Local Brisbane brewers Newstead Brewing Co have secured a deal to export their beers to Hong Kong.

Nine different brews - four from Newstead Brewing Co’s popular core range and five special limited release beers are scheduled to reach Hong Kong lips from 15 February.

Acting chief health officer Sonya Bennett has confirmed Queensland health authorities have managed to contact all 1500 people connected to exposure sites at Melbourne Airport before travelling into the state.

Dr Bennett said the state is in a very positive position in controlling any potential spread.

The Queensland government has announced new spending and support for touring artists in an effort to quell the effects of COVID-19 on the arts industry.

Queensland’s Minister for the Arts Leanne Enoch says the Queensland government will inject 8.5 billion dollars into the state’s economy and support more than 92,000 jobs for Queenslanders.

The Royal Society of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery will today apologise to the state's Aboriginal communities for stealing and mistreating cultural heritage for more than a century.

Apology would be brought by bringing back traditional owners the 14,000 years old ancient rock art out of the museum collection and back to its home at Preminghana in the state's far north west.

In Japan, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck the eastern coast, leaving millions without power and triggering a landslide.

According to Japan’s Cabinet Secretary Katsunobo Kato, casualties and structural damage are being assessed and at this stage 100 people have been injured.

An outbreak of Ebola has just been declared in Guinea, with three recorded deaths since 2016.

According to Guinea’s health Chief, Sakoba Keita, the Conakry laboratory confirmed the presence of the Ebola virus early Sunday morning.