A former Adelaide woman facing the death penalty in Arizona is trying to secure public funding for her defence. 

Lisa Cunningham appeared in an Arizona court charged with the first degree murder of her 7-year-old stepdaughter in February 2017. 

Both accused have pleaded not guilty to all 11 counts.

Miss USA, Sarah Rose Summers, has apologised after claims of bullying other Miss Universe contestants. 

In a live video posted on Instagram, Ms Summers discussed the english speaking abilities of Miss Vietnam and Miss Cambodia and how the experience would be so “isolating” and “confusing” for them. 

The comments came with major backlash with social media users describing the remarks as mocking, bigoted, and racist.

Vinny's and  The Salvation Army are asking Australians to avoid using their local op shops as rubbish disposals, in order to prevent charities spending millions in waste disposal. 

An Alice Springs Salvation Army representative says that they have been spending more than $20,000 annually on waste disposal and that “items like second-hand mattresses with stains and rips, items like scratched tables and broken off legs are not helpful to [their] cause and... takes money away from [them] being able to help the communities.”

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s proposed national integrity commission model has been slammed by senior lawyers as a disaster.  

Mr Morrison and Attorney-General, Christian Porter revealed their proposal for an anti-corruption commission on Thursday, arguing it was the most sensible way to deal with allegations of misconduct and corruption in the public sector.

Queensland’s coastal shark numbers are continuing a 50-year decline, in sharp contradiction to beliefs that the population is ‘exploding’, according to an analysis of Queensland Shark Control Program data.

University of Queensland and Griffith University researchers analysed data from the program, which has used baited drum lines and nets since 1962 to minimise human-shark interactions.

Researcher Dr George Roff said that the findings show large apex sharks such as hammerheads, tigers and white sharks, have declined by 74 to 92 per cent along Queensland’s coast.

Two additional buildings have been completed at the new Baringa State Primary School in Caloundra South, ready for the start of the 2019 school year.

The Palaszczuk Government invested $35 million into providing a world-class primary school for the emerging Caloundra South community, with these new facilities part of that commitment.

Minister for Education Grace Grace said the construction of a special education unit and senior student block formed part of the Stage Two works.