G7 country leaders will pledge 1 billion coronavirus vaccines to poorer nations in an attempt to convey global friendship and unity.

The leaders have also vowed to help developing nations tackle climate change and call out Beijing for human rights abuses.

However, health and environmental campaigners remain unimpressed by the details of the meeting, saying the leaders have failed to completely meet the challenges of our times.

Bangor, the oldest city in Wales, has a new Mayor, Owen Hurcum.

They are the first openly non-binary mayor of any city in the world. 

Demand for political representation from transgender and non-binary individuals is growing, as the US also elected its first trans state senator and first black gay congressman.

The Palaszczuk government has announced their state budget will invest $460 million into skills, jobs and training for the unemployed.

Around $320 million of this package goes to the 'Skilling Queenslanders for Work' program, which aims to help small businesses create jobs and then fill them with skilled employees.

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli claims it is not enough for Queensland’s growing population.

The full budget is set to be released tomorrow.

A Sunshine Coast music venue claims the Government is not being transparent, after police shut down a concert over the weekend.

After viewing security footage from the NightQuarter venue in Kawana, the police shut down a Spacey Jane concert in the Sunshine coast on Friday, after alleged repeated Covid-19 breaches.

The entertainment precinct is accused of failing to keep people in their seats and following density regulations on the dance floor. 

State opposition MP Jarrod Bleije says the decision to hold State of Origin but not concerts is hypocritical.

Brisbane City Council announced that a new CityGlider airport bus service is expected to be built in coming years.

As Brisbane continues to plan and bid for the 2032 Olympic Games, there has been a push to improve public transport, specifically airport connections.

The announcement of the council bus service comes a month after privately-run bus company, SkyBus, announced it would be launching an airport shuttle.

As Victorians expect lockdown restrictions to ease over the next few days, the Government is urging residents to keep getting tested.

The declining number of tests has authorities worried.

They say they would feel more confident in their decisions if they could confirm there were no more undetected cases in the community.

There are still 6 mystery cases linked to the current outbreak, but contact tracers are getting closer to finding the sources.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year tenure has ended.

Naftali Bennett, the head of an ultranationalist party that controls six seats in the 120-seat Knesset, is the new Israeli Prime Minister.

Mr Bennett takes office leading an unlikely alliance of left-wing, centrist and right-wing parties, as well as a party that represents the 21% minority comprising Palestinian citizens of Israel.

Swimming Australia is calling on athletes to detail any sexism in the sport after Maddie Groves, a dual Olympic silver-medalist, has alleged the sport is plagued by fat-shaming and misogyny.

In response, the governing body will create an all-female panel to investigate Miss Groves’ claims.

Miss Groves announced her withdrawal from Australia’s Olympic selection, which started in Adelaide trials, on Instagram on Wednesday.