Queensland Health has announced a ban on unvaccinated healthcare students from participating in clinical placements.

The decision came into effect on Wednesday at 8:00pm and only allows students with two doses of Pfizer or AstraZeneca to complete clinical placements. 

The Gold Coast Centre Against Sexual Violence has raised concerns over a lack of housing support for sexual assault survivors.

Director Di MacLeod said that shelters were available for women experiencing domestic violence, but there wasn't a dedicated pathway to housing for survivors who were assaulted by anyone except their partner.

Macleay Island residents' water will be turned off for twelve hours overnight due to a pipeline leak.  

Works for a permanent solution are underway; however, temporarily, water is being redirected with the use of a temporary pipeline to carry water to the island.

Donna Ah Chee, the CEO of Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, said the indigenous health organisation has received threats over COVID-19 vaccinations.

After vaccinating many locals in their remote clinics in central Northern Territory, the organisation received two phone calls accusing them of “killing indigenous people”.

This was concerning to Ms Ah Chee, as she was worried some religious leaders were discouraging indigenous Australians from receiving the vaccine.
 

After a six month trial run last year, cameras designed to catch people not wearing seatbelts or using their mobile phones while driving will be a permanent fixture as of July 26th.

There is going to be a three-month grace period from July 26th where offenders will receive a notice but no fine.

Starting Friday, using the Check In QLD app will be mandatory at supermarkets, shopping centres, and other businesses.

Health minister Yvette D’ath said that an additional 77,000 businesses signed up to the app in the last two weeks.

Following a deal between the federal government and Pfizer, supply of Pfizer vaccines will more than triple to one million weekly doses starting on July 19.

This may be cause for state and federal governments to once again change the vaccine rollout schedule as the vaccine may become available to more Australians under 40 years of age.

Australia is facing criticism from human rights groups and indigenous advocates for failing to acknowledge a recommendation from the United Nations to raise the age of criminal liability to fourteen years old.

At a UN hearing in January this year, thirty countries agreed to raise the age of criminal liability to fourteen.