A serving member of the Australian navy, who was badly affected after carrying dead asylum seekers out of the ocean, says he was told by an on-base psychologist to keep his feelings to himself, lest his career be affected.

A government incentive such as Peter Costello’s baby bonus is desperately needed to stop children disappearing from the Australian population.

Queensland’s vaccination rate has finally reached the critical 80 per cent double-dose milestone as the state braces for a potential surge in Covid-19 cases, which experts warn could overwhelm struggling hospitals.

And regional Queensland towns are pleading with the Palaszczuk Government to allow trade on Sundays and public holidays amid fears a tourism resurgance will bypass them over their ‘ghost town’ reputations.

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