Britain has now gone a whole week without burning coal for power for the first time since the industrial revolution in the 1880s.

Home to the world's first coal-fuelled power plant, Britain has been burning coal for power steadily since 1882.

Now, in an ongoing effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent, Britain is aiming to abandon coal-fired power completely by 2025.

A US Senate Committee investigating claims of meddling in the 2016 election has allegedly subpoenaed US President’s son Donald Trump Jr.

According to two congressional sources, the Committee made the order to ask Trump Jr. questions about his contacts with Russia.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team of prosecutors reported there was a reasonable argument that Trump Jr. had violated campaign finance laws in their report into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

A $1 million project to restore seagrass off the Adelaide coast is about to begin as part of an effort to stop seabed erosion and support the marine environment.

South Australian Environment Minister Davie Speirs said about one third or 6000 hectares of seagrass off the Adelaide coast has been lost over the past 50 years and that seagrass is an important buffer for the ocean's wave and current energy that helps prevent erosion of nearshore areas

The project is set to re-establish seagrass meadows between suburban Glenelg and Semaphore.

The Northern Territory is set to hold the first conference on domestic, family and sexual violence over the next two days.

The two-day event will host frontline workers and experts as figures show more than 60 incidents of domestic violence are reported in the Territory each day.

Territory Families Chief executive, Ken Davies, said while the conference is a great step towards change, everyone has a powerful role to play in changing individual attitudes and behaviours towards violence.

The Gold Coast is set to host 360 dancers and 300 spectators in the city’s biggest ever live-music ballroom dance competition this Saturday, with $3500 in prize money up for grabs across four events.

180 couples, including two former Dancing with the Stars contestants, will face the challenge of adapting their performance to live-music that will be played by a nine-piece band, without any choice on their routine or choice of music.

The Federal Government has pledged $1 million to the Gold Coast’s Currumbin Wildlife Hospital to support koala populations in South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales.

The announcement on Tuesday from Gold Coast MP Karen Andrews is part of a $6 million initiative to protect the region’s koala habitats, with Senior Veterinarian Doctor Pyne saying the funding will allow upgrades to the facilities already overflowing with over 11,000 wildlife admissions annually.

US President Donald Trump has imposed new sanctions against the Iranian metal sector, further escalating tensions, with Tehran saying it will return to enriching uranium.

Trump imposed further restrictions on Iran’s mining industry on Wednesday after a frustrated Tehran said it would suspend some promises it made under a nuclear deal rejected by Washington in a move aimed chiefly at persuading Washington's European allies to step up to preserve the agreement.

Polls closed in South Africa on Wednesday as nationwide elections seem to almost certainly keep the ruling ANC in power despite frustration over corruption scandals, sluggish growth, and record unemployment.

The election was the first measure of whether President Cyril Ramaphosa can restore support for a party whose support flows largely from its liberation credentials.

Australian beekeepers are calling for restrictions to a controversial pesticide that reduces bees’ ability to fly.

Scientists from the Imperial College in London found that neonicoinoid causes bees to only be able to fly one third of the distance they normally would.

The pesticide is banned in the EU but is still widely used in Australia.