The Australian Tax Office won't pursue the repayment of JobKeeper funds from businesses that made a mistake in claiming the wage subsidy.

ATO Commissioner Chris Jordan says “We have determined not to pursue $180 million, mostly from small businesses, where there have been honest mistakes,”

Independent senator Rex Patrick claims the decision is in direct contradiction to the federal government’s approach to the thousands of welfare recipients it is claiming were overpaid due to JobKeeper.

A Chinese academic Chen Hong is accusing the Australian government of not being transparent about his Visa which was rejected on national security grounds.

This comes one year after the disclosure of an alleged plot by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to infiltrate New South Wales Parliament through the office of Labor backbencher Shaoquett Moselmane, using his former staffer John Zhang.

Mr Hong says he is sometimes critical of some of Australia's policies but his intention is to "eliminate misunderstanding".

North Korea is claiming it has carried out more long-range cruise missile tests over the weekend amid a standoff with the United States over denuclearisation.

According to a media outlet KCNA, the missiles flew 1500km before hitting their targets and falling into the water.

The state outlet believes “strategic significance of possessing another effective deterrence means for more reliably guaranteeing the security of our state and strongly containing the military manoeuvres of the hostile forces”.

A Brisbane not for profit organisation has launched a program to teach inmates graphic design and 3D animation, preparing them for employment opportunities on the outside. 

A partnership, between the Department of Energy and Public Works and Green Fox Studio provides graphic design training and work opportunities for prisoners at the Borallon  Training and Correctional Centre.

Green Fox Studio’s program is first of its kind in Australia, aiming at improving employment opportunities for inmates when they are released.

Queensland Health Workers must get at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by September 30 and be fully immunised by the end of October. 

Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says measures will be taken to address unvaccinated health workers.

She believes while 80 per cent of the state's health workforce is vaccinated, more health professionals need to get jabbed

The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses has published their 2021 Deathwatch Report and the numbers are staggering.

According to the reports 149 horses have been killed on Australian racetracks over the 2020-2021 racing year. 

Campaign Director Elio Celotto is calling on all state racing ministers to ensure the racing industry publicly reports on all horse deaths caused by injuries sustained in racing, trackwork, trials and training.

Thousands of New South Wales residents are allowed to cross back into Queensland as of today as the Queensland government has agreed to reinstate the border bubble. 

There are still travel restrictions in place as people are only allowed to cross into Queensland for essential work, medical needs or school. 

Queensland Police Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski reminds residents to play by the rules as the NSW border bubble re-opens.

As COVID-19 cases surge in inner Sydney, local volunteers are stepping in to help. 

Most of the food is being donated via social enterprise Plate-it-Forward, which has already dished up more than 85,000 meals so far for dozens of vulnerable residents around Sydney’s Inner West. 

The group's co-founder, Coral Lever, is coordinating a team of about 80 volunteers and says the group's services are in high demand after several large Aboriginal organisations were forced to pause their support measures due to staff testing positive for COVID-19.

Content Warning for this next story which mentions assault. 

Harrowing accounts have emerged of the Taliban detaining and brutally assaulting reporters covering a protest in Kabul earlier this week with one Afghan journalist believing he was going to die. 

At least 14 journalists are reportedly detained for covering protests in Kabul.