Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk refused to say if she used a private email account for ministerial business before a ban on using personal accounts for government work came into effect in 2018. 

An ally and former lawyer of Donald Trump has failed an attempt to decertify Joe Biden’s election victories in Michigan and Georgia.

Mr Trump and his allies have filed lawsuits in states won in his 2016 campaign, making unfounded claims of fraud. 

The Mapuche communities, one of the poorest and most discriminated-against groups in Chile have been fighting increased militarised police presence and violence.

In recent months, Mapuche groups have been attacking and torching trucks, farms, homes and forest lands owned by lumber companies in an attempt to reclaim their ancestral lands.

Labor have called for a parliamentary inquiry to evaluate the rise and threat of right-wing extremism in Australia. 

Labor’s Home Affairs spokesperson Kristina Keneally said it’s a growing and real threat in Australia that needs both laws and tools to address.

The party will vote today as they move towards referring the matter to Parliament.

Queensland will open its borders to South Australia, as the state recorded no new coronavirus cases in the last week. 

Queensland's Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said the decision was made on the condition that there are no additional cases that can be linked to the Parafield COVID-19 cluster

Queensland’s recent scorching weather is expected to drop by this weekend as cool winds come in from the south.

The Bureau of Meteorology said winds are expected to ease hot conditions and bring temperatures to below Queensland’s December average.

More than 25,000 homes and businesses were left without power after storms across south-east Queensland on Monday afternoon.

Hailstones up to three centimetres were reported as the first of the forecast severe storms hit.

It comes after almost two weeks of heatwave conditions across the state, driving temperatures as high as the mid-40s.