Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young is “genuinely hopeful” the state has dodged a serious covid outbreak, but warns the threat has not passed. 

On September fifth, two members of a trio who had travelled from New South Wales tested positive and stayed in Queensland for two days. 

There are pushes to amend Queensland’s voluntary assisted dying bill to allow health practitioners who conscientiously object to euthanasia the option to refuse referring patients to these service.

Queensland is set this week to become the fifth state in Australia to legalise voluntary euthanasia for terminally ill patients, amidst opposition from opponents including Catholic Health Australia.

Parents can start making bookings for children aged 12 to 15 to get vaccinated against covid-19.

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation recommends the mRNA-type Moderna vaccine for those aged twelve years and older. 

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the federal government has secured an additional one million Moderna doses.

The voices of young Australians from across the country are set to be amplified from the floor of federal parliament next month as an initiative aimed at developing a diverse new generation of leaders.

The Taliban say Afghan Universities will be segregated by gender, and a new dress code will be introduced.

High Education Minister Abdul Baqi Haqqani indicated women would be allowed to study, but not alongside men.