The ARIA Awards have announced today that they will include a gender-neutral awards category to embrace equality and the true diversity of the music industry.

Replacing the previous categories which included five nominees each for Best Female Artist or Best Male Artist, there will now be ten nominees for the Best Artist category. 

5 Runcorn State High School students have been forced into isolation after socialising with students from neighbouring school Saint Thomas More College. 

1000 families attending Saint Thomas More’s have been isolating since a 13-year-old girl was infectious in class for three days.

A geology team at the University of Queensland, are revealing some volcanoes draw their lava from a much shallower depth than previously thought. 

Lead researcher, volcanologist Dr Theresa Ubide says hotspot volcanoes have a natural filter which sifts out impurities in the lava, creating the illusion it came from deeper in the earth.

Greens MP for Maiwar Michael Berkman is proposing a private member’s bill which would see the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14.

The proposal aims to relocate children under fourteen convicted of crimes out of detention centres and into safe housing for rehabilitation.

Education Minister Alan Tudge is calling for the federal government to adopt the international definition of Anti-semitism amidst a rise of violence against Australian Jews in the community. 

Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States are set to announce a new defence pact today, including the sharing of highly advanced nuclear-powered submarine technologies. 

The tri-national pact will attempt to advance Australia’s current naval fleet in an effort to enforce security in the Indo-Pacific region.

Melbourne has announced harsher restrictions in the CBD for this weekend to counteract anticipated lockdown protests.

The restrictions would stop all public transport including busses, trains, and trams to the city centre, effectively implementing a police barricade. 

The Brisbane festival is in the middle of its three week revival, relying on local artists to celebrate Queensland optimism. 

Whilst the pandemic intervened with the program, they have included many local artists in order to create a sense of positivity and celebration despite the circumstances.