Far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro has been officially declared Brazil’s next president, securing more than 55.5% of the national vote.

The leader has drawn controversy for his pro-gun, pro-torture extremist views, with the figure seen to likely change the future of the country.

Progressives in the country are reported as ‘disturbed’ and ‘fearful’ of the right-wing stance the country will likely now take under Bolsonaro’s leadership.

Research from the University of Sydney and University of New South Wales has found Australian workers are owed an estimated billion dollars, with almost 1 third being paid $12 an hour or less.

It was also revealed only one in ten migrant workers have taken action to recover unpaid wages, with few reporting it to the Fair Work Ombudsman.

The research revealed the reasons for the lack of confidence in migrant workers being mainly fear of job-less-ness, fear of migrant visa restrictions or citizenship status.

A $1.1 million settlement between a sexually assaulted student and Geelong Grammar School has been reached.

The victim’s payment will potentially allow for new court action against other institutions that have made significantly smaller payouts.  

The decision will have a large impact on the catholic church, with hundreds of cases settled after payments of less than 75,000 saw victims waive their right to sue.

Around 22,000 youth across Australia are taking part in a new federally funded program to encourage a bonding relationship between children and their elders.

The program, dubbed as ‘Ask Gran not Google’, encourages children to seek wisdom and advice from older Australians, instead of relying solely on technology.

The scheme, launched yesterday, allows school children to video conference Australian seniors, as well as write touching letters for advice. 150 Australian schools have signed up for the scheme.  

The Queensland Police are currently responding to a bomb threat at the Supreme Court building in Brisbane’s CBD.

The building on George St was evacuated at 9am this morning, with investigators still unsure whether it was either through technology or a person in the building.

The police have been investigating since 9:30.  More info is still to come, with police still treating it as highly serious.

A constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka has deepened after President Sirisena temporarily suspended Parliament, a day after firing the prime minister.

Mr Sirisena fired the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and replaced him with the former president Rajapaksa late on Friday in a move cheered by Rajapaksa's supporters but described as a coup by opponents.

Zimbabwe is experiencing their worst economic crisis in a decade.

Nearly a year after the downfall of dictator Robert Mugabe, the country is spiralling into the turmoil new President Emmerson Mnangagwa pledged to avoid.

Zimbabweans are now sleeping in petrol queues and spending hours lining up for basic food, in the hopes stores will open and be well-stocked. Some shops have been shut and police have been called to prevent people from swarming the doors.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch visits Kerry Stokes during his Australian visit in August, saw the two discuss the leadership of Malcolm Turnbull, with speculation now about a deal between Murdoch’s News Corporation and Stoke’s Seven West Media.

Bankers proposed the idea which Foxtel, partly owned by News Corp, could merge with Seven instead of News Corp itself.

This could combine the two into a business with a significant advertising presence, 2.8 million subscribers and $4 billion in revenue.

A YouGov Galaxy poll by the Sunday Telegraph has outlined 80% of  Australians want asylum seekers transferred off Nauru and are in support of the government accepting the offer from New Zealand.  

Support for the resettlement deal with New Zealand was strongest amongst millennials, with half of all voters believing they would be more likely to vote for the coalition.

This comes after Liberal MP Julia Banks suggested the government use the deal to remove asylum seekers from Nauru.