An English backpacker who worked as a waitress in Sydney has won her battle with the Australian Tax Office over the so-called backpacker tax in the High Court..

The woman claimed she had been discriminated against because of her nationality when she was made to pay tax at a different rate to Australian residents. 

Migration lawyers have expressed concerns over the Administrative Appeals Tribunals Latest report, which revealed the tribunal is under-resourced to process the immense backlog of visa applications, despite the number of new applications being reduced due to COVID-19 related border closures.

AAT president David Thomas says the tribunal is not sufficiently resourced to substantially reduce their on hand caseload. 

Facebook will shut down its facial recognition system and delete the face print data of 1 billion users after growing concerns about the technology and its misuse.

Facebook’s new parent company Meta has announced the change will represent one of the largest shifts in facial recognition usage in the technology’s history. 

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-European Football Association (UEFA) president Michel Platini have been charged with fraud over unlawfully arranging a payment of $2.94 million. 

The Office of the Attorney-General of Switzerland has said the two men were indicted following a six-year investigation into the payment Blatter authorised from FIFA to Platini in 2011.

Scientists from the University of Southern Queensland are developing new technologies that will allow astronauts to grow food on the moon.

The Artificial Intelligence software will use sensors to analyse plants onboard space flights, to detect early signs of stress, allowing astronauts to repair any damage as soon as possible.

A COVID-19 vaccination mandate for aged care visitors in Queensland has been recommended by the peak body, Aged and Community Services Australia. 

The body is currently working with consumer groups and the country’s chief health officers on a revised industry code for visitation to residential aged care. 

The Federal Government is looking to halve the proposed capacity for their Pinkenba quarantine facility in Queensland, due to the ease in travel restrictions. 

This decision comes after the state suggested international arrivals could quarantine at home sooner than expected. 

Plans are underway to build a zero-carbon new mine in Western Australia. 

Mining company Oz Minerals wants its next project in West Musgrave to be carbon neutral. 

Missing four year old Cleo Smith has been found alive and well in Carnarvon Western Australia, and has since been reunited with her parents.

Her discovery comes over two weeks after she was first reported missing from her parents campsite.