People with disabilities in Australia are struggling to find appropriate housing as only a small percentage of recipients are eligible for accommodation under the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Joseph Connellan, Senior Manager of Housing at the Melbourne Disability Institute, said  between 50,000 and 70,000 people accessing the NDIS are in need of accommodation, but are ineligible for the specialist disability accommodation it assists with.

The Morrison Government is expected to repeal the Medevac law which would allow refugees to come to Australia if medical treatment is needed.

The government will try to have the laws repealed when parliament resumes, The Australian reported.

Home affairs minister Peter Dutton said Anthony Albanese should acknowledge this and vote with us to repeal this dangerous piece of law

Eric Herbert, who super glued himself, at the extinction rebellion has faced the magistrates court on 19th of June 2019.

Mr Herbert pleaded guilty for  public nuisance and contravening a direction and was fined $550.

Mr Herbet said,  "I don't care what punishment I get. Nothing's going to stop me from doing this again".

A Virgin Australia trial of low-carbon sustainable aviation fuels has reached one million kilometres in less than a year on more than 700 test flights.

The trial is testing a blend of conventional and sustainable jet fuel and is being conducted in partnership with the Queensland Government, Brisbane Airport Corporation and US-based biofuel producer Gevo.

The Queensland government has confirmed a new multi-million dollar ambulance station will be built in Ormeau.

Health Minister and Ambulance Services Minister, Steven Miles, says the facility will be built on Peachey Road, close to industrial areas, which will allow for future expansion and provide access to the M1.

Mr Miles says the population in the region is expected to increase by 124 per cent between 2016 and 2036, and he wants to ensure the community’s expectations are met during a medical emergency.

Seven Australian universities are among the world’s top 100 in the QS World University Rankings list which ranks 1000 universities worldwide.

The Australian National University was ranked highest in Australia, coming in at 29th globally while Brisbane’s University of Queensland was ranked 47.

Boston’s MIT took the top spot for the eighth consecutive year, followed by Stanford University and Harvard.

Canberra musicians will host a “protest jam” on Friday to have the city’s sound regulations changed, following concerns a plan for a new five-star hotel and currently unenforced noise limits could stifle nightlife.

Council sound laws permit 60 decibels of noise during the day and 50 decibels at night, which is equivalent to a restaurant, and musicians worry a new hotel will cause authorities to enforce these regulations more strictly.

The World Health Organisation is launching a global campaign to prevent the spread of antibiotic resistant ‘superbugs’ through the development of a classification system for existing drugs.

The organisation’s new system splits antibiotic drugs into three categories to ensure less costly ‘narrow-spectrum’ drugs are used for initial treatment, with stronger drugs reserved for cases where other antibiotics have failed.