It has recently been revealed that overseas student fees provided $10 billion to Australian universities last year.

The data released by the Federal Government compiled financial statements of Australian universities for the duration of 2019. 

Both the Federal Government and recently Gladys Berejiklian have called for plans to allow international students to return to study in Australia, in an effort to boost the economy.

Sri Lanka's Government has made plans to dig a moat around one of its landfill sites to keep out hungry elephant herds, and reduce conflict between the wild animals and villagers.

A number of elephants travel daily from the forest to a garbage dump near the eastern town of Ampara, rummaging through the rubbish for food scraps.

The elephants are at risk of ingesting plastic amongst the garbage, and have wandered into nearby villages harming the villagers, their property and agricultural land.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has announced that its COVID-19 lockdown will begin to ease this weekend so that shops, theatres and cinemas will reopen by Christmas and people will be able to spend the holiday with their families.

In his address, Mr Macron acknowledged that the worst of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic was over, but that restaurants, cafes and bars would have to remain closed until January 20 to avoid a potential third wave.

The French Government is keen to stress to citizens that they should only expect a gradual reopening.

Social worker and activist Jolovan Wham appeared at a Singapore court on Monday for standing alone outside a police station holding a placard with a hand-drawn smiley face in March.

He was showing support to young climate change activists charged for similar one-man protests. 

Chinese President Xi Jinping is pushing for a global coronavirus tracking system using QR codes.

In the system, each person’s QR code would store their travel and health history, and issue users with a colour code based on their level of potential exposure. 

The Victorian government announced a $5 million two-year trial to provide paid sick leave and carer's pay for casual workers.

Premier Daniel Andrews says the Victorian government will provide funds to set up the Secure Work Pilot Scheme. 

New South Wales premier Gladys Berejikian admitted she failed to self isolate while waiting for her COVID-19 test result.

Berejiklian took a test after feeling a sore throat and waited in her office for two hours where she received confirmation she had tested negative.