Foreign Minister Marise Payne has expressed concern for Australian women and children detained in a Syrian camp, but says there is no rush to evacuate them.

“We will not put Australian officials, forces or our public in danger so any repatriation will occur only if safe to do so,” Foreign Minister Marise Payne said.

More than 60 women and children are being detained in the al-Hawl camp, and many fear they will soon be at risk of harm as US withdraws its troops from Syria and Turkey is set to invade.

A Queensland mother has taken to social media to explain to others how to interact with children with disabilities.

After watching children and families ignore her daughter on a holiday, Jen Kyriacou shared her experience in a viral Facebook post, and offered advice for other parents.

Mrs Kyriacou says “it’s hard to watch her be ignored and kids running away from her and this is an ongoing issue parents with kids with disabilities face all the time.”

The worldwide climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has planned to use tactics from Hong Kong protesters in their civil disobedience campaign.

Tom Howell, a Brisbane organiser for the group, says “Cable ties and street barricades together, you can go and get a $40 bike lock, this is a really accessible thing”.

Mr Howell says that this barricade technique is a simple way for anyone to get involved.

Hundreds of climate change activists shouted "rebellion!" on Monday morning in Amsterdam city and blocked the traffic. 

Police have approved plans by activist group Extinction Rebellion to demonstrate on condition they would not block traffic.

The city warned people to avoid the area on the way to work by car or bicycle, because "the police are planning to end the illegal blockade.”

As anti-government protests swept through Hong Kong, the number of tourists visiting Hong Kong in August tumbled, indicating that the economic costs caused by the unrest have continued to rise.

Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan said in his blog that the number of tourists has dropped by nearly 40% from last year. He said that this marked a sharp increase in the 5% year-on-year decline in July. 

In contrast, Hong Kong was one of the most visited cities in the world with 30 million visitors last year.

A 12-year-old boy has spent his school holidays visiting children’s hospitals delivering turtle-shaped nightlights to cancer patients.

Bryce U’ren is accompanied by a giant turtle named Max, and says his message is that no matter where the kids are, as long as they have their nightlight, they’re all connected under the same stars.

The turtle-shaped lights are able to be easily sterilised and are ideal for children who can’t bring their toys into the oncology ward.

A University of Queensland student has arrived back in Iran after avoiding extradition to the United States.

Reza Dehbashi Kivi had been in custody for 13 months in Australia, accused of exporting American equipment for detecting stealth planes or missiles to Iran.

The US sought to extradite him on six charges, dating back to 2008, for which he faced a maximum of 20 years in prison.

Six Victorian councils are back to sending their footpath waste to recycling rather than to the tip, following the repair of Victorian processor SKM.

After the collapse of the processor, councils were forced to divert waste to landfill for months.

Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said SKM’s Laverton North site is now fully operational, while its Coolaroo site is yet to return to business.

30 protesters were arrested by police in the Sydney CBD yesterday, as climate action group ‘Extinction Rebellion’ kicked off a week of protests across Australia.

Images have emerged of elderly people and men in suits being dragged through Broadway, Sydney by police as crowds blocked the busy road.

Just this morning, police have been negotiating with a climate protester dangling off Brisbane’s Story Bridge in a hammock, with ‘The Extinction Rebellion’ flags hanging from it.