Taliban insurgents have seized the presidential palace in Kabul after taking nearly all of the country in just over a week.

A Taliban spokesman and negotiator has told The Associated Press the militant group is holding talks aimed at forming an "open, inclusive Islamic government" in Afghanistan.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced in a press conference this morning that the state has recorded 7 new cases of Covid-19.

All 7 cases are linked to the Indooroopilly delta variant cluster.

Ms Palaszczuk urges Queenslanders to stay at home during quarantine as one of the cases wasn’t detected until day 12.  

The Queensland Police are cracking down on motorists who are disobeying safety rules on the road.

Authorities say that many motorists go to extreme lengths to break the laws when it comes to wearing a seatbelt.

The Noosa Temple of Satan went to the Supreme Court on Thursday to push for Satanists to teach religious instruction in schools.

Temple founder Robin Bristow also known as Brother Samael Demo-Gorgon said many Satanists don’t believe Satan is real, rather they use Satan as a metaphor for rebellion.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has formally been handed a list of recommendations this week addressing concerns over a culture of sexism and misogyny in Canberra by a group of female youth activists.

Twenty year old university student and activist Jazmin Wright says “enough is enough” and wants to see change not only now but for the future too.

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott joins calls for a Royal Commission into the handling of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

A group of Labor backbench MPs and independent senator Rex Patrick have also called for a royal commission.

English police reported there was a shooting in the portside city of Plymouth where a number of people died.

Local MP Johnny Mercer says the shootings were not terror related.

The police confirmed there were a number of fatalities at the scene and that several other casualties are receiving treatment.