Instagram has banned all augmented reality filters that depict cosmetic surgery.

Research suggests the face-altering make users feel worse about the way they look.

A spokesman for Instagram says they are re-evaluating their policies and want the filters to be a positive experience for users.

Research indicates greenhouse gas emissions would rise if all farms in England and Wales went organic as a result of increasing food exports to compensate for the low organic yields.

According to the analysis, for wheat and barley, organic farmers only yield half compared to conventional farmers, meaning 1.5 times more land would be required to grow the same amount of produce.

Laurence Smith from the Royal Agricultural University in the UK who was involved in the analysis says organic farming has a greenhouse gas problem that can’t be ignored.

NSW is leading the country in providing secure, long-term employment opportunities for refugee job seekers.

The NSW Government has implemented a four-year program, the Refugee Employment Support Program (RESP), which aims at supporting refugees and asylum seekers into sustainable employment.

Rania Shahoud, a refugee from Syria, arrived in Australia with zero English language proficiency, today she is employed by social enterprise bakery under the RESP.

Late yesterday afternoon, the New South Wales State Government was urged to declare a climate emergency in both houses of parliament as emissions continue to rise globally.

Greens MP Cate Faehrmann and Tamara Smith Member for Ballina encouraged the discussion calling for Liberals and Nationals to take urgent action to address climate change.

Ms Faehrmann says that Governments around the world have seen the writing on the wall and are declaring a climate emergency and Australia cannot afford to sit on our hands any longer.

Animal activists call for the Queensland Premier and Agriculture Minister to ban the rodeo event of calf roping.

Calf roping in Rodeo remains permitted despite a 2016 University of Queensland scientific study showing calf roping causes the young animals significant stress.

More than 58 000 people have signed a petition calling for a ban on the event in Queensland, and another 14 000 have sent emails to their state MPs and the Agricultural Minister.

Logan City Council purchases 47 hectares of land at Bahrs Scrub containing several rare tree species and a koala habitat.

Half the site consists of rainforest and includes the bush tucker species small-leaved tamarind.

Council’s Director Strategy and Sustainability, David Hansen says the Environmental Levy reserve was set up by the council to save funds in the event significant environmental land became available for purchase.

North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un has ordered the demolition of hotels and other buildings constructed by South Korea in a resort town at Diamond Mountain, once a symbol of inter-Korean cooperation.

Mr Kim described the resort as being built “like makeshift tents in a disaster-stricken area”.

On Wednesday, the North’s official KCNA news agency reported Mr Kim visited the resort declaring them “shabby” and “just a hotchpotch with no national character at all”.

The Chinese Government has denied a report from the Financial Times claiming the Hong Kong Chief Executive, Carrie Lam would be replaced with a temporary leader.

On Wednesday, spokeswoman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Hua Chunying says the reports were a “political rumour (being spread with) ulterior motives.''