The United States President, Joe Biden, has said the US is facing the biggest threat to fair elections in its history as the Republican Party pushes to tighten voting laws and make it harder for Americans to vote. 

Republican-led states, Georgia, Texas, and Florida have all proposed or are passing laws to limit postal ballots which were a contributing factor to Biden’s success in the 2020 Presidential election.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is confident that the NSW Government "will get on top" of a new coronavirus testing regime which has led to thousands of cars queuing for hours at a southwest Sydney testing site just to be able to work.

Lines at the 24-hour testing hub at Fairfield showground have been growing overnight as essential workers rush to get tests so they can keep up with new NSW Health orders. 

The new orders require essential workers who live in the Fairfield region to get tested every three days and prove they have a negative result for work.

The Australian Council of Social Service has said that the New South Wales’ lockdown support package announced on Tuesday excludes people on the lowest incomes. 

It comes after it was found that almost 4 hundred thousand people in Greater Sydney are on income support payments like JobSeeker that are below the poverty line.

ACCC CEO Dr. Cassandra Goldie said that “While they welcome that the increased disaster payments will help many people on low and modest incomes during lockdown, those on the lowest incomes are being left to face destitution and homelessness.” 

Brisbane Festival and Riverfire are set to return in 2021 after its hiatus in 2020.

Organizers have promised the September event will make up for lost time as this year's festival will have performances involving musical acts, dance numbers, and more. 

Festival Artistic Director Louise Bezzina said, "It is really celebrating coming together all of the wonderful things we love and adore."

The Queensland Health Department is said to be in a crisis, as new data exposes the substandard state of the Emergency Departments in Brisbane Hospitals. 

The latest Queensland Health statistics show a dangerous blowout in the time Queenslanders are waiting for treatment in the Emergency Departments. 

Shadow Health Minister Ros Bates says the figures show the State Government is losing control of the health system.

Queensland Commissioner Katarina Carroll has launched a “thorough investigation” to find officers responsible for running a police Facebook page littered with sexist, homophobic, and racist content.

Carroll has addressed the ‘racist, sexist and homophobic posts that were made on the Facebook page and says at least half the people who run the page are current officers who work in the force. will suffer further disciplinary action. 

Peter Dutton has confirmed all of Australia's defence troops have now been withdrawn from Afghanistan, coming earlier than the original September deadline.

The Defence Minister said there had been 1,500 troops in the country, which was recently reduced to 80, and now they have all been withdrawn under the advice of the chief of defence.

North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, has criticised North Korean officials for their neglect in handling the COVID-19 pandemic and for their lack of long-term strategies in handling the virus.  

North Korea hasn’t officially confirmed any COVID cases, however, South Korean officials believe that due to the new restrictions in North Korea, COVID-19 may have been exposed.

Content warning for this next story which contains themes of Indigenous people who have passed away.

An Indigenous man has died whilst being held in custody last week.

The man is now the 9th Indigenous person to die in custody since the beginning of March this year. The man’s family came forward claiming he was completely healthy and that they’re in complete shock. 

A spokesperson for the NSW Government has said an investigation is currently underway and that they’re looking into the incident.