United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says he plans to mobilise enough international pressure on Myanmar’s military to ensure the Myanmar coup fails.

His comment comes after China blocked a United Nations Security Council joint statement condemning Monday’s coup in Myanmar during a meeting on Tuesday.

A study has found that International travel has had the biggest impact on COVID-19 related deaths for the pandemics first wave.  

The study looked at countries including Spain, France, the UK, America, Italy and Brazil. 

Thailand is urgently tackling a salt-water intrusion problem after the amount of sodium in tap water exceeded the standard level. 

The president in charge of managing the subcommittees said the water is deemed brackish.

Due to the drought this year the government could not afford to use large amounts of freshwater.  

Tourism operators are being encouraged to learn basic Chinese to help attract visitors after the pandemic. 

In July 2020, the Australian Chinese Business Council produced a report from tourism China supporting future growth. 

The Gold Coast is receiving a 3.7 million dollar firefighting and rescue boost.

The initiative is providing the Surfers Paradise Fire and Rescue Station with a new Combined Aerial Pumping appliance and Hydraulic Platform appliance today.

Queensland has reported zero new COVID-19 cases overnight. The state marks 29 days since registering a community transmission. 

Queensland health minister has said the state is calling on anyone who has visited the sites listed by Victoria Health to get tested and quarantine for 14 days.

Australia’s drug regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administer, rejected an application seeking to have two currently prohibited drugs rescheduled as controlled medicines.

The proposal aimed to make it easier for doctors to prescribe psilocybin and MDMA to people suffering from chronic anxiety, depression and PTSD.

International travel restrictions are impacting the mental health of Queensland fruit and vegetable growers.

Without the backpacker workforce that Queensland’s fruit and vegetable industry rely on to pick produce, crop losses from the labour shortage have doubled in the last month.