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. 

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa says it will enable the free movement that is so important for citizens, societies and economic recovery.

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. 

University professor John Rolfe said the current system does not reward producers who use less of the infrastructure they are paying for.

Queensland’s oldest standing theatre, The Princess Theatre, will be refreshed and reopened as a music and arts venue late this year.

Heritage enthusiast Steve Wilson will partner with Tivoli owners Steve and Dave Sleswick to restore the 133-year-old building in Woolloongabba. 

Dave Sleswick said they hope to restore the heritage building to its prominent place in Brisbane’s cultural landscape.

Queensland Health has been ordered to conduct a statewide audit into personal protective equipment. 

The audit follows after the Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union took Queensland Health to the Industrial Relations Commission yesterday. 

The state's high priority hospitals including metro north and metro south must be audited by April 19.

A new UN report says half of women and adolescent girls in developing countries are denied the right to autonomy over their bodies.

The My Body is My Own report found 45% of women were not fully empowered to make choices over healthcare, contraception, and whether or not to have sex. It also found educated women were more likely to have autonomy over their body.

The UN’s Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director Dr Natalia Kame says the report shows hundreds of millions of women still do not own their bodies.

Labour will allocate $90 million for justice reforms to reduce the incarceration of Aboriginal people and the number of Aboriginal deaths in custody if it wins government.

Labour plans to establish a national justice reinvestment program and design programs that focus on rehabilitation, domestic violence and school retention in order to divert those at risk of offending away from the justice system.

Labor’s Indigenous affairs spokesperson Linda Burney says leadership on justice reinvestment is necessary for tackling the root causes of crime.

Research suggests Australian schools need better ventilation to improve student health and productivity.

Researchers from the University of New South Wales found many students could be learning in classrooms with CO2 levels four times the recommended threshold. High CO2 levels can cause headaches, sleepiness, and tiredness. 

Professor Mat Santamouris says improving indoor environmental quality is as important as improving the teaching material in the classroom. 

The head of Queensland’s corruption watchdog Alan MacSporran is facing calls to step aside while an independent inquiry into how ill-founded charges were laid against Logan councillors is held. 

Seven Logan councillors who were charged with fraud in 2019 have all had their charges dropped due to a lack of evidence.

Local Government Association of Queensland Chief Executive Greg Hallam said affected councillors should be compensated and receive a public apology.