Queensland LNP Senator Gerard Rennick is rejecting pressure on the government to speed up the vaccination rollout so borders can open. 

Senator Rennick says it’s better for local wage growth if “foreign immigrants” are kept out and he is “looking forward to wage growth actually coming back.”

The royal commission heard allegations of a forged signature yesterday from long-time racing, gaming and liquor bureaucrat Nick Toyne who said he did not write a report which led to the Crown casino watchdog making it easier for junket operators with criminal links to come to Crown Perth.

Victoria's Department of Health says there were 10 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 detected in the state yesterday.

That includes five cases announced yesterday, which were all part of the City of Whittlesea cluster. The positive cases were detected from 26,180 test results

16 people have been killed in a remote region of Peru known for coca production in deadly clashes with a dissident faction of Shining Path, a Maoist movement.

The  mountainous region is where 75 percent of cocaine is produced in the South American country, according to authorities.

Australian Conservation Foundation is celebrating a win over the federal government and mining giant Adani in its court case concerning the multinational’s proposed water use at its coal mine in central Queensland.

Six months after a mobile phone tower was built in the outback, the Queensland town,  Urandangi is still without phone reception. 

The mostly Indigenous town was promised service almost seven years ago in the federal government's Mobile Black Spot Program in 2015.

Queensland’s power supply is stable after an explosion at Callide Power Station yesterday tripped out the network.

Queensland Energy Minister Mick De Brenni says the Callide Power Station is one of Australia's newest and largest power stations and as a result, it tripped out much of the network across Queensland.  The Power station is not yet back in operation and the cause of the explosion is still is yet to be determined.

The Australian Embassy in Afghanistan is set to close in the coming days as the Australian Defence Force removes their final contingent of troops from the country.

The Australian embassy has been operating in Kabul since 2006, with Australian Defence Personnel being deployed since 2001.

A team of researchers at the Royal Melbourne Hospital have discovered a simple blood test could help thousands of Australians get an early diagnosis of dementia.

The test will work by measuring the level of neurofilament light in the blood. The test could also be used to diagnose other neurological conditions in the future. It is hoped a blood test will one day be available to GPs across the country.

Taiwan is sceptical of China's offer to send them Covid-19 vaccines as the pandemic spirals out of control in the country.

Taiwan is rapidly running out of vaccines, having received only slightly more than 700,000 to date for its more than 23 million people.