A five-member satirical poet group called ‘Peacock Generation’ was arrested in Myanmar after making fun of the country’s military.

The performance criticised the army’s power in parliament, showing images of a dog wearing a military jacket.

The poets were found guilty of undermining the military and sentenced to one year in prison while three of the members are facing charges for live-streaming the comedic performance.
 

The Pentagon has released a video showing the US forces raid and destroy an Islamic State compound in Syria.

General Kenneth McKenzie Jr, the commander in charge of the operation, confirmed US soldiers killed four women who had threatened them during the raid.

General McKenzie Jr says US forces discovered Baghdadi hiding in a tunnel when captured at the hands of US forces was imminent, Baghdadi detonated a bomb he wore, killing himself and two young children who were with him.

Australia’s aviation engineering union has called on Qantas to ground its entire Boeing 737 fleet after a crack was discovered on a second aircraft overnight. 

The airline said yesterday it would immediately inspect 33 planes after a crack was found during a scheduled maintenance check. 

The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association said both cracks were on a part of the plane called the ‘pickle fork’, which holds up the wings. 

ALAEA boss Steven Purvinas says the aircrafts should not be flying. 

Labor frontbencher Clare O’Neil will challenge her colleagues to move beyond election postmortems centred on whether the ALP needs to shift to the right or left, arguing more resonant fault lines are emerging at the ballot box.

Ms O'Neil said Labor needs to rethink its economic program, consider how it engages with voters on cultural issues, and recalibrate how it campaigns to change minds rather than confirm pre-existing biases. 

Pumpkin growers across southeast Queensland will soon turn their attention from jack-o'-lanterns to giant gourds, with entries opening today for the Royal Queensland Show’s Giant Pumpkin Competition.  

The competition is curriculum-aligned for Prep to Year 10 and helps them learn about agricultural systems. 

The competition offers over $2200 in prize money, and judging will take place in the Royal International Convention Centre at the Brisbane Showgrounds in May. 

The Queensland government is offering a total of $100 000 to community groups across the state willing to help raise awareness of sexual violence. 

Minister for Child Safety, Youth and Women Di Farmer said the funds are available for organisations wanting to host events, projects and activities that raise awareness, challenge misconceptions and promote education around sexual violence in Queensland.

The Moscow-backed Syrian constitutional committee has met for the first time under UN auspices to chart a political settlement and to end the eight-and -a-half-year civil war.

Foreign ministers from Russia, Iran and Turkey congregated in Geneva, overseen by UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pederson,  with expectations low that the Syrian government will see the need to make any major political concessions to secure western recognition.

Thailand’s king has fired four royal guards, as purges continue after his royal consort was stripped of all titles for “disloyalty”.

According to the Royal Gazette, two guards from the bedroom section have committed inappropriate acts and adultery. 

Thailand’s royal family is protected by a defamation law that makes scrutiny of its actions all but impossible within the kingdom.

A recent University of Queensland study reveals there was a 626 per cent increase in the calculated impact on climate as a result of tropical forest clearing between 2000 and 2013.