After 250 days, Queensland's hard border has come down, allowing everyone from New South Wales and Victoria back in; temperatures are set to soar across parts of New South Wales and Queensland today, in a blistering start to summer; and Prime Minister Scott Morrison has blasted China after a doctored image of an Australian soldier with a knife to the throat of an Afghan child was published. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus.

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Extreme heat has sparked a bushfire emergency in New South Wales, with 60 blazes burning across the state, while hot, dry and windy weather is fuelling 30 fires across Queensland; Australia's economic recovery is on track, with new figures showing more than two million workers stopped receiving JobKeeper payments last month; the search for a woman who went missing three days ago in regional Victoria will resume this morning. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus.

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Severe heatwave conditions are forecast across the country in coming days, with temperatures are set to soar in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and parts of Queensland from today; Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been freed from Iran prison after being detained in 2018 on espionage charges; The Duchess of Sussex has revealed her grief after suffering a miscarriage earlier this year; and football legend Diego Maradona has died aged 60. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus.

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A coronavirus vaccine being produced in Australia has shown to be up to 90% effective in preventing the deadly disease; Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will review border arrangements with New South Wales today, after the state recorded 28 days with no mystery COVID cases; and casual workers in Victoria are set to be paid sick leave in an Australian first trial. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus.

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After nearly 140 days, the New South Wales and Victoria border has now reopened, with some people lined up to become the first to cross the state line at midnight; Victoria has taken another big step out of lockdown, with masks no longer required to be worn outside at all times; two children have died and a toddler is fighting for life after the car they were in crashed into a dam south west of Brisbane. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus.

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It could take years before any charges are brought against Australian soldiers accused of war crimes in Afghanistan, following damning new findings; Victoria's border is now closed to South Australia as the state takes drastic action to stop Adelaide's cluster spreading there; there's been a huge spike in the number of Australian women rushing to IVF clinics to freeze their eggs. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus.

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