UK Prime Minister closed down parliament to "silence opposition"
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson closed down parliament to silence opposition to his Brexit strategy in an unlawful abuse of power, the UK's Supreme Court has heard
Judges began hearing three days of highly-charged arguments over whether it was lawful for Mr Johnson to advise the Queen to prorogue the UK’s Parliament for more than a month, as the clock ticks down to Britain's October 31 exit date from the European Union.
The $150 million dollar Powerball is hitting tomorrow
The record-breaking Powerball worthing 150 million dollars is taking place tomorrow.
To protect the privacy of winners, the WA lottery agency lottery West will give money to the winners in a low-profile manner.
Financial planner Mr Sharpe reminds winners not to use the money too quickly if they overcome the overwhelming odds against them.
Facebook reveals plans for independent moderation board
Facebook has unveiled its plan to create an independent "oversight" board to make decisions over how the network is moderated.
The company says that the panel will have power to override decisions it makes over contentious material and will influence the implementation of any new social network policy on the platform
Experts have questioned the legitimacy of the move, which comes in the midst of a major debate over the power Facebook has to remove content on its platform.
Two-vehicle crash on the Warrego Highway leaves four people injured
Paramedics have transported four patients following a two-vehicle crash on the Warrego Highway last night
A male patient in his 60s with leg and wrist injuries, a female in her 60s with chest and leg injuries and a male in his 30s with no obvious injuries have been transported in a stable condition to Toowoomba Hospital
48 people dead after terrorist attacks in Afghanistan
Taliban suicide bombers have killed 48 people in two separate attacks in Afghanistan, with an election rally for Afghanistan’s President appearing to be the main target.
In Parwan province north of Kabul, 26 people died at an election rally where President Ashraf Ghani was due to speak was attacked, while 22 people died when a bomb exploded near the US embassy in central Kabul.
Drought reaching critical levels in western NSW
‘Critical’ drought are putting water supplies at risk across New South Wales.
Forecasters say the Menindee River will run dry in November, leading to a water shortage in several parts of regional New South Wales if there is no assistance from the government.
The water entering the river system has decreased over 12 months, triggering a massive spike in fish deaths.
Dubbo, Cobar, Nyngan and Narromine will be the first towns affected.
Police says Binna Burrah bush fire remains suspicious
Police say the lighting of the Binna Burra bush fire, which has destroyed dozen of properties, remains suspicious
The fire is still under advised warning level since it is still being put out and inland fire from Bundaberg and Mount Kilcoy in the Somerset region has broken out.
Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll says the police are concerned with the start of fire.
Airports and airlines argue over increasing price of airfares
Airlines and airports have blamed each other over a recent increase in ticket prices.
Virgin Executive Paul Scurrah explained that it was impossible to keep discounting fees as the company has been charged over $109 million dollars over the past three years.
Mr Scurrah has urged the government to make the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission arbitrate the dispute.
Rain brings relief to bushfire-affected Gold Coast hinterland
Rain has brought welcome relief to Gold Coast hinterland communities, which still recovering from ongoing bushfires in the region
Several storm cells moved across Queensland's southern inland yesterday afternoon, bringing several small totals of rain.
Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecaster David Crock said that 10mm fell in the Lamington National Park, where the most dangerous bushfire continues to burn.
Ferry Upgrades for South Bank
Ferry Terminal upgrades are planned for South Bank as new designs are released by the Brisbane City Council
The ferry terminals 1 & 2 at South Bank were built in 1996 with no major upgrades, however the council has completed maintenance work recently on terminal 3
Lord mayor Adrian Schrinner said the council would lodge its plans for the new dual-berth ferry terminal, from which both CityCat and CityHoppers will operate, this week.