China offers Taiwan vaccines

Taiwan is sceptical of China's offer to send them Covid-19 vaccines as the pandemic spirals out of control in the country.

Taiwan is rapidly running out of vaccines, having received only slightly more than 700,000 to date for its more than 23 million people.

Queensland suffers blackout

A  fire at the Callide Power Station at Biloela in central Queensland triggered outages across Queensland leaving 400,000 customers without power just before 2pm yesterday.

CS Energy, which runs Callide Power Station, said there was a fire in one of the plant's turbines.

Ibis avoid cull

Ibis on the Gold coast are evading population control measures by breeding in hard to reach places, including nesting above crocodile enclosures.

Environmental consultant, Phil Shaw, said to manage the Australian white ibis population they need to break the reproduction cycle by collecting eggs and nests.

Melbourne Covid update

COVID restrictions are tightening in Melbourne as confirmed cases in Victoria have risen to nine people.

 

The cluster’s prompted the Victorian government to reintroduce the mandatory wearing of masks indoors, and limit gatherings.

 

Anger Over Electric Bus Outsourcing

Brisbane City Council’s decision to source they city’s first electric busses from Chinese bus manufacturer Yutong has been labelled ‘a slap in the face’ to Brisbane workers by the council opposition.

 

Australian Manufacturing Workers Union assistant state secretary Bill Thanas said the QLD economy suffered when the Council didn’t give the job to Volgren which had been building the council’s diesel busses since 2008.