Prime Minister Scott Morrison plans to open international travel by “Christmas at the latest”

Mr Morrison announced from Washington last week that the national reopening plan will allow for people to travel again. This was prompted as Australia is set to hit one in two having their second dose this week.

The national plan says international travel will resume for fully vaccinated Australians once the national average reaches the 80% vaccine target. 

Parliament is facing backlash for not reflecting a culturally diverse Australia.

According to the 2016 census, Asian ancestry claimed 14.4 percent of the population. Of the 227 members in federal Parliament, Asian or south-Asian heritage makes up only 2.2%.  

Iceland accidently celebrated electing a female majority parliament. 

The initial vote counted 33 out of the 63 seats were taken by women. However a recount placed the count at 30. 

Despite the miscalculation, Iceland still holds the highest percentage for women legislators in Europe at 48%.

A public health alert has been issued for Eatons Hill, Albany Creek, Aspley, and Rocklea after a confirmed case of Covid has been detected. 

A man in his 30s who has not travelled overseas or interstate tested positive yesterday. 

Authorities are still unsure how he came in contact with the virus. 

This comes as Queensland Premier Annastasia Palaszcuk announced yesterday revised modelling should be available by the end of the week to indicate Queensland's path to reopening to the rest of the country. 

Queensland’s migration boom could push for daylight savings. 

Over 30,000 southerners have relocated to Queensland in the past year, sparking a fresh debate regarding daylight savings in the state.

Dr Thomas Sigler, a senior human geographer at the University of Queensland, spearheaded a recent study showing a clear majority of Queenslanders in favour of a daylight savings return, almost 30 years following its trial.

Brisbane and the rest of the east coast are being warned about week-long thunder storms to come. 

Forecasting experts at the Bureau of meteorology are saying heavy rain and wind could cause severe damage as the storm season approaches. 

Senior forecaster, Miriam Bradbury says residents could expect “damaging wind, large hail and heavy rain which can lead to flash flooding.” Ms Bradbury says the heavy weather is due to start tomorrow.

Remote Northern Territory vaccination levels are not set to meet November targets as its current rate.

Remote communities will not reach the 80% vaccination target of the adult population until late January if it proceeds at its current pace.

Communities in the Barkly region have the lowest vaccination coverage at just 19% for administered first doses. 

The past fortnight has only seen a 3% increase in Northern Territory’s remote communities, pushing for the government to advance the rollout.

Australian children are likely to be exposed to more extreme weather, according to new environmental research.

New research from the latest UN climate report has found children born in 2020 will experience up to four times as many heatwaves and far more bushfires and droughts than those born in 1960.

This has prompted young people to lead with charge against climate change with an Australian contingent headed to an international youth environment forum in Milan this year.  

Petrol stations are running dry as UK truck drivers continue to strike. 

The drivers are staging a stay-home strike over pay disputes, after many have been forced to take a de-facto pay cut, with pay increases lower than inflation. 

Economic disruption in the wake of Covid, Brexit, and years of underinvestment have amounted to a widespread supply chain crisis in the UK.