Morning mail: digital vaccine passports, Biden wants Gaza de-escalation, Fornite v Apple

Thursday: Morrison government in talks over digital certificates that could unlock travel. Plus, the landmark case between a tech giant and popular game

Good morning. Scott Morrison hints at a digital vaccine passport, Israel's prime minister has appeared to disregard US calls for de-escalation in Gaza, and fracking furore in rural Queensland. Those headlines, and more, in Thursday's morning mail.

The Morrison government is in talks to fast-track a digital vaccination passport to allow quarantine-free overseas travel for vaccinated Australians, as well as flagging a potential travel bubble with Singapore. The federal government's efforts to encourage vaccination continues to be criticised, with its facts-led official ad campaign contrasting greatly with the strong emotive appeals put forward by other nations around the world. Doctors have warned Australians are sitting ducks" unless the Covid vaccine rollout can rapidly expand to cover a larger percentage of the population, with the current rate of vaccination not tipped to fully vaccinate Australia's adult population until November 2022. It comes as a third Australian has died from Covid-19 in India while caring for his elderly parents.