Just a warning for this next story, it does contain a derogatory term.

The new packaging of Cheer cheese started appearing on Australian Supermarket shelves after Saputo retired the Coon name.

The name change campaigner Steve Hagan said it has taken 22 years for the change to happen and it is a victory for the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Island peoples.

Previous manufacturer of the Cheese, KRAFT, defends the controversial name, claiming it was named after American cheesemaker Edward William Coon, a claim Mr Hagan refutes.

Singapore has announced it will soon fundamentally change how it manages the pandemic. 

The country will no longer aim for zero transmissions, no announcement of daily case numbers, close contact of cases won’t have to isolate and travellers won’t have to quarantine.

With vaccination as a key factor in their road map out of the current restrictions, Singapore is set to have given two-thirds of its residents at least one jab within weeks and have two-thirds fully vaccinated by early August.

The Queensland Police faced criticism over their usage of the Covid Check In App. Privacy and human rights commissioners have raised concern as the state police had been using the app to track check in details as part of an investigation over a reported theft of police officer’s items.

Despite assurances from the Queensland government that the app would only be used for contact tracing purposes, a previous scenario had been seen in Western Australia whereby police had used the app for crime investigative purposes.

The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining, Energy Union called for ministerial intervention over concerns regarding the release of dangerous silica dust at the Cross River worksite. 

The CFMEU had it workers holt construction at the Woollongabba worksite between June 18 til 21. The union states the dust issues occur because water pumps were not used to dampen rocks carried by a conveyor belt as a way of lightening load taken by trucks. 

Former Queensland MP Clive Palmer came under fire by medical authorities over a recent stunt involving a Covid 19 flyer campaign being currently distributed. 

Labeled ‘Urgent Communication’, the yellow flyers includes strong statements  and accusations over the current pandemic situation, and how it is being handled by the government and medical authorities. 

Overnight the Wollongong Council successfully voted to switch to 100% renewable energy.

This is in response to the local community’s outcry for action on the climate emergency, with Greens Councillor Mithra Cox stating this major step will mean a faster transition to electric vehicles and equipment, significantly reducing overall emissions. 

Cox said this outcome shows how much can be achieved on a local level and these targets are not dependent on federal government leadership.

Australians can go to their GP and get the Covid-19 vaccine with one catch.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the national cabinet agreed on a new no-fault indemnity scheme for GP’s to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine for anyone under the age of 60, willing to accept the rare blood clot risk.

Kim Jong-un’s health has been a cause for concern for many years and recently one North Korean citizen’s unprecedented comment on the speculation of the leader’s weight loss has been aired on TV.

The citizen said North Koreans are very sad seeing him emaciated like that with citizens crying for the leader.

Why the comment was aired remains unknown, as negative comments on Kim Jong-un are not allowed to be published.