Facebook is removing President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign ads as they violate the company’s policy against misinformation on the government’s census.

The ads asked users to fill out an “Official 2020 Congressional District Census” and also linked to a page asking for donations. 

The United States today has commenced sanctions against the Nicaraguan National Police force in response to human rights abuses in the central American nation. 

In a statement the US department of Treasury outlined that the Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega who has been in office since 2007, has utilized the NNP for the violent suppression of pro-democracy activists and citizenry

Qantas has been issued with an improvement notice by safework New South Wales after inspectors said the airline could potentially be placing passengers at risk of contracting infectious diseases such as coronavirus.  

The Safework New-South-Wales report said that employees are required to handle wet and used tissues, used face masks and soiled nappies without the adequate protective equipment to do so.

It was also found that cleaners have been using the same cloths to wipe tray tables and other surfaces.

Liberal Assistant Defence Minister Alex Hawke has been accused of stoking racist sentiment after claiming Labor MP Anne Aly thought that her “Diversity was better than others.” 

These statements were made after Aly disputed Hawke’s claims that many of the politicians in the room had heritage from outside Australia as an argument for the success of Australia's multiculturalism. 

The Queensland government is putting a lid on mountain water under the Palaszczuk Government plan, stating no new groundwater bores can be sunk on Mount Tamborine and Springbrook for at least a year except for farmers and households.

Natural Resources Minister Doctor Anthony Lynham announced a 12-month moratorium while expert investigations continue into the Gold Coast hinterland's groundwater resources.

The Palaszcuk Government is delivering on their election promise to increase firefighter numbers across the state with the announcement of twenty-nine new firefighter allocations yesterday. 

The new recruits will be stationed at communities most affected by bushfires. 

Before the last election, the Palazscuk government made a commitment to deliver 100 new Fire and Rescue firefighters. 

Ex-Uber executive Anthony Levandowski is being forced to file for bankruptcy protection after being ordered to pay Google $271 million. 

Global tech giant Google sued Uber back in 2017, alleging the ride-share company conspired with Levandowski to steal trade secrets from Google's autonomous driving unit, called Waymo.

As well as filing for bankruptcy, the software engineer is now also facing criminal charges for allegedly possessing the trade secrets belonging to Google.

The International Criminal Court at the Hague will commence inquiries into possible war crimes committed by Afghan, U.S and Taliban forces during the Afghan War which is entering into its 19th year.  

ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda intends to investigate war crimes occurring between 2003 and 2014, with the Taliban standing accused of crimes including the mass execution of civilians.