A new report by the International Federation of Red Cross and leading economists say the effects of climate change pose a growing humanitarian threat. 

More frequent and intense climate-related disasters including floods, storms and bushfires are forecast to leave 150 million people in need of humanitarian aid each year by the end of next decade and cost up to $29 billion annually.

Chief executive of Austalian Red Cross, Judy Slatyer, said extreme weather events in Australia are becoming more frequent. 

The Philippines is reporting its first case of polio since 2001, with a three-year-old girl in a southern province contracting the virus.

Health authorities say the virus has also been detected in Manila's sewage and in waterways of the large southern city of Davao.

A World Health Organisation (WHO) representative says they are concerned more people will be exposed to the virus.

Torres Strait Islanders “embarrassed” after Scott Morrison’s appearance at last month’s Pacific Islands Forum, request the PM visit their region to see the impacts of climate change. 

Warraber man, Kabay Tamu will deliver the invitation to Australia’s delegation at the UN climate summit in New York next week. 

“We’re urging the Prime Minister to visit our islands, meet our communities and see the climate crisis for himself,” said Mr Tamu. 

A crucial season lays ahead for the bogong moths in Australia, a staple food source for the endangered pygmy possum.

Each spring about 4.4 billion bogong moths head to the country’s alpine regions in south-east New South Wales - the biggest injection of nutrients into the area second to sunshine. 

However, over the past two years, the billions of moths almost completely disappeared. 

A Brisbane man has come forward as one of the three winners who will share the record-breaking $150 million Powerball jackpot.

The man bought his lucky ticket from his local news agency at Mater News Central in South Brisbane and plans to spend his win on visiting family and overseas travel.

The other winners, one from the greater Brisbane area and one from New South Wales, are yet to claim their prizes.

The winning numbers were: 26, 4, 17, 5, 18, 8, 31 and a Powerball of 9.

A large bushfire is continuing to burn on North Stradbroke Island. 

The blaze is burning in an inaccessible swamp south of Amity Point and is not threatening any properties at this stage. 

Redland City Council Mayor Karen Williams said the fire is burning within containment lines and there is no risk to visitors. 

Approximately 8,00 people are due to visit the island from today for the school holiday influx - more than quadrupling the population.

The World Alzheimer’s Report 2019: Attitudes to dementia, reveals a lack of knowledge surrounding dementia, with two-thirds of the 70,000 people surveyed across 155 countries still believing the disease is a normal part of ageing rather than a neurodegenerative disorder.

Maree McCabe, Dementia Australia chief executive officer, says more needs to be done to combat current myths surrounding the condition.

“Dementia is not a normal part of ageing. It is a medical condition and disease of the brain,” says Ms McCabe.

Human rights groups are condemning Indonesia's proposed criminal code that would outlaw sex outside marriage. 

The proposed legislation, which also introduces heavily penalties for insulting the president and sets additional restrictions around contraception and abortions, would see unmarried couples jailed for six months or face a maximum fine of 10 million rupiah ($1,000).

Australian Coalition MP Craig Kelly is challenging the scientific consensus on climate change, telling the thousands of students taking part in protests today that “everything you are told is a lie.”

Mr Kelly says that young people are being “manipulated” and are facing peer pressure to conform to popular ideas of climate change.

Mr Kelly has told parliament during question time that there is no link between climate change and drought, and that today’s generation is safer from extreme weather than any other.