With a third of Victorians admitting to drinking more than a litre of sugary drink a week, experts are warning they are greatly increasing their risk of cancer.

A new awareness campaign has been launched today by Cancer Council Victoria, in an attempt to stem the consumption of sugary drinks in the state.

Melbourne surgeon Dr Ahmad Aly endorses the campaign, stating people need  “to realise they could be drinking their way towards weight gain, obesity, and toxic fat, increasing their risk of 13 types of cancer." ​​​​

The far-right frontrunner in Brazil’s presidential election has vowed to “banish red criminals” from the nation.

Jair Bolsonaro gave a speech yesterday which promised to purge left-wing citizens from the country, and achieve “a cleansing never seen in the history of Brazil."

Bolsonaro, an outspoken advocate of military dictatorship, has previously supported the torture and killing of police officers, and the marginalisation of women and the LGBT community.

Over 18 people have been killed and 175 injured when a train in Taiwan derailed on a curve along a popular weekend route yesterday.

The express train was travelling toward Taitung on Taiwan’s south east coast, when at 4:50pm local time the train went off the tracks.

The Taiwan Railways Administration stated they were able to evacuate and remove all 366 passengers onboard, with more than 100 soldiers assisting firefighters in the rescue.

A legal firm has commenced class action against the Redland City Council to try and recover unspent ratepayers’ money left from the invalid canal maintenance levy.

The Council refunded part of the levy in March 2017, but 1500 residents are still seeking the remaining money.

Shine Lawyers’ senior solicitor Tristan Gaven said “it’s about accountability and council doing right by its ratepayers”. ​​​​

In the face of a rural doctor shortage in Australia, two medical professionals are building a healthcare centre in the small town of Jandowae on Queensland’s Western Downs.

The new medical centre will have the capacity to host more visiting specialists, as well as more room to train doctors in remote care.

In 2017, there were almost 20,000 medical practitioners employed, with almost three quarters residing in metro areas such as Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

The New South Wales government has used unclaimed gambling winnings to fund a Jackie Chan film in a move they say was “beneficial for the community”.

The $850,000 grant issued in 2016 by the Community Development Fund was their largest grant to a single project, with other funding contributing to community projects like schools and memorials.

The Community Development Fund, financed through unclaimed poker machine jackpots and gaming machine tickets, has also garnered criticism for a substantial donation to Racing NSW.

Recent rainfall has come too late to ease the drought and frost that rural analysts say is the cause of  Australia’s worst winter harvest in a decade.

Western Australia will provide over half of the national winter crop, and is the only State stopping the harvest from slipping to a 20-year low.

NSW Farmers' Grains Committee chair Matthew Madden said growers are worried their “reputation” will be “jeopardised in [the] rush to import grain from other states and overseas.”

Surveillance footage has shown that a body double of Jamal Khashoggi was seen seen leaving the Saudi Consulate on the same day of his alleged death.

Footage unearthed by CNN shows that a man wearing Khashoggi’s clothes was seen leaving the back exit of the consulate along with a member of the Saudi team.

The footage comes amid increasing pressure on Saudi Arabia to clarify what happened to Khashoggi.
 

A category 4 hurricane is likely to hit Mexico’s South-Western Coast later this week.
 

Hurricane Willa is expected to bring torrential rains, landslides, and flooding to the area, and the National Hurricane Center has called the storm "potentially catastrophic".
 

The hurricane is the second to hit the region this month following the US’ Hurricane Michael.