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The coronial inquest has heard from a prison guard in charge of 20 year old man, Bailey Mackander, who died in custody in November 2019 .

The Inquest heard that when Mr Mackander called for help with chest pains and difficulty breathing, the guard replied saying “there's nothing wrong with you, other than your attitude"

The inquest is expected to run for a full week before resuming in July.

The federal government has extended the visas for Myanmar nationals living in Australia.

There are more than  3,300 Myanmar citizens in Australia that have been worried about returning home during the military coup.

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said his department would be writing to the visa-holders with advice on how to "lawfully remain" in Australia.

A man claims to have fled from China across the Taiwan strait in a rubber dinghy trying to seek freedom and democracy.

Taiwanese Authorities were alerted to the man when he was spotted by residents near Taichung city's harbour.

The Taiwan Strait is one of the world's most heavily policed waterways.

A passenger who unwittingly entered the green zone in Brisbane International Airport  has tested positive after arriving from Papua New Guinea on Friday. 

The man was travelling with his partner and was allowed to shop and use amenities in the green zone before being retrieved. 

Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young said the passenger posed a low risk to travellers because test results showed that he was at the end of his illness. 

A study has revealed the Australian fritillary butterfly is at the top of the list of butterflies at the greatest risk of extinction after no confirmed sightings since two thousand and one.

The butterfly is said to be eye catching and quite large. Doctor Trevor Lambkin from the University of Queensland’s School of Biological Sciences says concerns the species is already gone are increasing.

The Queensland Liberal Nationals have voted to place Senator James McGrath at the top of their senate ticket for next year’s elections in what is being seen as a snub for frontrunner Amanda Stoker.

Stoker was reported to be Scott Morrison’s implied preference for the number one spot and is part of the party’s religious right faction, causing controversy on issues such as abortion and sexual assault.

An accident involving an industrial lawn mower in Hawkesbury north-west of Sydney has left a man with his leg amputated. The 56 old man suffered the lower leg amputation while operating the mower on a property.

The man was airlifted to hospital in a stable condition, placed in an induced coma and intubated.

New South Wales Ambulance critical care paramedics and CareFlight’s specialist doctor attended to the man and assessed the wound.

Police in Tonga have charged a man for the killing of prominent LGBTQI activist Polikalepo Kefu, a lifelong advocate of the queer community across the pacific. 

Kefu was was chairman of the Pacific Protection Gender Inclusion network and president of the Tonga Leitis Association, an organisation providing support services, advocacy and education to the country’s LGBTQI communities. 

Tonga police declined to comment on whether Kefu’s death was a hate crime. 

US President Joe Biden has raised the Trump-era refugee cap of 15, 000 to 62, 500 with plans to double that number to125, 000 refugees next year.

Trump had previously cut the Obama-era intake of one hundred and ten thousand refugees to fifteen thousand as part of his so-called America First policy, which human rights groups branded as racist.