Greens MP Michael Berkman wants Queensland children to travel on public transport for free as an effort to bust congestion.

Berkman claims “free public transport for every kid in Queensland, from Brisbane to Cairns, would cost just $56 million per year; just for context, the government will spend $2.5 billion this year on roads.

Transport Minister Mark Bailey says the government already subsides public transport across south-east Queensland by more than $1.9 billion a year”.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will visit the regional Queensland town of Cloncurry today to see first hand the devastating flood damage.

The Prime Minister’s day is expected to start with a community breakfast before he flies out to drop fodder for surviving cattle.

North-Queensland’s floods have caused death, disease, and heartbreak for farmers and residents.

Agriculture minister, David Littleproud, says two accounts of foot-and-mouth disease were confirmed by Australian Animal Health Laboratory in meat products declared and seized at airports.

Biosecurity experts assert the break out of foot-and-mouth disease could cost Australia’s livestock industries $40 - $60 billion.

Australia currently remains free from foot-and-mouth disease but Victorian Farmers’ Federation president,, says the detection proved a greater investment was needed in biosecurity at all levels of government.  

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.