Three children will be returning to Australia after their father was killed fighting for the Islamic State.

The children, all under age 12, lived in Melbourne with their parents before their family went to Syria to take part in the conflict in 2014.

The children, whose mother was also killed, have no family left in Australia, and are currently being held in a Syrian refugee camp.

Gold Coast Indigenous heritage has been honoured with two new social housing project names.

Minister for Housing and Public Works Minister Mick de Brenni has announced the new naming of both sites in honour of local culture and heritage.

Mr de Brenni praised GPH Projects on the construction of the project, helping the Queensland Government provide more accessible housing.

One hundred and eight activities are planned for Queensland Seniors Week in August, says Minister for Seniors Coralee O’Rouke. 

The Palaszczuk Government has increased Seniors Week funding to $100,000 to give younger generations more opportunity to connect with each other.

Ms O’Rouke invites everyone to host and attend events to build strong relationships with the older members in their communities.

A month after polls closed in the world's largest election, India is about to learn who their next prime minister will be.

The results are due this Thursday from India's election, with exit polls pointing to a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi but the opposition still clinging to hopes of a surprise win.

If there is a clear trend, this should be evident by around 4.30pm AEST for the election results, but close results could mean India's 1.3 billion people may have to wait longer for the outcome.

A US judge has refused to block congressional subpoenas seeking financial records from banks that did business with President Donald Trump.

US District Judge Edgardo Ramos said in a ruling Trump and his company were "highly unlikely" to succeed in a lawsuit arguing the subpoenas seeking records from Deutsche Bank and Capital One were unlawful and unconstitutional.

Ramos also concluded the subpoenas have "a legitimate legislative purpose" and dismissed one-by-one arguments made to try to bury them.

The Reject Shop has said it will close down seven of its stores by the end of June as it faces a likely loss for the 2019 financial year.

The company said CEO Ross Sudano will leave "in the near term" and general manager of supply chain, strategy and innovation Dani Aquilina has been appointed acting CEO while it searched for a replacement.

After 180 millimetres of rain fell in through Western Queensland, Farmers are now facing a green drought- having green grass for feed but no water in reserve.

John Gardiner, of Bonfield said despite the recent rains, he still feels like he’s gone into another drought. "Here there's four dams that are only a quarter full and one dam that's completely empty," he said.

Recent rain has led to outbreaks of cattle illnesses caused by the combination of wet weather and access to lush green grass after months — or years — of dry pasture and supplements.

The State government has announced a funding boost for Gold Coast park n’ ride at the Ormeau train station.

An extra $2 million will be allocated to improving the facilities, which is expected to increase the current 40 parking spaces by 110 for commuters.

Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey says while initial design work had indicated 70 extra spaces for the upgrade, further detailed design work showed that 110 extra spots could be included in the upgrade.

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has hinted that the Gold Coast could one day be home to a panda sanctuary, as relations with China continue to bloom.

He’s in the Chinese town of Chengdu (one of the world’s best panda breeding grounds) linking a sister city deal this week, which has been five years in the making.

Mayor Tate said him and the Mayor of Chengdu are discussing the idea of gifting a koala sanctuary to the town of Chengdu and bringing a panda sanctuary to Queensland.