An experimental Johnson & Johnson (J&J) HIV vaccine that uses the same technology as successful shots against Covid-19 and Ebola, has failed to provide women in Southern Africa with significant protection against the virus, researchers said on Tuesday.

The disappointing results are the latest in a long history of setbacks to the global effort to develop a safe and effective HIV vaccine

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

Tensions are rising from environmentalists after both the Coalition and Labor party voted to move a disallowance motion in Parliament to prevent $50m in public grants going to gas explorers in the Northern Territory. 

This comes after senior Liberal Party figure Paul Espie, whose Empire Energy is expected to receive half of the $50m in funding from his Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling grant program.

Brisbane’s famous Oktoberfest has been cancelled for the second year in a row, with festival officials announcing the festival will return in October next year. 

The reason behind the cancellation is due to the evolving COVID-19 situations in both New South Wales and Victoria.

Brisbane City Lord Mayor, Adrian Schrinner, announced the removal of aggressive magpies would be put into place after the death of a 5-month old girl who received traumatic head injuries after her mother was swooped and tripped over in an attempt to escape. 

The new guidelines state experts will be called to assess the bird and decide whether or not the magpie must be moved. 

"This will occur whenever a bird demonstrates dangerous behaviour and restricting public access to their nesting area isn't practical," the council said on Tuesday.

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from the shores of Lake Tahoe in northern California as a major wildfire continues to spread.

The Caldor Fire has already burned more than 191,000 acres, with just 16% of the fire brought under control.

After two weeks of burning, firefighters are struggling to get on top of the wildfire.

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.