A robotic surgical assistant called Da Vinci Xi arrived at North West Private Hospital in Everton Park. The assistant robot helps empower surgeons with minimally invasive surgical procedures including urology and gynaecology.

The system allows the surgeon to control the robot from a console which translates hand movements into tiny movements within the body in real time.

A couple had their request to see their newborn baby denied by Queensland Health authorities, despite both parents being fully vaccinated and testing negative for the virus multiple times.

New mother Sarah Haider arrived in Brisbane on May 26, but three days later required an emergency C-section at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. 

Queenslanders lost more than $32 million dollars to scams conducted during the 2020 global pandemic according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). 

In its Targeting Scams Report, the ACCC found those falling victim to the scams lost around $8,000 dollars on average and had the highest average losses nationally. 

Victoria recorded two locally acquired COVID cases linked to the outbreak, which were discovered in tests conducted at state-run sites on Monday. 

In its efforts to combat the virus, the Victorian government delivered over 21,000 vaccination doses at medical centres across the state. 

There are 300 sites in Melbourne currently listed as exposure zones. With the lockdown set to end at 11:59pm Thursday, many questions remain over recent outbreaks.

U.S authorities have regained the majority of the $4.4 million U.S dollars stolen from Colonial Pipeline last month. 

The firm was hacked by Eastern European criminal cyber gang known as DarkSide, whose cyber attack was blamed for taking Colonial Pipeline offline and interrupting fuel supplies, which caused shortages in the eastern states of America. 

Investigators stated most of the ransom was paid as part of the recovery.

The Wildlife Volunteers Association Incorporated is calling for more volunteers as the number of injured wild animals has continued to rise in the Sunshine Coast Region. 

Vice chairperson, Donna Brennan, says the rise is linked to the region’s rapid development, with the organisation receiving 1,000 additional calls in the past year.

She said volunteers are needed for many tasks such as transport, manning the 24/7 hotline, and carers.

The Hinterland Craft Beer Festival will be back on June 26 in Eumundi, after a forced hiatus by Covid-19.

The festival will showcase more than 40 craft beers with a lineup featuring the best of local taste and music talent.

Eumundi Brewery manager, Paul Thomas, said he is excited to be back for his third Hinterland Craft Beer Festival after what has been an unquestionably challenging year.

A new flagship program from the Palaszczuk Government will inject $1.8 billion into job creation in Queensland. 

The Queensland Jobs Fund includes a $350 million program that aims to support infrastructure and renewable energy industries to create around2,800 jobs for Queenslanders.

A 3 year old girl has been medically evacuated from Christmas Island to Perth for hospitalisation following a blood infection. The girl’s mother accompanied her daughter while other family members remained detained on the island awaiting news of her condition. 

Family spokesperson Angela Fredericks says, “this is another instance of lack of proper medical care for these little Biloela girls.”