile phone and seatbelt detection cameras In the second half of this year.

Motorists caught by the covert cameras will be first given a warning, in an initial grace period, before being slapped with a one thousand dollar fine for all breaches. 

The Queensland budget focuses on investment in hospitals, education, environment, job seeker and more.

The Brisbane City Council’s Ethics Committee under pressure after its three Labor members resigned yesterday.

They resigned in protest of what they alleged is a political tool,  used against independent and non-administrative councillors.

Brisbane Greens councillor Jonathan Sri spoke out last year after being reprimanded by the ethics committee for comments made to his Facebook Page on police conduct. 

Councillor Sri welcomes the resignation of the Labor members from the ethics committee.

Following the abrupt shutdown of the Sunshine Coast venue Nightquarter over the weekend, San Sisco called for compensation from the Queensland government.

The venue shutdown due to complaints about Covid-19 safety protocols leaving the music group with inadequate time to reschedule their shows or accommodation and travel.

Another artist who played that night, Jaguar Jonze, said the Queensland government needs to make fairer assessments of the risks associated with live events and offer the same consideration to music industries as they have others.

Overnight palliative care returned to the Julia Creek Multi-Purpose Health Service after being cut in November last year.

The town had its healthcare downgraded to level one, removing guaranteed overnight emergency services and on-site doctors.
Chief executive, Karen Murphy says the town hasn’t been upgraded back to level two but the health service is in “contract with a general practitioners' organisation that will provide regular GPs at least two days per week”, with efforts to bring back an on-site doctor in the future.