Article 5DF0X Australia news live: Gladys Berejiklian announces no more Covid hotspots in NSW as Asic chairman to stand down

Australia news live: Gladys Berejiklian announces no more Covid hotspots in NSW as Asic chairman to stand down

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Mostafa Rachwani (now) and Calla Wahlquist (earlie
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says it's time for a fresh start' at Asic; Sydney's limits on gatherings lift and masks no longer required while shopping. Follow updates live

7.30am GMT

And in incredible news this evening, scientists have finally solved the mystery of why wombats have cube-shaped poo.

Apparently, the cube shape is formed within the intestines, not when it is excreted.

New research - published today in our aptly named journal @SoftMatter, digests previous work demonstrating that wombat poo forms its distinctive shape within the wombat's intestines, not at the, er, point of exit as previously thought. @ScienceMagazinehttps://t.co/9K6QRwkDPn

Related: Box seat: scientists solve the mystery of why wombats have cube-shaped poo

7.09am GMT

Six Queensland hospitals will be used to deliver Pfizer's Covid vaccine.

The list includes Cairns Hospital, Townsville Hospital, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Sunshine Coast University Hospital and Gold Coast University Hospital.

MEDIA RELEASE: Six Pfizer hubs announced for Queensland.

From Cairns to the Gold Coast - Queensland has major hospitals across the state ready to deliver the Pfizer vaccine to those of the highest priority.

Read more https://t.co/jp5paBf5iv

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