Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney is reportedly on the shortlist to become Australia’s next Governor-General but some former Parliamentary colleagues have raised concerns about her selection.
China is set to lift sanctions on imports of Australian hay, which has been described as another "positive step forward" for agriculture and trade relations between the two countries.
The Australian government has pledged $100 million in foreign aid to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in a bid to bolster management of pandemics on a global scale.