A family home north of Brisbane has been destroyed by a fire after a man was seen fleeing the scene.

Emergency services were called to the home on De Havilland Drive in the Moreton Bay suburb of Bray Park just after 1am.

Neighbour, Minelle Creed, said "I was laying down when I heard somebody screaming 'help' and 'fire' and she came running up to the neighbour on the left of us.”

 Police forensic officers and fire service inspectors are investigating whether or not the fire was deliberately lit.

A Queensland Catholic college is the latest high school to get serious about mentoring its students for a future in esports, likening the opportunity to that of a career in traditional sports like football or cricket.

Chisholm Catholic College, south of Brisbane, saw the potential in getting its students involved and started an esports program. 

Additionally, students are also expected to participate in weekly gym sessions, which Principal Mr Mendez-Cortes described as a crucial requirement for any online gamer.

A Gold Coast family have spent 6 months transforming their Pacific Pines home into an iconic horror house inspired by Stephen King's 'IT'.

The home will display dark, decrepit weatherboarding, a large spider outside and a multitude of other spooky decorations.

The family has stated that they noticed a considerably higher number of trick or treaters out in the street last year, after they had transformed their home with cobwebs and a smoke machine. 

One of Australia’s major early education providers has announced a flagship scholarship program to get more qualified teachers into the sector. 

G8 is partnering with major universities, including QUT, to offer $15,000 study bonuses and paid study time to its current diploma-qualified staff to complete a bachelor’s degree. 

G8’s Chief Executive Gary Caroll says that the company is aiming to double its number of qualified early childhood teachers. 

G8’s staff have welcomed the initiative.

Following the 2017 Bourke Street attack, Victoria Police have introduced a new 'hostile vehicle policy', which has given police the authority to take action to prevent serious death or injuries, if faced with a criminal in a hostile vehicle. 

Officers are now given explicit guidelines which include the tactical option to use roadblocks and ram offending vehicles.

The United Kingdom has adopted ambitious emissions reduction targets, making it the first major economy in the world aiming to end its contribution to global warming by 2050. 

The country is preparing to phase out its last coal-fired power plants by 2025 to reduce carbon emissions. 

The UK's National Grid, which supplies electricity to England, Scotland and Wales, says coal is "quickly becoming an irrelevance" in Britain.

Voting polls closed in Argentina late last week, in what has turned out to be a mostly peaceful election despite brewing frustrations and eroding support for the current conservative government.

Amid an economic crisis that has left one third of the population in poverty, the turnout for the election was heavy- with voting possibly bringing about a political shift to the left.