India has reached 200,000 COVID-19 deaths as the country battles a devastating second wave. 

There have been at least 300,000 new infections every day in the past week, with fears the real number of cases and fatalities are significantly higher. 

Oxygen supplies are critically low, with many turning to the black market to save infected family members. 

Australia announced it may send ventilators to the nation earlier this week. 

The Victorian government confirmed this morning it has chosen a site in Melbourne's north to develop a 500-bed quarantine hub for returned travelers.

The facility will be built next to an existing pet quarantine site in Mickleham - 30 kilometers north of Melbourne CBD.

Construction is not expected to begin until after September and is subject to federal government approval.

Queensland Police are pleading for a change of attitude among drivers following Wide Bay Burnett region records the Queensland’s worst regional road deaths toll this year.

Wide Bay Burnett, which includes the Bunderberg, Fraser Island and Gympie regions, has seen 18 deaths on the roads since the beginning of the year. 

District officer Superintendent Michael Sawrey said the toll is 11 higher than it was this time last year.

"I'm pleading with drivers in the Wide Bay and visiting the Wide Bay to be safe," Superintendent Sawrey said.

Sunshine Coast police officers warn residents could be fined up to $6700 dollars if they leave their vehicles unlocked. 

The warning follows after multiple unlocked utes were targeted and stolen in rural areas and used in other crimes. 

Detective senior sergeant Daren Edwards said leaving your vehicles unlocked costs police resources and taxpayers money.

"When you go to bed at night, you think, 'Is my house locked? Is my car locked? Where are my keys, I'll put them out of sight,'" Detective Senior Sergeant Edwards said.

"It's not rocket science, is it?"

A new report says melting glaciers are having a greater impact on rising sea levels than the melting Greenland or Antarctic ice sheets. 

A report from several European universities revealed the world’s glaciers are melting at nearly double the speed they were 20 years ago.

Scientists warn coastal regions across the planet will be impacted by unpredictable streams of meltwater.

Hong Kong has passed a new immigration law that can stop people from entering or leaving the city, without a court order or avenues for appeal. 

Activists have described the law as authoritarian and compared it to mainland-Chinese “exit bans” which often target dissidents. 

The Hong Kong government has fast-tracked a number of laws with limited scrutiny, after the mass resignation of pro-democracy opponents in the legislature, last year.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison denies claims that a major investment in military bases in northern Australia is aimed at sending China a message. 

Northern Territory defence facilities will receive a $747 million upgrade as part of $8 billion allocated to military infrastructure in northern Australia in the next decade. 

Morrison defended Defence Minister Peter Dutton’s comments on Monday, where he said conflict with China over Taiwan should not be “discounted”. 

A recent report by the Queensland treasury has revealed there were over 2,500 domestic violence protection order breaches in Cairns in 2019-2020. 

The findings rank Cairns the fourth highest in breaches in Queensland and show a 25% increase in breaches since 2018. 

North Queensland Women’s Legal Service principal solicitor Hayley Grainger said a protection order in itself does not keep a woman safe and instead we need to focus on establishing a better resource system. 

"At the moment there is too much demand on the system," said Grainger. 

A cyber attack on Brisbane’s Wesley Hospital has impacted a range of services, says a patient. 

A patient told the ABC staff were struggling with communication and accessing patient records, and that the attack had slowed down processes. 

UnitingCare has not provided further information since Monday, when it confirmed its digital systems were inaccessible, and that it had contacted the Federal Government's Australian Cyber Security Centre for help.