Whilst Australia’s lockdown rules are easing, Indigenous students are still facing barriers.

The pandemic has heightened a sense of isolation felt by boarding students from remote Indigenous communities.

3,744 Indigenous students attend boarding schools across Australia and have spent time away from their communities throughout COVID-19. The regional education minister is suggesting the travel needs of these students be supported during lockdowns.

Boxing star Manny Pacquiao has announced he will be running for president of the Philippines in 2022.

Senator Pacquiao has come out against the Philippine’s current president criticizing the administration for alleged corruption and its South China sea stance. The boxing world champion said, “We need progress, we need to win against poverty… we are fed up with the promises of change.”

He says he will always be a fighter inside and outside of the ring.

Fraser Island has officially been restored to its Aboriginal name K'Gari.

The largest sand island in the world, located north of Brisbane, will now be officially known as K'Gari. The name translates to “paradise” in the local Butchulla language. 

A traditional smoking ceremony was held two days ago at the Kingfisher Bay Resort in order to celebrate the renaming of the island. This came after years of campaigning for the name to be changed.

Residents of Trinder Park in Woodridge have been told they will possibly lose their homes to a new rail line.

State and Federal governments announced earlier this month nearly four hundred million dollars will be spent on upgrading the rail lines between Kuraby and the Gold Coast ahead of the 2032 Olympics. Local resident Mian Waqar said hours after he was told he was able to move into his newly built home, he received a letter saying that his new house would be bulldozed ahead of the new rail line. 

Health authorities are fearful after Queensland Covid cases passed through the airport on Friday.

Two known cases were at the domestic terminal, sending authorities into high alert. One person waited for more than four hours before boarding a flight, but both were arriving from New South Wales.

People exposed to this sight will require testing yet were not advised to isolate. Authorities will potentially release information regarding the time the man was waiting there for and the gate he left from.

New reports show iconic Australian beachside towns could be washed away.  

Bells beach, Byron bay and Cottesloe are under threat as new scientific modelling indicates severe rising sea levels.

New report from the intergovernmental panel for climate change has indicated that sea levels could rise by 0.84m by the 2100 if action isn’t taken now. 

To combat this, Coastal Risk Australia has introduced an interactive map that can show locals how rising sea levels are directly impacting their communities in order to prompt change.  

Community sport is facing a risk of going under after covid lands teams in financial strife. 

The Australian sports foundation surveyed 833 Australian community sporting groups to learn more about the effect the pandemic has had. The data found 83% of groups are earning around $20,000 less than they were prior to the pandemic and 13% fear they will go under completely. 

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced Auckland will move into level 3 restrictions. Ms Ardern said the Covid restrictions will be taken down from level 4 to level 3 tonight at 11:59pm. 

The city has been in level 4 restrictions for close to 5 weeks, the longest the country has seen. It was confirmed the new cases have not been spread in essential places, proving that infection control works. Ms Ardern said, “Level three is a continuation of stamping out, not a cutting loose of those restrictions.”