Youtube Bans Anti-Vax Content

Social media platform Youtube is now blocking all anti-vaccine content from its services. 

Examples of this content include claiming the flu shot can cause infertility, and the MMR shot causing autism. Prominent anti-vaccine activists such as Joseph Mercole will also be blocked from the platform.

New CSIRO Research Station

The CSIRO is developing a new research station in Forest Hill to further its research into new agricultural technologies. 

CSIRO Agriculture and Food Director Dr Michiel van Lookeren Campagne says the new 77 hectare facility will allow the national science agency to conduct high-tech field trials and observations for crops throughout the northern cropping zone, which extends from central Queensland to central New South Wales.

Crackdown on Nicotine Vaping

Businesses will no longer be able to exploit a loophole in importation legislation to sell nicotine ‘vapes’, the smoking tool gaining popularity with teens, as new legislation gives Border Force the power to intercept any package containing the products. 

Disaster Payments to Reduce

The federal government has announced plans to reduce the current COVID-19 disaster payments as vaccination rates continue to rise.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Australians need to adjust to life with the virus, and by reducing disaster payments the country can begin to open up again. 

La Palma Eruption Reaches Ocean

Lava from the Cumbre Veija volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma has reached the ocean after nine days of flow. 

The lava has already destroyed 600 homes and plantations, with the response committee concerned the ocean contact may trigger explosions and clouds of toxic gases around the other Canary Islands.