The University of the Sunshine Coast has implemented a 6000 solar panel powered water-battery to; provide cold water, cut up to 40 per cent of air conditioning costs and reduce emissions- a practice that is predicted to save $100 million within the next 25 years.

A system that was formed in partnership with French transnational company Veolia, it is now providing 2.1 megawatts of power across the entire university.

The Redland’s City Council says speeding drivers are leading to increased levels of koala deaths in the area. 

The RSPCA last week responded to two incidents involving koalas being struck by cars in Cleveland, and say it’s clear that they were struck at speed. 

Councillor Paul Golle says there have been endless campaigns and the installation of flashing signs, reminding drivers to obey speed limits, but clearly they are failing to protect the region’s most iconic native animals.

More than 90,000 Australian families have faced debt since the first-financial year of the Child Care Subsidy Policy, with a Centrelink glitch causing client data to disappear and incorrectly state that many have been overpaid by the system.

The "Australia Talks National Survey" conducted by the ABC, declared that seventy-five per cent of parents with young children found cost to be one of the biggest issues when sourcing childcare. 

New South Wales schools have $1.3 billion dollars of unspent money waiting to be used – equalling approximately $600,000 dollars per school in funding available. 

Principals have discretion over how to spend much of their school budgets, however some say they have been overburdened by the adding financial management and infrastructure planning to their core job. 

It could take up to three years for the unspent money to be used but parents say there's an expectation that if you have your kids enrolled now, the money should be spent on them.

The German city of Dresden has declared a “Nazi emergency” amid growing concern about far-right extremism and violence.

City councilors warn that there is an increasing problem of anti-democratic extremism and violence in the city.

“We have a Nazi problem in Dresden, and we have to do something about it,” said Councillor Max Aschenbach.

A bloody knife fight in Hong Kong left six people wounded, including a local pro-democracy politician who had his ear bitten off, capping another chaotic day of political unrest in the city.

The violence was less sustained than Saturday when police and protesters fought hours of cat and mouse battles after thousands took to the streets for an unsanctioned march.