Australia’s vaccination plan will undergo a complete refresh, before the expected arrival of 3.4 million more Pfizer doses arriving next month.

Health Department secretary, Brendan Murphy said National Covid Vaccine Taskforce is reviewing the rollout strategy and timeframes, and looking for opportunities to accelerate the vaccine delivery plan.

Taskforce Lieutenant General Frewen, said possibilities include investigating other players such as pharmacists, to relieve some of the burden on GP’s.

The United States, European Union, Britain and Canada have joined forces to slap sanctions on Belarus over the hijacking of a passenger plane.

The countries have imposed asset freezes and travel bans on a number of officials linked to the forced diversion to Minsk of a plane travelling between two EU countries last month.

Raman Protasevich, a dissident journalist, was arrested during the hijacking by the orders of Belarusian President, Alexander Lukashenko.

A Gold Coast based manufacturer has announced it will open its doors to industry delegates in July, in a move the state government hopes will invite other local manufacturers to share in its techniques and technologies.

It’s part of the “Inside Advanced Manufacturing” industry event organised by the state government, in efforts to contribute to its COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan.

The economic recovery plan, updated in the state budget last week, prioritises job creation in the manufacturing and resources industries.

Scientists from The University of Queensland Institute for Molecular Bioscience, believe a highly venomous caterpillar may be used to help treat disorders such as epilepsy.

The nettle caterpillar found in South East Queensland, has peptides in the toxins which could be used to develop into medicines to help calm the central nervous system.

Toxins, according to UQ’s Dr Sam Robinson, have previously been used to understand human nervous and cardiovascular systems.

A group of eminent Australians are calling for an end to delays in establishing a federal anti-corruption body.

The open letter addressed to Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, said the government kept the people waiting for 922 days for a federal integrity commission.

Mr Morrison announced plans for a Commonwealth Integrity Commission in December 2018, but was stalled during 2019 and was not revived until late 2020.

David Harper, a former judge on the Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal and a signatory on the letter said the delays can no longer be tolerated.

The World Health Organisation has stated a large number of third world nations lack enough doses to continue COVAX programmes.

The global sharing scheme has delivered 90 doses to 131 countries, though the number is said to not be enough in protecting populations from the virus’ continual spread.

Additionally the vaccine distribution has been hampered by supply disruptions and manufacturing delays, leading to shortages for nations entirely reliant on COVAX.

A potential case of Covid in Brisbane hotel quarantine may have been transmitted via a worker not infected with the virus themselves.

Tests revealed a flight attendant who tested positive in hotel quarantine, had her strain of the virus linked to another flight attendant from a different flight and on a different floor of the hotel.

Investigations are continuing, with speculation from medical authorities a hotel staff member may have been the intermediary between the two cases which had occurred on Saturday.

The Gold Coast’s housing affordability is diminishing with apartment sales growing to its highest figures in over 8 years, as people move to the area from other Queensland cities and interstate.

Urbis, a property and real estate research firm, said figures have doubled over last year’s first quarter with over 742 apartments sold.

The firm notes the recent boom is starting to price out local purchasers and the city will need to investigate affordability and supply issues for locals.