Queensland’s borders will open next week: Here’s what will change

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a series of new measures for interstate travellers will be imposed four days earlier than initially planned. The sunshine state has almost reached its 80 per cent fully vaccinated milestone. Here’s everything you need to know about entering and leaving Queensland once the new border rules come into effect:…

US to diplomatically boycott Beijing Olympics, China threatens “resolute countermeasures”

The United States has revealed it will not send government officials or delegates to the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China as part of a diplomatic boycott. The White House said the boycott was linked to China’s human rights “atrocities”. U.S. delegates and officials are set to be notably absent from February’s 2022 Winter…