Jobseeker payments will be extended until the end of March 2021.

The temporary coronavirus supplement will be available to unemployed Australians at a reduced rate under a federal government decision to boost the $16.8 billion payment.

The Chief Health Officer of Queensland, Jeannette Young, is optimistic that borders will open to Victoria by early December.

With Melbourne’s eleventh consecutive day of zero cases, Young proclaims this progress is “exciting” and ignites hope that travel will be allowed between the states by Christmas.

Australian anti-family violence campaigner Natasha Stott Despoja has been elected to the UN’s Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.

The former South Australian senator has joined a body of 23 independent experts that oversee the advancement of UN member states’ processes to eradicate discrimination against women.

Pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, has produced a COVID-19 vaccine that may be 90% effective in terminating the spread of the virus.

Although still early, 94 infections have been treated so far in the trial, where tests results have looked promising.

Six weeks of heavy fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan have come to an end.

The Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has stated he has signed a deal with Azerbaijan and Russia’s leaders to cease the military battle over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The US stock market has risen after the promising outlook of a COVID-19 vaccine was announced by Pfizer and BioNTech.

The release of a potential cure being available soon has raised hopes among the nation, who have endured business shut downs and the death of over 230,000 Americans.