The Queensland police service says they can’t find records of whistleblower complaints, despite being required by law to keep them.

Former police Rick Flori, was told by the state’s information watchdog that police could not provide information relating to “public interest disclosures” he made between 2010 and 2018 because “the information is non-existent”.

Sources have questioned whether the police statements were designed to restrict information released to Flori, who is suing the services related to alleged reprisals. 

Recent political propaganda from North Korea shows leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse on a sacred Korean mountain.

The horse and location are symbols associated with the Kim family’s seven decade dynastic rule over North Korea.

According to North Korean state media, the scenic photographs of Mount Paektu’s, the spiritual homeland of the Kim dynasty, have his supporters convinced the leader is planning a ‘great operation’.

Hong Kong leader, Carrie Lam was forced to abandon her annual address to parliament after she was heckled twice. 

Opposition lawmakers disrupted the Legislative Council session by shouting and projecting slogans behind her, in relation to the controversial extradition bill.  

One of lawmakers, Tanya Chan commented Ms Lam’s hands are soaked with blood, she was to blame for the Hong Kong’s troubles.

"We hope Carrie Lam withdraws and quits. She has no governance ability. She is not suitable to be chief executive,” Ms Chan said. 

Farmers are calling on the government for a new drought policy, saying previous efforts have been a national failure.

The National Farmers’ Federation signed off on a drought policy framework on Wednesday, with the Minister for Drought David Littleproud agreeing to take the plan to cabinet for consideration. 

In response to the ongoing drought, Labor called on the Coalition to establish a “war cabinet”, with shadow agriculture minister Joel Fitzgibbon urging the government to “take the politics out of it”. 

ASIO issued a warning that the threat from extreme right-wing terrorism in Australia has increased and will remain an “enduring threat”.

ASIO boss, Duncan Lewis told Senate estimates in April, it was an important issue but the Christchurch massacre had not changed the agency’s calculus.

A report from the organisation said there had been 7 terrorist attacks in Australia and 16 “major counter-terrorism disruptions” since September 2014.

Queensland Museum says a new species of rockcod, or grouper has been confirmed after two years of testing DNA.

After commercial fishermen sold the fish to market in 2017, experts determined the species is native to the central part of the Great Barrier Reef. 

Fish expert Jeff Johnson said the fish were hard to get a hold of, as they were popular among buyers. 

Queensland Health Minister, Steven Miles has called a forum to discuss chroming, the trend of inhaling dangerous solvents.

Mr Miles asked Chief Health Officer, Jeannette Young to convene the forum following reports that people under the age of 29, and children as young as 10 were among the largest group abusing inhalants. 

 "Chroming is a serious issue affecting some of the most vulnerable people in our community and heartbreakingly it's disproportionately affecting young people," Mr Miles said.

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson will send a letter to the EU asking for Brexit extension beyond 31st October if there is no agreement by Saturday.

The Brexit secretary, Stephen Barclay, has confirmed that Johnson will abide by the Benn Act, despite having previously ruled it out. 

Ministers have acknowledged the possibility of the government sending a second letter asking the EU to ignore that first asking for an extension, if a deal is reached by the weekend.