US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has seen a second US-North Korea summit confirmed and happening as soon as possible.

Pompeo’s most recent visit has reportedly outlined de-nuclearisation steps that are planned to be followed by North Korea.  

Issues discussed at the first-ever summit between the nations US President Donald Trump’s June visit with Kim Jong-Un  in Singapore will be strengthened in the second planned summit. Options are still being considered as China, Russia and South Korea all seeking to relax sanctions.

This week, hundreds of scientists and government officials from more than 190 countries have been buzzing around a convention centre in the South Korean city of Incheon, trying to agree on the first official release of a report on global warming.

The report, being pulled together by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, was part of Paris climate change agreement.

The Labor Party’s finance spokesman, Jim Chalmers, said the party would lobby crossbenchers to support a guarantee to legislating a 75c floor in payments to states in relation to GST.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, is vocal in his rejection of this idea, saying the move would create a parallel system.

He further announced that Australia would be ‘better off’ with an extra $1 billion from the federal government in the funding pool.

Statistics from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System state one in four people who take stimulant drugs are also using ecstasy weekly.

Participants also revealed half used LSD and one in three used ketamine.

One in five drug users have also reported taking a capsule unsure of what was inside. These reports are a response to deaths at New South Wales’ Defqon 1 Festival, which saw 2 deaths from drug overdose.   

Thousands of Australians will have the opportunity to work on the set of blockbuster film Godzilla vs Kong and Disney series Reef Break, with pre-production set to begin on the Gold Coast this month.

A $140 million tax break announced in this year's federal budget helped lure film production to Australia, and Queensland Premier said she was delighted with this boost in the industry.

PM Scott Morrison is expected to officially announce the two productions during a visit to the Sunshine State this week.

The rail network has again been plunged into chaos, after three directors of Queensland Rail (QR) suddenly resigned on Thursday.

The government expressed the lack of information regarding when numerous train services would be restored.  

After two years of timetable rearranging and cuts, Transport Minister Mark Bailey did not name a date when the hundreds of trains would be up and running.