Update: Victoria has recorded another six local COVID-19 cases, bringing the cluster in Melbourne’s north to 15. Acting Premier James Merlino said health authorities reported 10 new local cases in the past 24 hours to midnight and revealed they had been notified of one new case this morning which will be included in tomorrow’s numbers.…
State Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced voluntary assisted dying legislation will be put before the Queensland parliament next week. Palaszczuk stated the “the time was right” to introduce the bill which would seek to legalise voluntary euthanasia in Queensland. The bill to establish voluntary assisted dying fulfills a commitment the premier made to Queensland prior…
A new report shows the of number Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care continues to be high, despite overall rates remaining steady. The annual report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIWH), titled “Child protection Australia 2019/20”, shows one in four of the roughly 46,000 children in out-of-home care…
Virgin Australia’s CEO, Jayne Hrdlicka, has called for Australia’s borders to be reopened sooner than mid-2022, even if “some people may die”. Speaking at a Queensland University of Technology business launch on Monday, Ms Hrdlicka believed Australia risked being left behind by the rest of the world if it did not reopen borders once an…