The Bureau of Meteorology's latest climate summary has revealed the entire state experienced warmer-than-usual days last month, with maximum and minimum temperatures above average in some places.

The average daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 23.5 degrees Celsius, which is 1.5 C above average and a record over the 19 years that the observation site has been in operation. 

It was among a number of locations in south-east Queensland that broke all-time records — including Warwick, Cape Moreton, Amberley and Coolangatta. 

A group of international students at The University of Queensland decided not to participate on the shut-down of the Confucius Institute protests out of fear of being identified by the authorities at their home country.

The protests that took place on Wednesday discussed the fact that UQ must accept Beijing’s directions on the management and the dictated courses at the Confucius Institute.

Small Pacific island nations are asking the Morrison government not to use so-called "carryover credits" in its bid to meet carbon emissions targets.

Fijian Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, has taken aim at Australia, as the pacific nations strengthen their action against climate change.

On Tuesday the countries signed a joint statement known as the Nadi Bay Declaration, which calls for halting carry-over credits as well as a halt to new coal mining projects and the phasing out of coal-fired power generation.

A medal awarded to a Nazi soldier who took five bullets for Adolf Hitler and survived has been sold at auction for $63,000.

Ulrich Graf received the Blutorden Blood Order Medal for throwing himself on top of Hitler to shield the dictator from gunfire during a failed Nazi Party coup in 1923.

The British auction house behind the sale, which some critics have accused of glorifying Hitler's Third Reich, said bids soared to nine times above the list price and the final price was a "world record" for a Nazi medal of its type.

New research finds that common accessories typically used by older Australians to improve comfort in cars may increase the chance of injury during a crash.

Researchers at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) conducted more than 130 crash test simulations using a wide range of car seat accessories and found that some types of accessories may cause more injury in a crash.

Thousands of public hospital workers will strike across NSW as they fight for increased security in their workplaces.

More than 20,000 workers will walk off the job on Thursday over workplace safety concerns after a vote by Health Services Union delegates in July.

The union said the rolling four-hour strike will go ahead despite the Department of Health on Wednesday saying an agreement had been reached at the Industrial Relations Commission to avert the action.