Scott Morrison has warned against rushing to conclusions after the death of a person in NSW who reportedly developed blood clots a day after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.

Plans to introduce the controversial reforms will be put on hold for the time being, as new NDIS Minister Linda Reynolds pledges to review trial feedback first.

Fashion designer and former SBS chair Carla Zampatti has been farewelled with a state funeral attended by a swathe of leading figures from Australia's fashion, arts, business, political, media and corporate circles.

NSW children under 14 should not be imprisoned and the police watchdog should fully investigate all deaths in custody, a new report aimed at tackling high levels of Indigenous incarceration in the state has suggested.

Canada will grant permanent residency to more than 90,000 foreign students and workers who helped treat patients during the pandemic, the immigration minister has announced.

Noongar woman Winnie Hayward is still coming to terms with the police chase that ended with her son and his best friend drowning in Perth. She says the inquest into his death didn’t help her understand why they died that day.

Kristina Keneally says she will fly commercially to Christmas Island, where she plans to visit the Tamil family from Biloela held in immigration detention, a day after accusing Peter Dutton of personally intervening to cancel a previous trip.

Afghan-Australians say they fear the worst for loved ones back in their homeland now US and Australian forces are set to leave the war-torn country in the next few months.

India's daily coronavirus caseload has doubled in ten days, with more than 200,000 new infections recorded on Thursday as authorities grapple with shortages of vaccines, treatments and hospital beds.