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.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison faces criticism over his recent trip to St Keverne, England, following his G7 summit trip in Cornwall.

Mr Morrison went to St Keverne for a personal trip to visit the graves of his ancestors, however, this had not been disclosed to the media in his schedule.

Supporters of socialist Pedro Castillo and conservative Keiko Fujimori took to the streets in Peru on Saturday, over the result of a June 6 presidential election.

Mr Castillo, who received 50.125 percent of the vote, declared himself the winner. While, Mr Fujimori got 49.875 percent of the votes and has made claims of large-scale election fraud.

The supporters of Castillo gathered are calling for the left-wing candidate to be formally announced as president-elect.

The National Jury of Elections says it is still reviewing votes and is yet to declare a winner.