A 94 year old man thanks officers after being rescued from a bushfire in his Peregian Beach home.

Andrew Michael was rescued on Monday night, after the house behind him caught on fire.

"Everything was so quick. The police turned up. We have to get out" he said.

"The house behind you is burning'," Mr Michael said.

"They [have] done a very good job. They helped me downstairs and then they passed me to the neighbours," he said.

This week, Monash University's government leader passed a resolution that effectively banned international students from running for student government positions.

The University limited the roles to candidates who were eligible to work at least 22 hours a week when most international student visas allow a maximum of 20 hours work.

Beddown, a new charity is transforming unused, urban spaces into pop-up emergency accommodation, starting with Brisbane's carparks. 

Every night 8,000 people sleep rough in Australia.

According to Norm McGillivray founder of Beddown, getting people off the streets and back on track begins with a decent nights' sleep. 

Graffitied white Supremacist messages including Christchurch shooter praise was found yesterday at the Holland Park Mosque in South Brisbane.

Ali Kadri, from the Islamic Council of Queensland said the graffitied messages disturbed members in his community.

"The threat is real after Christchurch," he said.

"These kinds of threats have become real and it puts fear in the community."

The Australian travel bloggers detained in Iran have been named as Perth couple Mark Firkin and Jolie King.

The couple has been held as political prisoners for 10 weeks after being arrested for reportedly flying a drone. 

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs has released a statement from the pair's families, stating they hope to see them both safely home as soon as possible. 

New Zealand’s Labour president, Nigel Haworth, has resigned following sexual assault allegations against a party staffer.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern apologised to the alleged victim and said the party was never equipped to appropriately deal with the issue.

“Raising an allegation of sexual assault is an incredibly difficult thing to do; for additional distress to be caused through the way those allegations are handled is incredibly upsetting,” Ms Ardern said.

Almost 50 schools and preschools in South Australia will close one hour early today as teachers strike over ongoing pay rise dispute.

Several rallies are expected today, most notably at Premier Steven Marshall’s electorate office.

The Government says it will not increase its pay rise offer of 2.35 per cent for teachers and 3.35 per cent for principals, but is prepared to negotiate classroom funding support.

The Stroke Foundation is looking at implementing a national telehealth service to improve rural stroke outcomes.

The Federal and New South Wales Governments have put $9.4 million towards developing a centralised stroke telehealth service.

Head of Stroke at the Royal Melbourne Hospital Bruce Campbell said access to information and equipment was driving the gap between metro and rural healthcare.

New material released by The Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning outlined a plan to assist state council in supporting cultural awareness through local planning schemes.

Brisbane businessman Dean Merlo is urging Queensland blokes to reach out to their mates today in a step towards improving men’s mental health.

Mr Merlo, the owner of Merlo coffee, witnessed his cousin battle serious mental health issues and says the support of family and friends is vital in helping people get back on track.