Almost 10,000 people have signed an open letter pleading with Scott Morrison to act on Afghanistan.

Published on Wednesday, signatories called on the federal government to increase Australia’s humanitarian intake by at least 20,000 people, prioritising vulnerable and persecuted Afghans. 

Removal of quota for Australian-made kids' TV shows hits production companies and local jobs. 

When the pandemic hit, the federal government removed quotas that required broadcasters to use 55 per cent locally made content.

Aspects of the quota have now returned but there is no longer any quota for locally made kids' content.

Afghan President Ghani has spoken for the first time from exile in the United Arab Emirates after fleeing the country following the Taliban’s entrance to Kabul.

President said he left Kabul to prevent bloodshed and denied reports he took large sums of money as he departed the presidential palace.

The United Kingdom has announced they will take in 20’000 refugees scheme from Afghanistan in the next few years, on top of their pre-existing refugee plan, with UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, promising 5000 refugees will find a home in the UK this year.

It was noted that women and young girls would be the priority, along with interpreters and those who worked for the UK. 

Queensland construction workers will fight any laws making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory on building sites, after the state made proof of vaccination a condition of entry for NSW construction workers.

Only police, health workers and certain construction workers who have had at least one vaccine dose will be able to enter Queensland from NSW from 1am on Saturday.

the RAAF mission to rescue Australians stranded in Afghanistan is now underway after the plane was seen briefly on a flight radar leaving the Afghan Capital before going dark shortly after.

The ABC reported that Australians were told to head to Kabul’s airport late last night, however, officials noted the airport was in chaos with thousands attempting to board flights to leave Afghanistan.

The death toll from the major earthquake that struck Haiti has surged to 1,941, while the search for survivors has resumed after the passing of a tropical storm.

Haitians that were affected by the severe earthquake are clamouring for food, shelter and medical aid as hospitals struggle to tend to all those injured.

New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro has said lockdowns in regional parts of the state are the only way to contain the delta variant, given the number of unvaccinated people. 

About 60 percent of the 116 cases recorded in the region are Indigenous, with just nine percent of Indigenous residents there fully vaccinated.