Climate change activists have glued themselves to the roof of a train in London on the third day of protests in the city.

The Extinction Rebellion group organised protests which have resulted in the shutdown of major traffic routes and 300 arrests since Monday.

US scientists have conducted an experiment in restoring circulation and cellular activity in the brains of pigs which had died four hours earlier.

The study shows brain cell death could be halted and some connections could be restored, offering a new way of researching diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

A new study has found that Aboriginal mothers are over-represented in New South Wales prisons and face unique challenges that could be passed down to their children.

The paper said Aboriginal mothers in NSW were characterised by significantly high levels of self-reported distress, poor mental health status and high levels of mental health diagnoses.

Documents have revealed that Adani did not accept expert advice provided by GeoScience Australia and CSIRO on how the environmental impact of its Carmichael coal mine could be limited.

Environment Minister Melissa Price said that Adani accepted the advice “in full”, but documents from GeoScience Australia showed the company did not accept key advice for its groundwater plan.

The outbreak of measles in Queensland has risen to 13 cases since the start of this year, with a warning issued for areas on Brisbane’s northside after a man who returned from Vietnam was diagnosed.

The man visited Toombul Shopping Centre’s Priceline Pharmacy from 1.30pm to 2.30pm on the 11th of April and on the 13th of April also visited Kedron Coles between 10am and 11am, and Wooloowin’s KC Dry Cleaners at some point during the same morning.

29 ongoing investigations into Gold Coast City Councillors are underway over allegations including conflicts of interest, breaches of trust and the accurate recording of registers of interest.

The Gold Coast Bulletin reported that nine complaints have been referred from the Office of the independent Assessor to other agencies and tribunals, while six matters have been referred back for the council’s own investigation.

Joko Widodo looks set for victory in Indonesia's presidential election in what could result in his second term as the President of Indonesia.

Challenger Prabowo Subianto is disputing this claim, however, and said that he had won the popular vote and urged supporters to not let his victory be snatched away.

Data from private pollsters based on counts of vote samples supported the opinion polls, predicting a win for Widodo who was a former furniture businessman and low-key reformist.

New tactical weapon testing has been overseen by North-Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.

The test is North Korea’s first public weapons test since the US-Hanoi “no deal” summit held in February.

Korean Central News Agency, who first reported the test, said the missile is a “powerful warhead” and has a “peculiar mode of guiding flight.”

Federal independent senator Tim Storer has announced he will not contest the upcoming federal election due to family reasons.

The Senator for South Australia said he made the ‘difficult’ decision after considering the impact of another 6 years in the Senate on his young family, deciding it would be ‘disingenuous’ to ask South Australians for their vote.

Mr Storer will end his time in the Senate after just 400 days in parliament, and considers chairing an inquiry into electric vehicles as one of his key achievements.