The orphaned children of notorious Islamic State terrorist Khaled Sharrouf could soon be granted travel documents to return to Australia after a plea for help was sent to the Australian Government.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he would not put lives at risk to extract them from the Syrian conflict zone, but if they can get to an Australian embassy they will likely be given passports to return.

The outback Territory town of Ali Curung is attempting to forge peace and heal community tensions after a violent riot broke out in November last year.

It was understood the fighting began as a result of the deaths of four young people after their vehicle broke down on an outback road, stirring up anger within the community.

The Federal Government has now provided $80,000 to hire a mediator and the Territory Government has committed an extra $25,000 to the cause if it is needed.

Four of Australia’s top 5 rooftop solar postcodes are in Queensland with Bundaberg at the top of the list.

Energy Minister Dr Anthony Lynham says Queensland has reaffirmed its reputation as the Sunshine State.

Referring to the Clean Energy Council report, released yesterday, Dr Lynham says Queensland fills six of the top 10 rooftop solar postcodes in Australia, by number of installations.

Sitting at the top is Bundaberg with 12,620 installations with a capacity of 47,500 KW.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced work on underground tunnels for the new Cross River Rail will begin at the end of this year.

Ms Palaszczuk recently awarded contracts of $5.4 billion to the project, becoming the state’s biggest single infrastructure investment.

The Premier said the project will create more than 7000 jobs in Queensland, and when finished, will cut travel times in half.

The infrastructure project is set to be finished by 2024.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange could be expelled from the Ecuadorian embassy within hours, more than six years after the first started living there.

This news comes after Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno said Mr Assange has "repeatedly violated" the conditions of his asylum at the country's embassy in London.

Mr Assange sought refuge there in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he faced accusations of sexual assault that prosecutors in Stockholm have since abandoned.

Leadership of the Mormon church announced on Thursday morning via their website that the church will allow children of LGBTQ+ couples to be baptised.

The decision reverses a 2015 policy that deemed same-sex couples ‘apostates of the faith’ but this new announcement does not change the Mormon decision to condemn same-sex marriage

The church said the change comes as a way ‘to reduce the hate and contention so common today’.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has draft, and with the support of Labor Opposition has passed new controversial laws which could see tech companies face a number of penalties including jail for company executives, if they host violent videos on their platforms.

Attorney-General Christian Porter said on thursday, that ‘platforms such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook , do not seem to take their responsibility to not show the most abhorrently violent material seriously,’

More than 100 firefighters are currently battling a  fire at a hazardous materials factory in North Melbourne which is likely to burn for days.

Residents have been told to take shelter and stay inside as the blaze is now ‘out of control’ according to authorities.

The address is registered to toxic waste disposal company Bradbury Industrial Services, whose license was suspended a fortnight ago after non-compliance environmental issues.

This week’s Federal Budget has been criticised as being a blow to Queensland’s environment, with no new ideas to tackle climate change and no new money for the Great Barrier Reef.

Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef Leeanne Enoch says it was disappointing to see no forward thinking from the Morrison Government, and zero plans to adequately protect the environment.