Hundreds of bottles of rare cognac and liqueur from a ship that was sunk by a German U-boat during World War I was salvaged by the Ocean X team. 

Peter Lindberg, from the Ocean X Team said they are researching the cognac and talking to Bacardi to try to determine the value of the haul. 

“We don’t know yet if it is drinkable. We get a fraction of smell from the Benedictine bottles and it smells sweet and from herbs,” said Mr Lindberg. 

They recovered 600 bottles of De Haartman & Co. cognac and 300 bottles of Beneductine liquer. 

Anger mounts in Lebanon as protesters burn tyres, block main roads, and march on the presidential palace in reaction to the death of one protester. 

The country has been gripped by 28 days of protests with tens of thousands taking to the streets to voice their anger at government corruption and the worst economic crisis since the 15-year civil war in 1990.

President, Michel Aoun warned demonstrators should emigrate as the protest movement is threatening Lebanon’s interest. 

Protests in the Northern Territory over the police murder of Warlpiri teenager Kumunjayi Walker are escalating with a rally expected to take place in Alice Springs later this morning. 

The Yuendumu community say the police murder charge is not enough and are demanding comprehensive justice in the form of bodycam footage of the murder, an independent investigation, and a coronial inquest. 

Over 150 cars and six buses have traveled into Mparntwe Alice Springs to join protesters. 

The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital has received almost $350,000 in donations in the wake of recent bushfires.

The koala hospital is mobilising drink station to give dehydrated koalas a chance of surviving in the wild and providing medical aid to injured koalas. 

Koala Conservation Australia president Sue Ashton says the hospital decided to triple the number of drinking stations, thanks to the generous donations of the public. 

“It’s just so heart-warming and fabulous that people are showing that they care.” Ms Ashton said. 

Queensland scientists studying Irukandji jellyfish claim local councils are ignoring the threat of the infamous box jellyfish and should be setting up monitoring programs to help prevent injury. 

Griffith University's Sea Jellies Research Laboratory is working with scientists at James Cook University to try to understand the Irukandji's complicated life cycle and what impact climate change might have on it.

Professor in Marine Biology Michael Kingsford says DNA technology identifying where the jellyfish have been could be part of a beach warning system.

Queensland rail is giving commuters an early Christmas gift; four days of free train travel.

Travel will be free every Monday from the 18th of November until the 9th of December. 

Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said the funding for the free travel days would come of money previously set aside for senior managers’ bonuses. 

“Queensland Rail’s board has voted to phase outperformance payments, starting from the current financial year, and will work with its senior management team to implement that,” Mr Bailey said. 

A video of a fish that has a human-like face has gone viral online. 

According to Snopes, a website that specialises in debunking urban myths, the original source of this footage cannot be located, however, It was reported in April 2019, that a fish with a human face was spotted in a pond outside of a local temple in Tsuruoka City, Japan.

The video began circulating on Douyin, a Chinese video mobile platform. 

Two people in China are being treated for pneumonic plague, commonly knowns as the black plague, one of the deadliest pandemics in human history. 

The two patients from the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia were diagnosed by doctors in Beijing. 

A spokesperson for the World Health Organisation says it understood that close contacts were being screened and managed. 

“The Chinese National Health Commission are implementing efforts to contain and treat the identified cases and increasing surveillance,” the spokespersons said.  

Authorities suspect two fires that started on Tuesday in Turramurra on Sydney’s north shore were an act of arson.

Shane Fitzsimmons from NSW Rural Fire Service said they are treating the fire as suspicious and have declared the area a crime scene. 

Mr Fitzsimmons said the fire is a heinous crime and the perpetrators deserve to have the whole weight of the law against them.