On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron will launch a "call for mobilisation" on the Amazon during a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

The fires that burned through the Amazon rainforest last month sparked international outcry and offers of help, but as world leaders meet in New York, the planet's largest rainforest remains engulfed in flames.

The latest satellite data from Brazil's National Institute for Space Research shows 131,600 fires burning since January within the country, where 60 percent of the Amazon lies.

The UK's oldest travel providing company, Thomas Cook, is under financial pressure to secure $368 million in funds from the British government, as banks claim that the company could fall into administration- bolstering fears that the collapse could leave 150,000 British tourists stranded overseas. 

The mounting financial difficulties have been noted to be the result of fierce competition from online operators, increased jet fuel prices, the tense political climate over Brexit and customers being less inclined to travel overseas in the summer heatwave. 

Roma Street's Brisbane Transit Centre  is to be demolished in the next couple months, a project which will clear land for the $5.4 billion Cross River Rail and Brisbane Live entertainment precinct. 

Demolition for the Cross River Rail is expected to be completed by the end of next year, which will result in some short-term lane closures outside of peak hour traffic and temporary busway closures in late 2020.

Residents in the Brisbane suburb of Moorooka are celebrating the first koala to be spotted in a local park in 21 years. 

Pegg’s Park has been transformed by a local tree planting group, who have planted hundreds of trees, to rejuvenate the site. 

Councillor Steve Griffiths of the Moorooka ward congratulated the Moorooka Greening Group on the positive work they have done.  

Cameras designed to detect the illegal use of mobile phones whilst driving, are to be positioned on fixed and trailer mounted locations around New South Wales from December of this year.

For the first three months of the program,  those who are caught on camera will be sent a warning letter, with those caught offending after this period facing a $344 fine and five demerit points.

A report has found that nearly 6000 Veterans are homeless every 12 months in Australia, a rate nearly three times higher than the national average. 

A three year study prepared for the Department of Veterans Affairs shows the highest recorded rate of homelessness in the Veterans community.

The Australian Housing and Urban Infrastructure Report stated that 5.3 per cent of Veterans were homeless in any 12-month period, and 21.7 per cent of Veterans reported being homeless at some point in their life. 

Protesters in Hong Kong attempted to target the airport after a night of widespread and violent street clashes in the Chinese-ruled territory.

Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have rallied inside a mall, with some activists vandalising a nearby subway station and defacing a Chinese flag, but plans to disrupt the airport did not materialise due to a transport shutdown.

The US Supreme Court has handed a victory to abortion rights advocates, striking down a Texas law imposing strict regulations on abortion doctors and facilities.

The 5-3 ruling overnight held that the Republican-backed 2013 law, placed an undue burden on women exercising their constitutional right to end a pregnancy, established in the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.