Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his longtime political rival Abdullah Abdullah have signed a historic power-sharing deal.

This move to share power had ended a months-long political deadlock and could serve to end the country’s long going war,

The US government has praised this move with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying this is a step forward but should have been done sooner.

It has been reported Emirates airlines is looking to cut around 30,000 jobs  and plan on retiring A380 planes to reduce costs

Airlines across the world have counted the cost of the Coronavirus on travelling habits. With many borders still closed, air travel is down over 90% from this time last year.

Following the easing of restrictions, Emirates are resuming flights to nine destinations on May 21st.
 

As businesses across the country start to reopen and restrictions are lessened, more people will be turning to public transport. 

While there may be less people using public transport at this time, we are still being asked to follow social distancing and hygiene guidelines to keep everyone safe. 

Cash is still not being accepted so commuters must use their Go Cards and enter through the back doors so they can retain a safe distance to avoid further transmission

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned parents he plans to scrap “free childcare” on June 28, calling the scheme “unsustainable”.

The current free childcare pandemic pledge was designed in the early stages of COVID-19, 

While the Prime Minister recently said that “no final decision” has been made, he stressed that parents should not expect the arrangements to remain in place indefinitely.
 

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says that state borders may remain closed till September to reduce the risk of reinfection occurring due to interstate travel. 

This comes as infection rates slow across the country with sporadic flare-ups in Victoria and New South Wales

Palaszczuk is optimistic about opening the borders to the rest of Australia but warns caution and that things can change rapidly in these conditions. 

Since the restrictions being recently lifted in Queensland allowing more travel, more activities, and larger gatherings Queensland currently has two new cases of the coronavirus.

Further restrictions are planned to be lifted in June and July, however everyone needs to continue playing their part to protect themselves and the more vulnerable in the community.

A total of 1,037 Queenslanders (98 per cent of total cases) have now recovered from COVID-19.