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The United States’ Biden Administration is suing Texas for their ‘unconstitutional’ abortion ban.

This comes after the Supreme Court last week allowed Texas to introduce an abortion ban on women who are more than 6 weeks pregnant, and didn’t make any exceptions for cases of incest and rape.

From Monday, September 13, Toowoomba residents will have greater access to the Covid-19 vaccine with the opening of a new community-based vaccination hub.

The new hub in a converted Clifford Gardens Shopping Centre carpark will replace the clinic at Baillie Henderson Hospital, offering 14 more vaccination bays.

Waste management company Cleanaway announced their partnership with social enterprise TradeMutt this week, to promote conversations about mental health in the workplace.

Cleanaway’s executive general manager human resources Joh Bigersson said it’s crucial the company provides support in a range of ways to remove the barriers to reach out. 

Starting Monday, the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT will begin their 6-week vaccination drive to vaccinate at least 90% of the Indigenous community.

John Paterson the chief executive of the organisation said that the Northern Territory shouldn’t accept less than 90-95% of Indigenous Territorians being vaccinated against Covid-19.

The Federal Government has not denied trying to drop climate targets when negotiating a trade deal with the United Kingdom after emails were leaked from a UK Official.

The email shows how the UK agreed to ‘drop both climate asks’ in order to get the trade deal with Australia over the line.

The first commercial flight since the US-led evacuation has left Kabul airport on route for Qatar.

The flight has instilled hope in people stranded in Afghanistan and has been marked as an important step in regaining some degree of ‘normality’.

The Queensland Government has announced they will be investing in Queensland company Buildsafe as part of the state’s Covid-19 Economic Recovery Plan and to promote construction safety. 

Treasurer and Minister for Investment Cameron Dick said Queensland dwelling approvals are up thirty-seven percent since May 2020, generating high demand for the safety solutions provided by Buildsafe.

Queensland marine biologist and anti-plastic straw campaigner Nicole Nash said she is proud to have been made ‘redundant’ after the state government banned all single-use plastic.

Nash started the ‘Last Straw’ campaign back in 2016 and by 2019, Nash had over half a million plastic straws stored in a bedroom of her house.