Experts warn that Australian is not prepared for meme warfare, with politicians and researchers concerned with the spread of political misinformation on Instagram.

Australia is estimated to have 9 million active Instagram accounts each month, with speculations made into whether Australians are prepared for the way social media manipulates, misleads and influences the national conversation.

Brisbane warned to brace for flooding as king tide hits, this king tides are expected to inundate parts of south-east Queensland this week, with people urged to avoid parking their cars in areas prone to flooding.

The highest tide peak was expected to be 2.77 meters at 10.31am on Tuesday at Whyte Island, the Brisbane Bar, where the Bureau of Meteorology measures tides.

The Brisbane City Council warned that higher than average high tides may be experienced in low-lying areas near the coast and riverside locations from Monday to Thursday.

Indigenous people and farmers alike in the New South Wales town of Walgett have expressed fears that only six months remain until they run out of water.

Elders who have lived within the area their whole life have reportedly never seen the river this depleted and doubt it can be recovered. The NSW Health has issued an alert for the use of bore water, describing a possible risk of amoebic meningitis.

Russia's transport ministry report that at least 14 crew members have died after two ships caught fire in the Kerch Strait near Crimea.

Fourteen people were killed, and five were missing off Russia-annexed Crimea in the Black Sea on Monday after a fire engulfed gas tankers sailing under the flag of Tanzania.

The spokesman for Russia's Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport Alexei Kravchenko said there are 11 bodies, and another three people went under water.

Murders in Mexico rose by 33 percent in 2018, breaking the record for a second year running, underlining the task facing the new president who has pledged to reduce violence in the country.

Official data from the Interior Ministry shows more than 33,000 murder probes compared with the previous year’s 25,000.

Mexico has struggled with managing violence as tension grows between the government and drug cartels; resulting in fragmentation of gangs and increasingly vicious internecine fighting.

A popular section of New Farm Park has been cordoned off during upgrades where the areas of promenade and cycleway along the river’s edge will be renewed.

Private ferry operators will be able to dock at the ferry terminal that links the Brisbane Powerhouse to the new river hub. Walkways in the New Farm Park area will not be accessible while works continue.

Brisbane City Council announced plans last year to widen the cycleway due to its high popularity, and improve its protection against flooding.

A Scoot flight from Queensland to Singapore was forced to divert to Sydney after a man became unruly and had to be restrained on Monday.

Airservices Australia said the incident took place on flight TR7 a couple of hours into the eight-hour flight from the Gold Coast.

An incident video shows other passengers trying to restrain the man, while the staff tries to intervene. After arrival at Sydney Airport, the man was met by the Australian Federal Police and paramedics.

Australia’s Trade Minister has rejected Britain's plans to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership after Brexit, stating the partnership has ‘more pressing priorities than seeking a new partner’.

Prime Minister Theresa May has informed Parliament in July her plan for Brexit had been designed with this membership in mind, yet Minister Bermingham suggests it would be easier for the UK to begin an initial bilateral agreement with Australia.

The 2000 hectare conservation habitat for the black throated finch has been removed from Adani’s conservation plans last year, mostly being redistributed to land used for the nearby China Stone coal mine.

The Indian mining company has also stated intent to allow cattle to graze on the remaining conservation areas, with the Environmental Defenders Office saying the removal of the conservation areas was due to difficulties Adani had in legally securing their proposed offset areas.