Five aboriginal female artists from Maningrida, Northern Territory, are going to Paris next October for an exhibition and a series of workshops.

Ingrid Johanson, the manager of the Babbarra Women’s Centre, pitched the exhibition of their work to the embassy last year to display it at the 2019 United Nations Year of Indigenous Languages.

Johanson says this exhibition it’s about embracing the diversity of languages of Maningrida and celebrating it on an international scale.

Home Affairs Minister, Peter Dutton, says some detainees on Nauru are ‘trying it on’ in an attempt to gain access to Australia.

Mr Dutton says that women are claiming rape and abortion as a ploy to get medical treatment in the country.

More than 30 people have been brought to Australia for medical treatment, under the new medivac laws, which were strongly opposed by the Coalition

A new performing arts centre will be built at Hervey Bay State High as part of a record $1.46 billion state school infrastructure investment across Queensland.

Education Minister Grace Grace says the project is fantastic news for the school community, creating space for students to develop skills within the arts.

The project featured in last weeks State Budget, which included $12.2 million for schools in the Hervey Bay Electorate.

Anti-Adani protests are scheduled to take place in Brisbane Square at 5pm today.

The events will be co-hosted by Uni Students for Climate Justice and M.A.D, who are protesting the recent approval from the State Labor Government which will allow the construction of the mine to commence.  

Organisers say they will march from Brisbane Square to the ABC Headquarters, demanding the broadcaster to hold a live-cross to demonstrate the anger of the people for Australia to see.

Britain has suspended the approval of new export licenses for Saudi arms, which could contribute towards the conflict in Yemen.

The conflict, which has claimed tens of thousands of lives, has been labelled by the United Nations as the world’s biggest current humanitarian crisis.

Liam Fox, International Trade Secretary announced the suspension, after a British court pressured the government to rethink their role in the crisis through these deals, but Fox says they will seek permission to appeal the decision.

Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau recently met with Donald Trump, who pledged to support Canada, whose political tensions with China are heightening.

This tension was sparked when Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was detained in Vancouver in December, a request made by the US.

Following that, China detained two Canadians, ex-diplomat, Michael Kovrig, and businessman, Michael Spavor, accusing them of spying.

Trudeau expects the two Canadians detained in China will be addressed at the G20 meeting.

Regional councils across Australia will be left to pick up the bill for new national security measures being implemented at local airports.

Council have warned the new security screening costs could devastate regional air travel, and the cost of these measures will affect people living and working in regional areas.

Murweh Shire Council chief executive officer Neil Polglase says it is tough in a small community to help run operations, considering limited access to resources and reliance on government grants. 

Laws protecting federal public servant whistleblowers in Australia are reportedly in line for reforming.

Attorney-General Christian Porter has set an overhaul of the Public Disclosure Act aiming at making the whistleblower scheme easier to use and provide better protection for bureaucrats.

Mr Porter says the new secrecy provisions actually provide a significantly higher level of protection to journalists.

Major traffic delays along one of Brisbane city’s busiests streets after a car crashed into a pole, and took out a traffic light on the Boomerang and Coronation Drive intersection.

Paramedics treated a young man in his 20s, later taking him to the Royal Brisbane Hospital complaining of chest and thoracic panes.

A crane was brought in to lift the pole, with police directing traffic through the busy iteration until the light was repaired.