Early this morning, the border restrictions between Victoria and New South Wales were lifted after a 4 month closure. 

Victorian residents can now travel freely to NSW without having to quarantine, and flights between the two states have resumed. 

NSW is now the first State in Australia with no strict border restrictions in place.

A research found Australia’s platypus’ habitat has shrunk 22% in 30 years which represents almost three times the size of Tasmania.

Scientists from the University of New South Wales along with Australia’s largest environmental organisations have nominated the platypus for an official listing as vulnerable under national environmental laws.

Businesses across Queensland are helping to prepare the Cross River Rail’s Tunnel Boring Machines, that will begin tunnelling under Woolloongabba in early 2021. 

Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said there is a ‘pipeline’ of projects across the state that are not only preparing the machines for excavation, but are providing thousands of jobs and boosting the economy. 

Two children have died, a toddler in critical condition and the parents injured when a car crashed into the water at the Wyaralong Dam, near Beaudesert in south-east Queensland yesterday.

Queensland Police Inspector Douglas Mcdonald said the family was in a Land Rover Discovery that crossed unto the wrong side of the road, broke through a road barrier, rolled down an embankment to end up on its roof in the dam.

US President Donald Trump has requested another recount of presidential ballots in the State of Georgia, after the certification of election results showed that Democratic leader Joe Biden won the state by a margin of less than 0.5%.

Former French President, Nicholas Sarkozy, is appearing before Paris’ Magistrates Court today, November 23rd, for the opening of his trial concerning charges of corruption and influence peddling.

Alongside his lawyer Thierry Herzog, he is suspected to have tried to obtain classified information from High Magistrate Gilbert Azibert in a judicial procedure.

This week, Australian First Nation people with disabilities will approach the Disability Royal Commission and share their experiences of structural violence and discrimination within Australia’s child protection system. 

The royal commission will hear evidence from First Nation people with disability, as well as those responsible for implementing and overseeing the system. 

A study by Monash University reveals people who have been infected by the COVID-19 virus have sustained protection against reinfection for at least 8 months.

If past studies were raising concerns whether the antibodies to coronavirus quickly wane, this study is the first one concluding the likelihood for vaccines to be working for long periods.

A small section of Noosa Main Beach was closed off on Sunday morning, after a large schoolies gathering overnight left volumes of rubbish, including broken glass, strewed across the sand. 

Noosa Council workers were able to efficiently clean up the area, allowing the beach to fully open by 11am.