A third woman has come forward accusing US Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct in the 1980s.

Julie Swetnick, alongside two other women, have allocated a statement  to the Judiciary Committee regarding the accusations in 1982.

This comes a day before a Republican-led panel is set to hold a high-stakes hearing. Mr Kavanaugh has rejected the allegations, in a statement released by the White House.  

One of the men accused of the nerve agent poisoning of Sergei Skripal has been revealed to be a highly decorated Russian intelligence officer.

The true identity of wanted man Ruslan Boshirov has been revealed as Colonel Anatoliy Vladimirovich Chepi, who poisoned former Russian spy, Skripal.

Investigative journalism organisation Bellingcat made the revelation with The Telegraph, reporting on the 39 year old’s ties to Vladimir Putin.

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has denied directing his friend, ABC Chairman Justin Milne on issues related to the sacking of journalists or editorial decisions.

The former business partner to the former PM has been implicated in communications insisting the then managing director of the ABC Michelle Gutherie fire journalist Emma Alberici following her analysis of the Turnbull tax policy which was found to show a ‘lack of impartiality’.

An inability to access quality food has been blamed for the death of prize and heritage winning birds in New South Wales.

Open range farmers Hayden and Beth McMillan were forced to give their birds a different feed due to drought conditions, 1200 birds dying before reaching the processing stage.

Over half of the meat birds were dead before they reached the culling age of eight weeks.

Airbnb is calling on the Queensland state government to introduce a ‘bed tax’ for guests staying in any Queensland Bread and Breakfasts or hotels, in the hopes to boost local infrastructure.

Under a model, guests would be expected to pay a 5 per cent surcharge for their short-term stay.

Airbnb Head of Public Policy for Australia and New Zealand, Brent Thomas, says small Queensland towns with only a few thousand residents are inundated with tourists during summer and school holidays, putting pressure on council budgets.

Brisbane City buses may soon face delays towards the West End Peninsula as a result of the Victoria Bridge redesign.

The Blue CityGlider, and University of Queensland busses will face the main delays, and the changes will see the Brisbane Metro system from four lanes to three.

This redesign will see up to 10,000 cyclists a month using the planned cycling lane across the Victoria Bridge.