The Federal government has been scrutinized after failing to live up to their promise to plant a billion trees, a commitment made in September of 2018. 

It has been revealed that less than 1% of their target goal has been reached 3 years later and at the current rate, it’ll take another 357 years to reach the end target.

Executives from some of Australia's largest businesses have protested against the National Cabinet in attempts to remove lockdowns in Australia, claiming they’re creating a “mental health emergency”. 

Over 80 executives participated in the event by writing an open letter which will be published in all major newspapers later today, begging government officials to ease restrictions and pledge to do whatever they can to vaccinate their employees.

Doctors have warned officials that the Hervey Bay Hospital is “overflowing” and is “extremely overcapacity”, and that they had called a Code Yellow 10 times in the month of August. 

Intensive Care Unit Doctor and Together Union delegate, Raju Pusapati, told the ABC, "There's not enough staff, allied health, nursing, medical staff to look after everybody. The emergency caseload is so much that the hospital is overflowing”.

The senior Queensland police figure has conceded the state government's pitch to shift border checkpoints. 

The Queensland government's pitch to shift the checkpoints southward has been labelled a ‘very complicated public law problem’ and the idea has now been scrapped.

Australia has secured half a million doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines in a deal with Singapore.

The agreement means that 500,000 Pfizer doses will arrive this week for distribution next week

Mr Morrison says it will accelerate the vaccination rollout as Australia perseus to reach a vaccination coverage target of 70 and 80 percent of the population aged 16 and above

US President, Joe Biden, has defended his withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan stating that “leaving August the 31st, is not due to an arbitrary deadline. It was designed to save American lives”. 
 

Biden claimed that a tough choice was made, either to leave or escalate- saying, “ I was not going to extend this forever war. And I was not extending a forever exit."

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is expected to announce whether or not restrictions will be eased in Victoria. 

Victorians are anxiously awaiting the news from the Premier as the government prepares to announce a number of changes this morning. 

However, The Premier has warned Victorians not to expect any major lifting of the stay-at-home orders as covid cases grow throughout the state.

The Queensland Government has eased quarantine rules on interstate students, declaring that students who study in New South Wales but reside in Queensland will be able to quarantine at home. 

This comes after a state and federal initiative was announced to start easing international arrivals into home quarantine.

Queensland has now eased its border restrictions with the Northern Territory with no restrictions currently in place.

However, Queensland Health Officials are on high alert after a South Australian truck driver tested positive after being in New South Wales.