Leading epidemiologists are encouraging Australian’s not to ‘freak out’ if they catch COVID after lockdowns lift.

Infectious Disease physician and microbiologist at Canberra Hospital, Professor Peter Colington, said people should ‘want’ to get the virus if they are vaccinated to better build up immunity. 

A recent push from Victoria Police for protests to be run safely in the city has come after months of violent confrontations during multiple rallies in Melbourne. 

A review into Victoria police responses during anti-lockdown protests have revealed concerns about inadequate training and tactical shortcomings. 

The review found members of the force felt let down by the Victorian police and the Police Association has recommended urgent changes into how the force handles demonstrations.

Grieving parents are now entitled to leave after the Federal Government passed new laws validating pregnancy loss. New South Wales public sector employees are now entitled to up to 5 days leave while big businesses like Zip flexible payments, Westpac and Price Waterhouse Coopers have also announced their own early pregnancy loss leave policies.

The legislation gives women and partners the right to 2 days paid leave after pregnancy loss before 20 weeks. 

The New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) will hold public hearings for the next two weeks as part of their investigation into whether Ms Berejiklian breached public trust or turned a blind eye to any alleged corrupt behaviour by her ex-boyfriend, Daryl Maguire. 

Former liberal MP for Wagga Wagga, Mr Maguire, has been the subject of a lengthy ICAC investigation spurred by his admission during a hearing in 2018 that he sought payment to help broker a deal with a Chinese property developer. 

Queensland will be reopen to all other Australian states by Christmas, as health authorities urge all Queenslanders to get vaccinated before then.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced November 19 as the date given for Queensland to hit 70% of its population fully vaccinated at which point travel would be allowed again from hotspots with some conditions. 

December 17 has been locked in as the expected date for 80% of people double-dosed, which would see a further easing of restrictions.

Australia’s healthcare system is generating tonnes of COVID waste with new research finding a healthcare organisation in Melbourne increasing their clinical waste by 40% during the pandemic. 

Doctor Forbes McGain has long been on a war against waste at Western Health's hospital at Sunshine in Melbourne's north and says that a nurse may go through 30 gowns in one standard day. Overall, waste streams are up 8.5% from 2.3 million kilograms in 2019 to 2.5 million kilograms this year. 

According to a new report China has tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in a move that caught United States intelligence by surprise. 

The missile launched in August and circled the globe before speeding towards its target, which it missed by about two dozen miles according to three individuals briefed on the intelligence. 

Two of those individuals said the test showed how far China has progressed on hypersonic weaponry. China announced earlier this year that it will increase its defence budget by 6.8% in 2022.