Morning mail: ineligible Australians getting vaccinated, Gaza ceasefire fragile, helping anxious kids

Wednesday: Some under-40s encouraged to get jab by nurses who say rollout should be opened up. Plus: how to help children battle anxiety

Good morning. Environmental activists are in the firing line of the resources minister, Keith Pitt, today. Covid testing centres are providing relief for burnt-out nurses and hope for queue jumpers" who are finding few obstacles to getting jabbed, despite not being eligible.

Australians under 40 are receiving a Covid vaccine despite not being eligible. Some are being encouraged to do so by some nurses who say they want to see vaccines in the arms of people willing to receive them as soon as possible - others are finding there's no one checking their eligibility. It comes as exhausted nurses are opting for shifts in vaccination hubs instead of emergency departments and GP surgeries for the higher pay and so they can get some much-needed respite from overcrowded public hospitals and clinics. Meanwhile, Victoria halted new bookings for the Pfizer vaccine and locked down a large block of units in central Melbourne after two more people tested positive to Covid, while in Sydney authorities are investigating a possible spread of the virus in the quarantine system. Abroad there has been another grim milestone as the US passes 600,000 Covid-related deaths.