Labor’s gas pipeline plan is projected to release more emissions than the Adani coal mine, despite their commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement.

The State Government’s Fracking Inquiry Report revealed the $1.5 billion pipeline project is expected to create 1240 petajoules of gas in the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Labor climate spokesman Mark Butler said the party intends to implement safeguard mechanisms to cut down pollution, and that it is still possible to fulfill their commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement.

The Liberal National Party has seen Doboy Ward Councillor Ryan Murphy, replace Mayor Adrian Schrinner in his former ward of Chandler, giving their party a safe 24 per cent margin ahead of the March 2020 council election.

Murphy’s move will force the LNP party to change its own committees yet again, after spending hours in last week's council meeting debating which councillors would sit on which committee.

Labor’s candidate for Dawson has come forward as the victim of an attempted arson attack, that she believes is politically motivated.

Belinda Hassan’s car was parked at her personal address and marked with campaign signage when the incident occurred.

Police reportedly found a singed plastic bag hanging from the car’s fuel tank in what the Labor candidate has labelled a “dangerous attempt at intimidation”.

Dozens of animal rights activists from the ‘Direct Action Everywhere’ group formed a long line around a number of restaurants in Perth on Friday.

Content on social media shows the protestors confronting restaurant attendees with information about the meat industry and animal cruelty as they left restaurants.

The same group targeted a Perth McDonald’s restaurant last year, arriving with a dead pig in a basket, placing it on the counter for customers to see.

It’s 4.6 billion years old and yet the Moon continues to surprise us. A recent study published in Nature Geoscience has uncovered young thrust faults on the satellite reminiscent of seismic activity.

Analysis of data from the ‘60s and ‘70s combined with high-resolution imagery has led scientists to believe the Moon is still tectonically active.

The movement has been attributed to the moon contracting as it cools, as well as tidal forces from the Earth.   

Four Tertiary Students from New Zealand define shooting for the stars as they gain acceptance into the NASA International Internship Program.

The students, who were also awarded New Zealand Space Scholarships, were selected from a pool of over 200 applicants.

An assessment will be made at the end of the year deciding whether to continue employment.  

A team of scientists from the QIMR Berghofer Research Institute has discovered 70 previously unknown genes with links to serious mental illnesses.

The group analysed the expression levels of 331 genes, to determine their role in mental illness.

Lead researcher Professor Eske Derks says the aim is to develop patient-specific treatments for mental illness based on their individual genetic profile.   

Far North Queensland has been issued another cyclone warning, with Tropical Cyclone Ann expected to make landfall on Wednesday morning.

The category one storm will bring winds of up to 120km per hour, but is expected to weaken to a tropical low after hitting the coast.

Warnings for heavy rains and minor flooding have been issued for residents between Coen and Cape Tribulation.