New data from James Cook and Monash university shows that for Australia to reach herd immunity, teenagers need to get the Covid-vaccine.

85% of the total population needs to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity.

It is expected that tougher restrictions will ease when 70-80% of the national population is vaccinated.

From next Monday, September 13th, Pfizer vaccines will be available for children aged 12 to 15.

Special forces claim to have ousted Guinea’s long serving President Alpha Conde on Sunday, telling the West African nation they had dissolved its government, constitution and closed its land and air borders.

The elite army unit’s head Mamady Doumbouya says that “poverty and endemic corruption” drove them to remove the president from power.

Alassane Diallo, a resident of Conakry, says, “While the President was proclaiming everywhere that he wanted to govern differently by annihilating corruption, the embezzlement of public funds increased.”

Yesterday’s Father’s Day celebrations saw hundreds meet at the QLD and NSW border in Coolangatta.

Police monitored the border zones, but no one was asked to move on.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is continuing the border talks with NSW officials, but at this point no agreement has been reached.

There have been calls for improved accessibility for people living with disabilities in regional tourist zones.

Laura McCarthy, living with a functional neurological disorder which causes mobility issues, was unable to access shops and tourist attractions when she recently visited Gympie.

Ms McCarthy was disappointed when her companion card, which allows carers into participating venues and public transport for free, was rejected at the Mary Valley Rattler. 

Disability support can be harder to enforce in areas where there is a volunteer workforce.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced increased freedoms for fully vaccinated residents could be expected when the state reaches its vaccine target.

Mr Andrews says, “We’re going to move to a situation where, to protect the health system, we are going to lock out people who are not vaccinated and can be.”

Regional Victoria, showing lower infection rates, will be the first area to test out this ‘vaccine passport’.
 

Women holding peaceful demonstrations in Kabul have been confronted by Taliban forces.

The protest was held at the Afghan Defence Ministry to demand equal rights for women as they fear the new Taliban rule will target women.

The Taliban force reacted to the protests by running into the crowd and firing their weapons in the air.

Taliban has promised and inclusive government and a moderate form of islamic rule than when they last ruled the country from 1996 to 2001.