There are no new local Covid19 cases in Queensland on Sunday but six travellers have been detected in home and hotel quarantine. 

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved the Pfizer vaccination for use in Australian children aged 5 to 11. 

Footage from Cunnamulla of a police officer threatening to flog an Indigenous man has led to an informal internal review.

In footage where the officer is speaking to the man’s sister he says the man should turn himself in otherwise the man would be flogged.

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has apologized for an incident involving NT Senator Sam McMahon.

A witness told the ABC that when Nationals colleagues were putting Senator McMahon into a taxi following a Christmas Party that she proceeded to throw several punches towards Nationals director Jonathon Hawkes. 

Federal Parliament is to shutting to the public after a Greens staffer has tested positive for COVID19. 

Greens Leader Adam Bandt who was in direct contact with the staffer who tested positive says he is isolating while awaiting results. 

Several people are injured after a military truck ran into a crowd of protesters in Yangon, Myanmar. 

Witnesses told local media that the soldiers opened fire into the crowd of fleeing protestors and beat others. The military says they had “dispersed” the crowd. 

More than 1200 people have been killed in the protests since February's coup.

Watermelon and chilli prices are set to rise after torrential rain destroyed up to 85% of summer crops across Queensland last fortnight.

The wet weather has saturated growers properties, making operating heavy machinery impossible, and ruining fruit due to overhydration.