In international news, it is believed two Australians have died as a result of two small sightseeing planes colliding mid-air off the coast of Alaska.

Across the two seaplanes were 14 passengers, four of whom have been confirmed dead and two missing, including an Australian, who were travelling on a seven-day cruise ship tour from Vancouver to Anchorage.

Rescuers say the planes were partially submerged upside down in the seawater after crashing on a steep section of rocky shoreline.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will co-chair a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris later today to discuss her plan which has been dubbed the ‘Christchurch Call’.

Ms Ardern’s initiative will ask signatory nations to adopt measures to ban objectionable material online and create a framework for media to report on atrocities without amplifying them.

Technology is yet again changing the way we learn. 3D printed models of dog skulls are helping University of Queensland vets to save animals and educate tomorrow’s veterinary students.

UQ Veterinarian and Associate Professor Rachel Allavena says the skulls show how dogs with short noses, like French Bulldogs and Pugs, can suffer from the condition brachycephalia which prevents them from breathing correctly.

40 year old plastic bags have been found in mangroves near the Brisbane River, sparking conservationists to demand the government to impose a nationwide ban on single use plastics .

The Queensland Government imposed a partial plastic bag ban on July 1st last year, reducing in an 80% reduction in the number of plastic bags taken from retailers.

But conservationists are pushing for an all-out ban similar to that imposed by the European Parliament, which plans to phase out almost all single-use plastics by 2021.  

A Sydney father claims he was threatened by police and security at an A-League soccer match, but authorities have conflicting views.

The father claims checking the bathroom facilities were in a “clean state” for his disabled daughter, when he was threatened and stopped by security officials.

However, New South Wales Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Walton says the trouble started when the father tried to push his way into another grandstand without his daughter and without the required ticket.