A little pygmy possum has been found on Kangaroo Island almost a year on from bushfires that were feared to have destroyed its habitat. 

The discovery has been labelled as very exciting by fauna ecologist Pat Hodgens as there have only ever been 113 records of the animal. 

The world’s smallest possum resides predominantly in Tasmania and Kangaroo Island in South Australia.

The Northern Territory government banned news outlet, NT Independent in April from media conferences and refuses to answer their questions. 

Media freedom advocate Peter Greste believes this ban should be reversed and the NT government has a responsibility to be "open, transparent and accountable to all news organisations"

The Alliance for Journalists' Freedom, founded by Greste, has offered to mediate the dispute. 

A recent survey of Job Keeper payment recipients shows some were left with as little as $7 per day after paying rent.

Anglicare Australia surveyed around 600 Centrelink recipients from the past 5 months to find 72 per cent were skipping meals each week. 

Welfare groups are concerned about what effects upcoming cuts to the payment might have.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk refused to say if she used a private email account for ministerial business before a ban on using personal accounts for government work came into effect in 2018. 

During an estimates hearing on Monday, Opposition MP Fiona Simpson said the Liberal National Party had received an anonymous email showing correspondence between then energy minister, Mark Bailey and Ms Palaszczuk, using the personal accounts discussing a potential government appointment on April 22, 2015.

An ally and former lawyer of Donald Trump has failed an attempt to decertify Joe Biden’s election victories in Michigan and Georgia.

Mr Trump and his allies have filed lawsuits in states won in his 2016 campaign, making unfounded claims of fraud. 

A US Judge said the claims have not only been made too late, but lacked the legal standing to bring a lawsuit.

The Mapuche communities, one of the poorest and most discriminated-against groups in Chile have been fighting increased militarised police presence and violence.

In recent months, Mapuche groups have been attacking and torching trucks, farms, homes and forest lands owned by lumber companies in an attempt to reclaim their ancestral lands.

The Mapuche communities make up roughly 12 percent of the country’s population but they are still not recognised by the Chilean constitution. 

Labor have called for a parliamentary inquiry to evaluate the rise and threat of right-wing extremism in Australia. 

Labor’s Home Affairs spokesperson Kristina Keneally said it’s a growing and real threat in Australia that needs both laws and tools to address.

The party will vote today as they move towards referring the matter to Parliament.

Queensland will open its borders to South Australia, as the state recorded no new coronavirus cases in the last week. 

Queensland's Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said the decision was made on the condition that there are no additional cases that can be linked to the Parafield COVID-19 cluster

On Saturday, it will be 28 days since the first case.

Queensland’s recent scorching weather is expected to drop by this weekend as cool winds come in from the south.

The Bureau of Meteorology said winds are expected to ease hot conditions and bring temperatures to below Queensland’s December average.

Fraser Island even received overnight rain which assisted firefights in their battle against the fires.