South Australia is set to bring back international students. 

The State’s Chief Public Health Officer has approved a plan to allow international students back into the country for study, after serving two weeks' quarantine at the existing facilities.

CBD Medi-hotels will continue to be used for returning Australians under the plan.

Salisbury Mayor Gillian Aldridge says the council will do its best to work with the Government and ensure the safety of its community. 

The Australian and New Zealand prime ministers are discussing China’s barley tariffs.

Already, Jacinta Ardern has shown support towards Australia over these discussions, however, a formal discussion is expected to take place today.

The two prime ministers have emphasised the strong relationship between the two countries, using the trans-Tasman travel bubble as an example of unity. 

A Grattan Institute report is calling for a complete rethink of immigration policy in Australia. 

In an effort to boost the economy and slow the rate of an aging population, the report says Australia should shift from taking older migrant workers, to younger and more skilled workers with proficient English.

A parliamentary inquiry by the Federal government into Australia’s skilled migration program is due to report back in July.

Content warning: The following story mentions homophobic attacks.

A gay rights group is warning of increasing homophobia in Spain. 

Five gay men were targeted in three separate attacks in Barcelona over the weekend. 

The city council head of citizenship rights Marc Serra Solé says every effort will be made to avoid normalising the situation of ongoing homophobia in the country.

The Observatory against Homophobia has registered 76 such attacks in Catalonia so far this year.

The State Government says it will be looking to open major vaccination hubs in large Queensland venues, such as Suncorp Stadium and the RNA showgrounds.

14 community vaccination hubs are set to open across the state in the near future.

However, these hubs cannot go ahead until the state government has confirmation from the federal government that a steady supply of vaccines will be delivered going forth.

Kangaroo Point residents are calling on the council to reopen the local ferry terminal. 

A rally on Saturday saw residents criticise the Brisbane City Council’s move to close the Dockside ferry terminal.

Protesters highlighted a lack of public transport options for Kangaroo Point residents, which they say is already strained in the densely populated suburb.

Residents have reportedly started relying on cars after arguing there is a lack of funding for public transport from the Brisbane City Council.
 

The Gold Coast’s Pacific Fair is under fire from 50 Breastfeeding mothers who protested at the shopping centre last Friday. 

They’re protesting the treatment of a woman who was asked to move on when breastfeeding on Friday.

Shannon Laverty says she was sitting near luxury stores when a woman from a nearby concierge desk suggested she use the parents room and asked to leave. 

A Pacific Fair spokesperson says the interaction was a “misunderstanding” but the protesters believe it’s an example of normalised discrimination.

New South Wales opposition leader Jodi McKay says she will stand down as leader of the Labor party.

It comes after Labor lost the Upper Hunter byelection to the Nationals, after holding the seat for ninety years.

Former New South Wales Labor leader Michael Daley says he will run for labor leadership, along with Chris Minns,the party’s current transport spokesman.

Over 600 musicians are standing in solidarity with Palestine, signing a letter pledging to boycott performing in Israel. 

The open letter, Musicians for Palestine, is signed by famous musicians including Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, Rage against the Machine and Patti Smith.

Iraqi-Canadian rapper, Yassin Alasalman helped organize this open letter and is calling on many others to join the musician in support to end the violence against Palestine.