A young child in Georgia has opened a Lego box his parents purchased from a consignment store containing $40,000 worth of drugs instead of lego.

Police believe the postal system has sent the undelivered package of methamphetamine to the consignment store as is common practice with other undelivered parcels.

Similarly, police in Ohio seized similar packages in February when two Lunchables boxes were found to be concealing more than 4 pounds of cocaine.

Seattle zoo has given a baby giraffe a custom pair of therapeutic shoes to treat a leg abnormality that prevented him from walking.

The Woodland Park Zoo said the 11-day-old was born with hyperextended fetlocks, a condition common in horses, in which the hooves are not properly aligned with the animal’s back.

The specially designed kicks are made from high density polyethylene and plywood, and are designed to support his limbs and strengthen his tendons to allow him to walk.

A Jewish school in Melbourne has broken a Guinness World Record for most people to form the shape of a menorah.

Bialik College gathered 1,048 people together and coincided the event with Israeli Independence Day.

The school says the official counters confirmed they exceeded the previous record which was held by a school from New Jersey in 2017.

Over the weekend both PM Scott Morrison and opposition leader Bill Shorten began election campaigning in Melbourne.

The prime minister focused on promises of $75 million to help women enter the workforce with mid-career checks, alongside investing $70 million for women athletes and $15 million to set up a permanent home for the Matildas.

The opposition leader discussed supporting the ABC and SBS after attending the Friends of ABC meetings, promising $40 million for the ABC and $20 million for the SBS.

Queensland’s rail network is expected to have 32 new trains with 14,000 more seats in the south-east.

After Queensland Rail reduced the number of services because of the Redcliffe Peninsula Line opening in 2016, it announced earlier this year it would add new services to fix reduced transport issues.

Transport Minister Mark Bailey says the Queensland Rail is working hard to deliver improved timetables so it can put trains back into services when customers need it most.

The Adani project is facing more obstacles after the Queensland Government began seeking further reviews of its groundwater plans.

According to Adani Mining chief executive Lucas Dow, the request came from the Department of Environment and Science which signed off on the plans before the election campaign.

The $2 billion project has faced many setbacks, and is expected to face more never-ending management approval plans over the next few months.

Queensland’s local councils and police are being forced to investigate universities for potential fraud.

The Crime and Corruption Commission said that public sector agencies have identified fabricated research reports and employees forging sick notes to take leave from the University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology, amongst other education institutions.

A time capsule is set to be buried under the new Queen's Wharf Casino with a curious mix of items.