Traditional owners and environmental groups are calling out the South Australian authorities for permitting the killing of southern hairy-nosed wombats on the Yorke Peninsula. 

This permit allows farmers under laws to kill ‘abundant wildlife’ which are ‘causing damage’. 

Member of Humane Society International Evan Quartermain says ‘there is no excuse for the permit, considering there are simple solutions to prevent damage such as wombat gates. 

Suspected carriers of the Novel Coronavirus in Australia could soon be banned from entering crowded public spaces.

Human health “response zones” may also be declared, prohibiting people from being in large crowds such as shopping centres and schools.

Attorney-General Christian Porter says that it’s “very likely that these laws will get used on a larger scale”.

Local Brisbane man suffering from Motor Neuron Disease will release a new single to raise money for others with the disease this Saturday. 

John Hanley is using his voice before the disease takes it away from him, he says he wanted the song to be a little bit about MND without mentioning MND and instead talks about overall suffering.

Mr Hanley will release the song ‘Home’ this Saturday. 

Paramedics attended a two-vehicle crash in Yeppoon early this morning with two male patients sustaining injuries.

A male patient in his twenties has been airlifted to Rockhampton Hospital in a critical condition with head, chest, pelvic and leg injuries with the second patient in a stable condition to be transported by road also sustaining leg injuries.

Senior officials from CFMEU Mining and Energy will argue against exemptions for mining executives regarding the industrial manslaughter laws before a Queensland Parliamentary Committee tonight.  

CFMEU Mining and Energy Queensland President Stephen Smyth says the industrial manslaughter laws are in place to ensure that workers take responsibility for their safety obligations. 

President Smyth says Parliament ‘must not give mining bosses a free pass on industrial manslaughter’. 

A child has died after a boat capsized off the Greek Island of Lesbos, the event being the first reported fatality since Turkey opened its border letting migrants enter Europe.

It is reported the passengers "overturned" the boat, Greek officials commenting this is a "common tactic" used by traffickers to force a rescue

Forty-six were rescued and two children taken to hospital, one of whom could not be revived.

Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar ends her 2020 presidential campaign.

Ms Klobuchar follows the departure of the other democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg.

Both are set to travel to Dallas to support Joe Biden this week.

The number of remaining candidates in the race has dropped to 5.

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has launched the National Waiting Time Survey, designed to identify how much time Australians spend in GP waiting rooms nation-wide.

The survey will quantify where patients are spending the most time sitting in waiting rooms, and where patients have the shortest wait. 

The National President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, George Tambassis says that the ‘health system is already under pressure and isn’t adapting to our aging and growing population.’ 

The Department of Home Affairs has released an Aboriginal man from immigration detention following a High Court Decision ruling that Aboriginal people cannot be ruled "Aliens" under the Constitution of Australia. Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo said the man "clearly met" the High Court Indigeneity test. The Department is currently reviewing approximately 20 similar cases.

The measures introduced include; tripling emergency department capacity and doubling intensive care capacity across all hospitals, purchasing an additional 120 ventilators, $25 million worth of medicines, ensuring adequate staffing, and additional capacity for fever clinics. 

Premier Palaszczuk says she hopes that these measures will not be needed but it is better to be prepared.