Queensland has banned single-use plastic straws, cutlery and plates, as well as containers and cups made from expanded polystyrene.

Initially announced in March, businesses had until 1 September to stop using items listed under the first stage of the state government ban.

Australia’s leading scientists and engineers have told the Morrison government the technologies needed to make significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions already exist.  

Lachlan Murdoch has been invited to appear before a re-convened Senate inquiry into YouTube’s temporary ban on Sky News Australia for uploading videos in breach of the platform’s Covid misinformation policy.

The city of San Francisco has launched a bold initiative to curb rising gun violence by paying high risk individuals to put the guns down and become more productive members of society.

San Francisco will launch the ‘Dream Keeper Fellowship’ as a pilot program in October. 

The United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has warned of a looming "humanitarian catastrophe" in Afghanistan. 

The UN chief has urged countries to provide emergency funding following the departure of US forces.

The JobKeeper scheme is under fire after reports the Federal Government plans to deny transparency to Australians by refusing to release the billionaire businesses that wrongly received JobKeeper.

Coalition MPs are reportedly pushing Prime Minister Scott Morrison into the government’s school chaplaincy program to address concerns that activism against global heating is causing mental health problems for Australian children. 

From September 13, children aged between 12-15 will be eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine.

This comes after the Queensland School cluster, causing thousands of school students into home isolation.