Government offers new loans to stranded citizens.
The Federal Government is offering new loans to Australians stranded overseas.
Limits on flights and the high cost of hotel quarantine have left huge numbers unable to return.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told parliament that 23,000 Australians want to come home.
South Australia declared Covid-free.
South Australia has declared zero active cases of Coronavirus for the first time since May.
A nurse returning from Victoria has recovered from the virus after isolating in a medi-hotel in Adelaide.
No new cases have been reported in the state for 10 days.
Calls for council to provide face masks for bus drivers.
The Brisbane City Council has been called to provide face masks for Brisbane bus drivers.
Opposition councillors made an urgency motion when it was revealed the council has a stockpile of 30,000 masks.
The LNP majority voted against the motion, however, say they are ready to provide masks if needed.
Aged care worker tests positive to Covid-19.
A staff member at an aged care home in Laidley has been confirmed as one of two new Covid-19 cases in the state this morning.
One resident and a small number of staff who had contact with the infected person are self-isolating as a precaution.
Testing is underway for all staff and residents of the Karinya Place facility.
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Pope Francis addresses faithful outside Vatican.
Pope Francis has made his first public appearance in almost six months addressing followers outside the Vatican on Wednesday.
In his address the Pope urged those present to come together in solidarity with one another in the wake of COVID-19.
500 faithful followers were in attendance at the address, all wearing masks and adhering to social distancing measures.
Russian opposition leader poisoned.
Authorities have confirmed that Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny has been poisoned in an attempted murder.
Mr Navalny remains in a coma after findings reveal he was poisoned using a Novichok nerve agent, in what German chancellor Angela Merkel has described as an attempt to silence him.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned the attack, describing it as outrageous, and says the world will be looking to Russia for answers.
Federal government to protect genuine Indigenous art from unlawful reproduction.
The Federal Government has announced that for the first time it is considering introducing legislation to protect genuine Indigenous art.
A parliamentary inquiry has found that Indigenous cultural items are being reproduced without consent, and Minister for First Australians Ken Wyatt says he wants to stamp out the practice.
Australia officially enters first recession in 30 years.
Australia is now officially in its first recession in over 30 years, with GDP falling 7 per cent for the June quarter.
The Australian Bureau of statistics has confirmed that this is Australia’s second consecutive quarter at a loss; a trend which meets the definition of a recession.
GDP in Australia hasn’t seen a decline this severe since 1974, and economists are attributing the 7 per cent decline to the impacts of COVID-19.
Queensland government to preserve and promote Indigenous languages.
The Palaszczuk government has announced a new Indigenous language policy which will aim to preserve, promote and revitalise some of the world’s oldest languages.
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Craig Crawford has described the policy as another significant step towards a reframed relationship with First Nations People.