Queensland's border closure with New South Wales is forcing some schools in the area to take drastic action to keep lessons going.

People living in NSW border communities can only enter Queensland for essential reasons.

These include attending permitted work or emergencies, attending school or getting a COVID-19 test or vaccine.

Teachers or childcare workers are not considered as essential workers by Queensland Health.

There are rising allegations of ‘double standards’ within the Federal Government as millions of citizens are required to pay back thousands in JobKeeper payments, while big companies continue to record profits.

Over 11,000 people now owe the government around $32.8 million to Centrelink, after being overpaid for income support through JobKeeper and JobSeeker.

There has been resulting criticism from these Australians who feel underwhelmed by the system, and angered that the debts have been blamed almost entirely on them.

Disability support agencies and culturally and linguistically different (CALD) participants have pointed out language, culture, and an overly complex system as key barriers to access NDIS.

Dilky Wijeyekoon, senior program manager at the Australian Migrant Resource Centre (AMRC), believes many people are "missing" from the scheme and having more culturally competent support workers can improve the conditions.

Taliban insurgents have seized the presidential palace in Kabul after taking nearly all of the country in just over a week.

A Taliban spokesman and negotiator has told The Associated Press the militant group is holding talks aimed at forming an "open, inclusive Islamic government" in Afghanistan.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US is evacuating remaining staff at its embassy in Kabul.

The Pentagon has authorised another 1,000 soldiers to help evacuate US citizens and Afghans who worked for them from Kabul.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced in a press conference this morning that the state has recorded 7 new cases of Covid-19.

All 7 cases are linked to the Indooroopilly delta variant cluster.

Ms Palaszczuk urges Queenslanders to stay at home during quarantine as one of the cases wasn’t detected until day 12.  

The Queensland Police are cracking down on motorists who are disobeying safety rules on the road.

Authorities say that many motorists go to extreme lengths to break the laws when it comes to wearing a seatbelt.

Police say there have been incidents where motorists buckle up their seat belts before getting into the vehicle and they sit on top of the seatbelt to avoid the safety alarms going off.

About 40 per cent of people killed or seriously injured last year were not wearing seatbelts.

The Noosa Temple of Satan went to the Supreme Court on Thursday to push for Satanists to teach religious instruction in schools.

Temple founder Robin Bristow also known as Brother Samael Demo-Gorgon said many Satanists don’t believe Satan is real, rather they use Satan as a metaphor for rebellion.

Mr Bristow claims there is interest from families for it to be taught in schools and the decision will be delivered by the court at a later date.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has formally been handed a list of recommendations this week addressing concerns over a culture of sexism and misogyny in Canberra by a group of female youth activists.

Twenty year old university student and activist Jazmin Wright says “enough is enough” and wants to see change not only now but for the future too.

The recommendations include implementing workplace training, ensuring women feel empowered reporting incidents of sexual harassment and assault, and to include consent education in schools.

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott joins calls for a Royal Commission into the handling of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

A group of Labor backbench MPs and independent senator Rex Patrick have also called for a royal commission.

Mr Abbott said there will inevitably be another pandemic in the future, so it’s important that our successors have the benefit of knowing what went wrong and what went right during this pandemic.