Indigenous Australian and Indian dancers have united for a performance to highlight the threat of climate change, which is set to premiere at the Perth Festival.

The show’s creator and director Mark Howett described the performance as a call to action saying people connected to sacred lands are at the forefront of the impact of climate change.

Those involved in the project have been on a three-year journey, travelling multiple times between desert Australia and tropical India.

European aviation giant Airbus has said it will stop making its superjumbo A380 in 2021 for lack of orders from airlines.

Barely a decade after the 500-plus-seat plane started carrying passengers, Airbus said in a statement that key client Emirates is cutting back its orders for the plane, and as a result there is no substantial A380 backlog and hence no basis to sustain production.

The decision could impact up to 3,500 jobs and already cost the plane manufacturer 463 million euros in losses in 2018.

Thirteen same-sex couples across Japan are taking legal action against the government, demanding the right to get married.

They are suing for symbolic damages, arguing that being barred from marriage violates their constitutional rights.

While Japan does not allow gay marriage, surveys suggest there is strong support for same-sex marriage

A member of the Slovenian parliament has stepped down after stealing a sandwich from a shop where he says he was ignored by staff.

Darij Krajcic (Da-ridge Kradge-Kick) told local media he was annoyed at being "treated like air" and decided to test the supermarket's security by walking out, but always intended to return and pay later.

Fellow MPs initially laughed at the story, but the head of his parliamentary faction, condemned his actions as "unacceptable", with Mr Krajcic stepping down on his own accord.

Over 900 children and young adults have died of measles in Madagascar since October.

Measles is a contagious viral disease which can cause blindness, brain swelling and an increase susceptibility to other diseases.

Only 58% of Madagascans are vaccinated against the disease; since October, an emergency response has vaccinated 2.2 million out of the 26 million Madagascans.  

Former Labor Senator, Jacinta Collins, has been confirmed as the new head of the National Catholic Education Commission.

Collins will start her new role next week and is responsible for lobbying on behalf of approximately 770,000 catholic school students and their families, as well as more than 90,000 people who work in the sector.

Collins retired from politics yesterday, after first entering parliament in 1995.

A vote calling for a disability royal commission is on track to succeed when federal parliament resumes.

Yesterday, the Senate voted again for a royal commision into the disability sector which Labor wanted the  lower house to vote on, which it may have won.

However, Prime Minister Scott Morrison allowed question time to run for two-and-a-half hours which is well past the previous record of 126 minutes, leaving no adequate time for the vote to occur.

The Queensland Government has announced a $3.7 million upgrade to the Brisbane Valley Highway.

Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said that work would start from mid-February, with crews set to resurface a 26 km stretch of the Highway between Esk and Fernvale.

Traffic controllers, reduced speed limits and road signage will be in place to ensure the safety of road workers and motorists.

Queensland Health has teamed up with the Royal Flying Doctors Service to urgently fly-in mental health staff to flood affected areas in North and Western Queensland.

Health Minister Steven Miles says this will ensure Queenslanders affected by the floods are supported, especially farmers, many of whom have lost livestock.

A total of 14 mental health staff have been deployed in Townsville, with more planning to travel shortly.

If you are struggling with mental health please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.