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. 

President Donald Trump denies giving Turkey the ‘green light’ to invade Syria in a meeting with the Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday.

President Trump said the actions of President Erdogan did not surprise him as, “he’s wanted to do that for a long time” and has been building up troops along the border.

"It’s not between Turkey and the United States, like a lot of stupid people would like us to — would like you to believe,” Mr Trump said. 

Trump insists the fight is over land that has nothing to do with the USA.

Officers involved in an internal investigation into whether a Northern Territory girl was spit-hooded, stripped and kept naked in a cell have been cleared of breaches of duty. 

The accused officers say they denied her request for a blanket due to concerns over self-harm. 

Ombudsman Peter Shoyer said the officers acted appropriately under ‘urgent and extreme’ circumstances. 

“There are situations when police dealing with people who exhibit the most challenging behaviours have no alternative but to choose between limited and confronting options,” Mr Shoyer said. 

Pacific National, one of Australia’s largest rail freight companies has publicly announced its willingness to service Adani’s Carmichael mine, despite opposition by environmentalists. 

"We haul coal, that's what we do,” a spokesperson for Pacific National said. 

The company is critical for the mine to go ahead and a number of other rail freight organisations have said they will not deal with Adani. 

Competitor Aurizon is also facing threats from investors that they will sell their stakes if the company agrees to transport coal from the mine to the coast.