The Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica has just produced its biggest iceberg in more than 50 years. The piece occupies 1,636 square kilometers - smaller than the Isle of Skye in Scotland - called D28. 

The size of the iceberg means that it must be monitored and tracked as it may be harmful to transportation. Since the early 1960s, Amery has never cut a larger iceberg. The previous one was 9,000 square kilometers.

Amery is the third largest ice shelf in Antarctica and an important drainage channel in the eastern part of the continent.

A Queensland koala named Teadoro was seen to be injured and wandering the ground at Noosa National Park last week.

Queensland Koala Crusaders spokesperson Bernard Jean stated that the koala did not have enough strength in his arms to climb and had puncture wounds in his abdominal area which placed him in critical condition.

Teadoro is currently under the care of Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital and awaiting surgery- with professionals believing that his injuries are the result of a domestic dog attack.

This week, shark drum lines have been removed from the Great Barrier Reef following a Federal Court ruling.

Queensland government uses the drum lines or unmanned traps to lure sharks using baited hooks - agencies later kill the sharks, a practice the Federal Court in April ruled inhumane, forbidding the Queensland Department of Fisheries to shoot the animals.

Four allied health students from the University of Sydney are receiving free accommodation and meals by living in Scalabrini Bexley, a nursing home in South Sydney.

This is due to the Gold Soul Companionship Program, which allows these students to receive these benefits for 30 hours of volunteering hours each month.

Vaping has been a common practice for over a decade in other countries. It is a phenomenon that only recently become popular in Australia, however, and the trend has been met with a mixed reception.

Vapes or e-cigarettes are especially popular with young people, but research recently released by the University of Adelaide has found vaping can kill lung cells even without nicotine.

Despite this, vapes are still being promoted as a viable, "healthy" way to quit smoking.

Protesters and police clashed in Hong Kong for a second straight day on Sunday, throwing the city's business and shopping belt into chaos and sparking fears of more ugly scenes leading up to China's National Day this week.

Protesters are planning to march again on Tuesday despite a police ban, raising fears of more violent confrontations that could embarrass Chinese President Xi Jinping as his ruling Communist Party marks 70 years since taking power on Tuesday. 

Posters are calling for October 1 to be marked as "A Day of Grief."

Moscow's largest sustained protest movement in a decade occurred on Sunday, as 60,000 people  rallied to demand the release of protesters who were jailed in July.

The July protests occurred as more than 12 opposition candidates were not allowed to run in an election on September 8th due to a technicality- with police stating that the protesters were prosecuted for  breaking the law in the unauthorised rallies.