Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced Australia’s remaining 80 troops will pull out of Afghanistan by September.

This move echoes the withdrawal of American troops by US president Joe Biden, signalling the end of a conflict that started in 2001 following the 9/11 attack. 

Australia’s largest medicinal marijuana farm will be built in the outskirts of Toowoomba.

Construction on the facility will begin within the next six months; the completed farm is expected to produce 500 tonnes of marijuana per year.

Tweed Heads Shire Council has announced a Plan of Management to ensure land at the Jack Evans Boat Harbour precinct will serve as a recreational and tourism point for the Tweed Heads region.

The plan describes the future planning and management of the precinct, including several parklands and sections of the waterway.

In a private letter to a Toowong’s residents’ group, the Queensland Environment and Heritage Protection Minister has agreed legislative changes are needed to better protect the state’s historic character homes.

Near 600 non Indigenous organisations and corporations are being given millions of taxpayers money under the Indigenous Advancement Strategy. 

Crown resorts is one of many corporations being funded, receiving 2.29 million from the National Indigenous Australians Agency. 

Queensland banana growers will receive an additional 50 thousand dollars in grants after 1,200 hectares of crops were affected by Tropical Cyclone Niran in March. 

Initially, only 10% of primary produce farmers were originally offered 25 thousand dollars in emergency grants, but they were adamant that was inadequate. 

European Union members have agreed to use digital COVID-19 certificates, in order to facilitate travel in the bloc by the summer. 

The certificate will show whether or not someone is vaccinated, or has tested negative for the virus. 

Scott Morrison now said Australian’s could have their first COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year. 

The prime minister abandoned his opposition on Wednesday stating, the fourth quarter will see a surge of 20 million Pfizer doses. 

Morrison said he will meet with state and territory leaders twice a week to get the rollout back on track.

Farmers and academics are calling for changes to land evaluation following a spike in Queensland agricultural land value. 

New land values released by the Queensland-valuer-general will see some shires increase by 100 per cent.