A blindfolded sixteen year-old challenged his principal and two students to games of chess at the same time - beating all three with just 50 moves.

The Gregory Terrace student directed a peer to move the pieces for him and describe his opponents’ moves.

The student says playing blindfolded is not a matter of intelligence, but rigorous practice in which he imagines the chess board.

A new antenna being installed on the International Space Station will allow astronauts to monitor turtles hatching from space.

The technology helps scientists track animal behaviour, migration and their local weather conditions.

The tracking system is a collaboration between Yale University and the German and Russian space agencies.

In an update on former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bahari Vajpayee’s condition, the long-serving politician has passed away at 93 years of age.

Current Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the nation mourning deeply with the loss.

Football Federation Australia chairman Steven Lowy will reportedly resign later this year due to political infighting at the organisation.

The FFA has recently come head-to-head with the A-League as club owners seek more power in the organisation.

Mr Lowy and his billionaire father Frank Lowy have been heavily involved with Australian football for over 50 years.

Minority groups in Western Australia are more likely to experience racial discrimination when searching for housing, according to advocates.

Equal Opportunity Commissioner John Byrne says while there has been some improvements, there is still significant evidence today of discrimination against ethnic minorities, as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  

Traditional owners in North Queensland are calling for the Queensland Government to rule out extinguishing their land rights to Adani’s Carmichael Coal mine.

A spokesperson for the Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owner’s Council says it would be a travesty for the Government to wipe out native title rights in a federal court meeting with the Adani Group this afternoon.

The Palaszczuk Government has announced speed limit changes to the M1 to reduce speed limits in some sections along the Brisbane to Gold Coast motorway.

The changes will introduce variable speed limit signs like those seen on the Centenary Highway to warn drivers in advance of congestion and crashes.

Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington says lowering the speed limit on the M1 is an admission that Labor has no plan for major infrastructure upgrades.

India’s former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been put on life support following a rapid deterioration of his health.

The 93-year-old former journalist and poet, who served as the Indian premier for three terms, has battled poor health for several years.

Vajpayee is known for his hand in forming the Bharatiya Janata Party that is currently in power in India.