The Australian maritime industry, is preparing for a transition to cleaner, low-sulphur shipping fuel by January 2020, in line with international regulations.

Viva Energy has started producing low sulphur fuel while ANL is modifying some of its vessels using exhaust gas cleaning systems.

The global shipping industry contributes 8 per cent of the world's carbon emissions, which is around the same size as Germany's emissions footprint.

 In Western Australia, over 30,000 native animals were safely salvaged from the 1000 hectare construction site of Chevron’s massive gas processing facility.

Many native species of frogs, lizards, snakes, mice, and geckos, among others, were collected by a team of zoologists ahead of the termite mound 'deconstructions'.

Principal zoologist, at Terrestrial Ecosystems, Graham Thompson, said it was the largest number of animals he had ever removed from an industrial development site.

Former Ipswich mayor, Paul Pisasale, has been found guilty of extortion while posing as a private investigator in an attempt to extort thousands of dollars from the former partner of a Brisbane escort.

Pisasale admitted to impersonating a private investigator to pursue Sydney taxi driver Xin Li for up to $10,000 on behalf of his co-accused, Yutian Li, had pleaded not guilty to two counts of extortion on the basis he honestly believed the woman was lawfully entitled to the money.

The rollout of Queensland’s digital hospital system has stalled in the Metro North Hospitals after funding was knocked back.

The integrated electronic Medical Record system, has been surrounded by controversy as it was implemented in 14 other Queensland hospitals, with bugs having the potential to causing incorrect radiology data and clinical difficulties.

A spokesperson for the health minister denied funding for Metro North Hospitals was being re-considered and maintained the system has never compromised patient safety.

Floods and landslides in South Asia have killed 300 people and forced over 12 million more from their homes.

India, Nepal and Bangladesh have experienced severe flooding over the past few days and the situation is only getting worse.

An international humanitarian organisation, Oxfam,  is supporting more than 360,000 people in affected areas with food, clean drinking water, emergency shelter, toilets and hygiene kits. 

British Prime Minister, Borris Johnson, has sacked most of Britain's cabinet within hours of taking the top job. 

Several other ministers announced their resignations as well. 

Prime Minister Johnson explained, the British Government is going to fulfil the repeated promises to parliament to the people and come out of the EU on October 31, no ifs or buts.

Two elderly people, from New South Wales and Victoria, have died from listeriosis after contracting the virus from Salmon from Tasmania; the Australian Department of Health is investigating another case in Queensland.

All three cases were people aged over 70 and the department of health says the pair who died also had "significant underlying health conditions".

Last year, several people in NSW and Victoria also died after an outbreak of listeria in rockmelons.

The peak body for working people is welcoming a Government decision to ditch the Superannuation Amnesty Bill.

The Bill would have allowed employers who have stolen superannuation from 2.4 million Australian working people to avoid punishment and instead gain tax advantage.

Australian Council of Trade Unions Assistant, Secretary Scott Connolly said, the bill would have seen the Morrison Government siding with dodgy bosses, rather than the people who have worked their entire careers towards a good retirement.

A peaceful protest, at the University of Queensland about China’s treatment of Uyghur muslims, and the treatment of Hong Kong’s Citizens has gone violent.

Tensions grew, when a pro-Chinese Communist Government supporter, pulled a microphone from the protest organiser.