Climate change protesters are blocking traffic in both directions on Victoria Bridge in Brisbane. Pedestrian access on one side of the bridge has also been closed off. 

Members of the Extinction Rebellion are suspending themselves from a tripod like structure established in the middle of the road. 

Police say delays are expected and are advising motorists to use an alternative route where possible.

A Queensland man has saved his neighbour's life, using a mop bucket to fight the fire that was destroying the unit.

Four days ago, in the early hours of the morning, Matthew Langler woke up to the smell of smoke and the sight of his neighbours unit door on fire. 

Barefoot and wearing just his Roosters footy shorts, the 24-year-old jumped over his neighbour's fence in search of something to fight the fire.

Australia has been urged to “step up substantially on the issue of West Papua [New Guinea]”, with  Vanuatu’s leaders taking to the stage of the UN General Assembly to "emphatically condemn" alleged human rights violations in the region. 

Vanuatu urged global leaders to assist West Papuans (pa·poo·uhnz), following reports of a mass exodus from the town of Wamena and increased violence on Monday. 

Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas said “we condemn, emphatically, violations of human rights of the indigenous people of West Papua”

Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources David Littleproud is scheduled to tour drought affected towns in northern NSW and southern Queensland later this week.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently pledged an extra $100 million for affected communities, also providing the Moyne Shire Council in southwest Victoria $1 million as the Bureau of Meteorology predicted that 62 per cent of that shire would be in drought.

The drought tour will be conducted for three days- Minister Littleproud urging states to build more dams during this dry spell.

Entrepreneur and chief executive of Tesla Incorporated, Elon Musk recently presented the newest model for SpaceX's latest Starship spacecraft, which is designed to carry crew and cargo across the solar system.

The Starship is expected to launch for the first time in one or two months, reach a height of 19,800 metres before travelling perpendicularly back to Earth.

Musk stated that the key breakthrough needed for space-faring to become a success, is for technology to advance to the point that space travel becomes as conventional as air travel.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated that he vowed to maintain his political position, even if he failed to secure a Brexit deal by the 31st of October.

This week the government is expected to divulge proposals for the border between the British province of Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland- which has become a main point of contention throughout the discussions.

The iconic Binna Burra Lodge that was destroyed by bushfires three weeks ago has revealed its bold plans to re-open before Christmas.  

The blaze that swept through the Scenic Rim razed the heritage-listed building that had stood since the 1930s and left almost 60 staff out of work.

Lodge Chairman Steve Noakes says there’s a lot to be done with most of the Lodge’s cabins and other buildings destroyed but is targeting early December to re-open the tourism hotspot.

Victoria Police officers who pulled over a ute driving "erratically" in Melbourne's west have helped deliver a baby girl by the side of the road.

The father, Fernando Martinez, was speeding on Geelong Road just after midnight on Saturday when police pulled him over.

Bianca Martinez told the ABC that her husband got out of their ute, stuck his hands up in the air and said "my wife is having a baby".