Following a Humans Rights Watch report earlier this week which documented more than 100 executions of former Afghanistan government officials, nations have condemned the Taliban regime in a joint statement. 

More than 22 nations demanded that the Taliban uphold its pledge not to harm former government officials, with the regime denying the allegations in a statement to the BBC. 

This follows an August report by Amnesty International have found numerous reports of targeted killings near Dahani Qul village with 11 former soldiers killed and 2 civilians.

The company who wants to build a new dump at Ipswich as part of a 200 million recycling centre will be called in by State Development Steven Miles as Ipswich City Council rejected the landfill but accepted the recycling centre. 

Wanless Recyclers are now appealing the application in the Planning and Environment Court. 

Mr Miles says the call in of the full Wanless application will require Wanless to demonstrate capacity in reducing waste to landfill.

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. 

Acting Chief Health Officer Dr Peter Aitken says the six new cases in quarantine consisted of interstate and international travellers.

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.

Darryn Munn, the man’s father has said the entire family is scared and that the man has fled for fear of his life after seeing the footage of the police officer giggling.

The Queensland Police Service has told the ABC South West District that it is conducting internal inquiries.

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. 

A spokesperson for Mr Joyce says a "contrite apology has been given and accepted" with both parties wanting the issue ended.

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. 

A spokesman for the Prime Minister has said that the positive result has no impact on Mr Morrison.

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.