Australia’s drug regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administer, rejected an application seeking to have two currently prohibited drugs rescheduled as controlled medicines.

The proposal aimed to make it easier for doctors to prescribe psilocybin and MDMA to people suffering from chronic anxiety, depression and PTSD.

International travel restrictions are impacting the mental health of Queensland fruit and vegetable growers.

Without the backpacker workforce that Queensland’s fruit and vegetable industry rely on to pick produce, crop losses from the labour shortage have doubled in the last month.

Several federally-funded infrastructure projects will begin across South Brisbane and West End under the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure grant program.

Volunteers in North Queensland have stepped in to help save sea turtles.

The Magnetic Island Network for Turtles has rushed to the animal’s rescue, taking over from the regions only dedicated hospital, Reef HQ Turtle Hospital, whilst it closes for renovations.

Anywhere between 20 and 200 turtles become stranded every year in the region.

The mortality of stranded turtles is high with turtles suffering from conditions brought on by pollution and excessive heat.

New Zealand is preparing for the vaccine rollout as they provisionally approve the Pfizer vaccine.  

The vaccine is expected to arrive in New Zealand by the end of march with pressure mounting on the Government to approve doses.  

Thousands of Perth residents and properties are in immediate danger due to a bushfire burning in the cities north-east this morning.  

Currently, over ten thousand hectares of land has been burnt, hundreds of people have been evacuated, and at least seventy homes have been lost. 

Victoria has reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions after a hotel quarantine worker tested positive for the virus yesterday.

The new restrictions require Victorians to wear masks indoors and limit private gatherings to 15 people.