The search for the missing toddler in a far North Queensland cattle station, known to be crocodile habitat, resumed at first light today.

Helicopters and drones have been flying over the cattle station where the two-year-old went missing three days ago.

Cape Patrol Inspector Mark Henderson says the search will continue no matter what, since the risks for the toddler’s life increase as time passes.

Recent data shows that Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise by 0.8 per cent from the previous quarter.

The data for the December quarter was released by Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister, Angus Taylor yesterday, after missing the parliamentary deadline of last Friday.

Mr Taylor says that Australia can still meet its reduction targets, but Labor calls this a fantasy.

Farmers, researchers, finance representatives and conservation managers have come together again today for The Natural Capital Summit as part of Queensland’s first ever Climate Week.

Minister for Environment Leeanne Enoch says the government is committed to supporting a sustainable agricultural future that benefits the environment and creates jobs for regional communities.  

Ms Enoch says the summit will facilitate discussion regarding how the industry can best transition to a low carbon, sustainable future.

Droughts and flooding in different regions combined with the low global price of sugar has led to a tough start to sugar cane season in North Queensland.

This year’s crop is estimated to decrease by three per cent compared to last year’s 4.7 million tonnes of raw sugar.

CEO of Australian Sugar Milling Council, David Pietsch says unsustainable weather is to blame for this year’s crop being well below the long-term average.

Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, will attend the annual leaders meeting in Singapore on Friday to discuss trade and the digital economy.

Morrison will meet with Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, about their joint efforts to update e-commerce rules at the World Trade Organisation.

A joint statement from both PM’s says the two countries share common interests in the regional peace, stability, and economic prosperity that stem from a rule abiding world order.

The World Health Organization has estimated at least one million new Sexually Transmitted Infections occur every day.

The Main concern of the WHO is the lack of progress in stopping the spread of STI’s and the rise in drug resistance infections.

Doctor Peter Salama of the WHO says this is a wake-up call to ensure everyone, everywhere can access the services to prevent and treat these diseases.

Over 1.2 million pigs have been culled in China and Vietnam as the countries struggle to contain the spread of a highly contagious African Swine fever, known as pig Ebola.

There is no cure for the disease, and there are growing concerns that it will continue to spread across  the countries in south-east asia.

The implications of the disease are being felt around the globe, with global pork prices rising almost 40%.

Australia’s first magazine for South Asian women, Womanity, will be launched this weekend in Sydney.

Womanity it’s a start-up enterprise with a focus on women from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh; and social issues like domestic violence and financial abuse.

Womanity’s editor-in-chief Ambika Sumbranian says she wants to raise awareness on the helplines and support systems for these women.

Emergency Authorities have found the body of pilot Marcel van Hattem in waters off South Stradbroke Island on Thursday afternoon.

Police have reported they are still looking for Trista Applebee, van hattem’s 31-year-old female passenger and the remainder of the light plane’s wreckage.

Senior Sergeant Jay Notaro of the Gold Coast Water Police says the flight was part of Applebee’s birthday celebrations.