Australian researchers say the number of patients being admitted to hospital with severe liver injuries caused by herbal and dietary supplements claiming to promote muscle growth or weight loss is increasing, with some people harmed so severely they required a liver transplant.

Specialist transplant hepatologist Dr Ken Liu says more rigorous regulatory oversight is needed for supplements and natural therapies or other alternatives. 

Australia is looking to make its own mRNA COVID vaccines, but the process is costly and complex.

The end-to-end process of making a vaccine requires large facilities and numerous imports. 

The major pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, enable these vaccines to go to market with their large-scaled manufacturing and clinical trial coordination.

Currently, Australia has no such facilities to produce the numbers needed.

The female olympic athletes are fighting back against the sexualisation of women in sports.

The German Olympic Women Gymnastics team decided to wear unitards that stretch to their ankles rather than the usual bikini-cut leotards. 

They want to push back against what the country's sport federation DTB has called "sexualisation in gymnastics”.

The Norwegian women's beach handball team also refused to play in bikini bottoms during European tournaments, opting instead for skin-tight shorts. For that, they received a fine for violating a wardrobe requirement.

The journey to Brisbane’s successful Olympic Games bid began years ago when a few mayors, concerned about the region’s population pressures, endeavoured to find a way to get everyone on board to fund better transport.

Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson, who was among those mayors, said the initial idea came when trying to solve how millions of dollars could be directed towards Brisbane to enable the city to modernise its transport and infrastructure.

The Logan City Council has allocated $9 million towards overhauling their planning scheme as the South East region’s population is set to boom.

As a region that faces a massive population spike, expected to reach half a million by 2041, the Council is taking a community-based approach towards future planning.

Their aim is also to increase Logan’s industry operating areas, rather than just being a transit zone, in order to open up more jobs.

Dee Malek, a proud Njamal woman, who lives in Chermside, is helping the community through donations of used baby clothes in the hopes of sending them to communities in need. 

The registered charity called “Friends of Jedda” named after Ms Malek’s daughter, now has seven committee members across Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria helping to facilitate donations.

However, Ms Malek says they are finding it quite difficult for people to reach out to ask for help, besides social media.

The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has welcomed the updated Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) advice which strongly urges adults over 18 in Greater Sydney to get any vaccine available to them, including AstraZeneca.

Mr Morrison says 90,000 additional Pfizer vaccine doses will be delivered to New South Wales from next week, amid the state's growing COVID-19 outbreak. 

He also conceded there is brand damage around the AstraZeneca vaccine, but people should consider the evidence around its efficacy.

While state lockdowns have caused a lot of trouble, for many adults on the autism spectrum, the changes have brought some benefits.

The current social distancing rules have meant that there is a lower chance of overstimulation and someone intruding on their personal space.

While the less-crowded spaces are a welcomed change, the pandemic has brought about uncertainty, change in routine and potential social isolation for someone on the autism spectrum.

The international art world is showing concern over the departures of Tanya Barson, the English curator, and Pablo Martínez, the head of programmes, from the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA) as a result of restructuring.

The incident prompted two other staff to resign, the philosopher Marina Garcés and the anthropologist Yayo Herrero, who issued a statement describing the departures as “a sad step that once again shows no consideration for staff and students”.

In a statement, MACBA rejected all of Barson’s allegations, including that of xenophobia.