Taliban deputy leader Adbul Ghani Baradar was confirmed to be alive, following rumours of his death. 

The political leader said he is absolutely fine and healthy.

Until Wednesday 15th of September, Baradar had not been seen in public since the 15th of August, sparking rumours of his death amidst an internal split in the Taliban.

Voluntary assisted dying was legalised in Queensland after the bill passed in Parliament yesterday following a prolonged debate. 

Queensland is the fifth state in Australia to legalise voluntary assisted dying, following Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and South Australia.

The laws allow terminally ill individuals over the age of eighteen who meet strict criteria to request medical assistance to end their lives.

Queensland Premier Anastasia Palaszczuk has denied any involvement in a raid of the state's integrity watchdog by the Public Service Commission.

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli asked the premier at question time in parliament yesterday if the Queensland Labor party was involved in the raid.

Ms Palaszczuck described the claims as just allegations, but said her government was investigating.

Lismore has been removed from the Queensland border bubble as a positive case of COVID was detected in the city.
At 6pm on the 16th of September 2021, Lismore was included in the restricted border zone with the rest of New South Wales.
At the same time, Lismore went into a 7-day lockdown.
Now, only people travelling for work who have had at least one vaccine can cross the Queensland border.

Religious schools in Victoria are set to be banned from firing people based on their sexual and gender identities.
The bill to reform the Equal Opportunity Act is expected to be introduced to parliament later this year.
Victorian Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes has said that the reforms will close a "hurtful gap" in the state’s anti-discrimination laws.

A Biloela family in community detention in perth was issued new bridging visas to get emergency medical care for their daughter. 

The visas issued in June and were set to expire next week.

The family lost a final high court appeal to stop the cancellation of their visas which would see them deported to Sri Lanka.

Australia has drawn criticism from China over its acquisition of new nuclear submarines as part of the recently solidified  AUKUS alliance.

A spokesperson for Beijing publicly condemned the AUKUS alliance, saying it undermined regional peace and stability, intensifying the arms race.

This latest development has strained the already tense relationship between the two countries, which has only become more volatile in the wake of Australia calling for an inquiry into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.