The Queensland Greens’ newest candidate for the federal senate will run against Pauline Hanson in 2022. 

Penny Allman-Payne, a teacher, lawyer, and former Convenor of Queensland Greens says she will prioritise increasing jobkeeper to $80/day if elected.

Dr Jeanette Young will be Queensland’s new governor, from November 1st.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced this earlier this morning, praising Dr Young for her service to the state, particularly in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. 

A couple are driving roughly 26-hours per week to Cairns to receive dialysis treatment because of the shortage of chairs in Mt Isa.

This problem adds to the growing wave of criticism against Queensland Health by the LNP, for the mismanagement of public health facilities.

Two Indigenous men from Arnhem Land have lodged a voter suppression complaint against Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).

Mayor of West Arnhem Regional Council, Matthew Ryan, and Chairman of Yalu Aboriginal Corporation in Galiwinku, Ross Mandi, allege the requirement for people to have a street number and postal address to be listed on the electoral roll is discriminatory.

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Two refugees hunger striking in the Melbourne Immigration and Transport Accommodation Centre have been hospitalised this morning in Melbourne.

They’re amongst fourteen refugees who have been hunger striking since Thursday night, in protest of their indefinite detention. 

Chile President Sebastian Pinera has announced Chile will get a new constitution to replace its current conservative, dictatorship-era charter.

The assembly drafting the new constitution will hold its first session on July 4.

The Royal Brisbane Hospital has cancelled non-urgent elective surgeries for the next fortnight in an effort to counter the state’s growing emergency health crisis.

This period will allow the Metro North Health group to implement strategies to address the bed-shortage issues.

Victoria has developed and will make Australia's first local mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to be ready for clinical trials by the end of the year.

Acting Premier James Merlino says the government is investing $5 million in support for the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS) to manufacture doses of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for trials, which are due to start in the coming months.

Construction for the world’s largest medicinal cannabis facility is due to begin in Toowoomba in August.

Built 250 metres from the Wellcamp International Airport, it will cost $400 million, producing 500 tonnes of cannabis per year and employing about 1000 people.